do i need to get more shot ? pls help

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I can only post the policy change and information from the USCIS. It states the I-693 must not be over a year old at the time of submission and cannot be over a year old by the time they adjudicate your case. Yes, it is mostly because the USCIS is so slow to process the applications, so those applying are the ones to suffer. Those that need to get the medical from a civil surgeon before applying can send in their AOS paperwork without the I-693 and wait until they get an RFE or have an interview to supply it. That way they only need to pay and have the medical once.

Zedayn, I know there are special exceptions for those adjusting from a K-1, and I have pointed them out and posted all of what you just did in other threads about this topic. However, those adjusting from a K-1 are still getting RFEs related to this new change in policy. I know of one VJ member that received the RFE at their AOS interview. Since they were adjusting from a K-1, they still did not get the medical exam, but went to the civil surgeon and had their vaccinations transcribed onto an I-693. Apparently doing so made it all valid with the updated I-693 and they were approved. The person above in this thread also received an RFE because of this policy change, and there are others.

I expect many errors from the adjudicators when new policies come out. It seems they cannot keep their own rules straight.

I brought up the change because it is a very real possibility that an RFE can be received if the medical is over a year old by the time they adjudicate the I-485. Even though things should remain the same for someone adjusting from a K-1 with a medical from overseas, it is not, and people should be aware.

[yvy23 11]

I can only post the policy change and information from the USCIS. It states the I-693 must not be over a year old at the time of submission and cannot be over a year old by the time they adjudicate your case. Yes, it is mostly because the USCIS is so slow to process the applications, so those applying are the ones to suffer. Those that need to get the medical from a civil surgeon before applying can send in their AOS paperwork without the I-693 and wait until they get an RFE or have an interview to supply it. That way they only need to pay and have the medical once.

Zedayn, I know there are special exceptions for those adjusting from a K-1, and I have pointed them out and posted all of what you just did in other threads about this topic. However, those adjusting from a K-1 are still getting RFEs related to this new change in policy. I know of one VJ member that received the RFE at their AOS interview. Since they were adjusting from a K-1, they still did not get the medical exam, but went to the civil surgeon and had their vaccinations transcribed onto an I-693. Apparently doing so made it all valid with the updated I-693 and they were approved. The person above in this thread also received an RFE because of this policy change, and there are others.

I expect many errors from the adjudicators when new policies come out. It seems they cannot keep their own rules straight.

I brought up the change because it is a very real possibility that an RFE can be received if the medical is over a year old by the time they adjudicate the I-485. Even though things should remain the same for someone adjusting from a K-1 with a medical from overseas, it is not, and people should be aware.

I couldn't agree more. We can argue the exact meanings of USCIS policies all day, but in the end we're not USCIS. If we were the policymakers I'm sure there'd be many things we'd want to change about the whole process. But as we're not, all we can do is use the information we do have to try and help people. All we have to go on is personal experience - our own and people we know - and that indicates that updated medicals are now required if they're over a year old by the time the AOS gets to adjudication regardless of what we might think the policy is trying to say.