i-94 automation & i-693 advice

[Markie & Mark 0]

Hi all,

We are a K-1 visa couple hoping to submit our AOS package within the next few days but have run into a few problems we need to resolve before we can send it off.

Firstly, it says on the VJ AOS checklist that a copy (front and back) of the i-94 form is to be included. However, to the best of my knowledge, as of this year the i-94 has become automated and you are no longer given a hardcopy of it. This is what we were told when applying for my social security number and so I am assuming that the checklist is just outdated. I have retreived my i-94 admission number online from www.cbp.gov/I94 .

Would a copy of a printout of the webpage containing my i-94 number retrieval suffice as evidence or is there some hard copy of the i-94 form we need to obtain somehow?

Secondly, I have read many contradticing things regarding the i-693 form for K-1 visa holders. It seems that there is a grey area with the USCIS, where some people receive RFE's and some don't. I have my DS-3025 form with my vaccination information stating that I meet all of the vaccination requirements, which is (substantially) less than 12 months old. Is the general concensus that we should contact a civil surgeon before submitting the package to fill out a i-693, or just submit the DS-3025 form and wait to see if we receive an RFE?

Thanks,

Mark & Markie

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Yes, just print out the I-94 info from online and send that with your AOS paperwork.

If your DS-3025 has everything marked off and is completed correctly, then I would skip the civil surgeon and I-693 unless I received an RFE telling me I had to get one. You may not get an RFE and then would not have to worry about finding a CS that won't rip you off. You will get conflicting opinions on this too. It is entirely up to you to decide which way you want to go on this issue.

[Andy and Pui 16]

When did you enter the country? This is something they started 04-30-2013. http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/i94_rollout.xml

[a+j 77]

On my DS-3025, the civil surgeon overseas wrote that the record was complete in the results section, but he did not make a notation in every single vaccination field. I eventually got a RFE for my vaccination record for AOS.

I'd say if your DS-3025 looks filled out correctly it will be enough, don't worry about sending a new i-693. If it doesn't, look for a civil surgeon in your area and ask him/her to complete page 1 and page 5 of the form. Note that you won't need a complete physical, you will only have to have the vaccination record completed. Good luck