RFE for vaccination supplement

[ridley 0]

We didn't send the vaccination supplement in (long story), so that's what they /ought/ to be wanting. We don't want to take the chance of not sending in everything, though; as RebeccaJo says above, they could deny us for not providing complete evidence.

Not to ask too obvious a question...but it's NECESSARY to send in the I-693A for AOS, so why on earth would you not do it & wait for a (most definite) RFE for it?

It is too obvious a question.

The deal is that my husband didn't get the medical form from his doctor in Canada. I called the (Un)Help(Ful) line, and the officer I talked to said that the vaccination supplement is intended for people who can't get the full line of vaccines in their home country, so we wouldn't need it. Since he had all his vaccinations, and they were all documented in his records, which the USCIS had in its possession, we were told not to bother with the I-693A. Obviously, that was wrong.

We're cool with compiling the I-693A, and of course he'll get another medical if that's really what they want. We just had bad information (contrary, of course, to what this forum says) from the USCIS.

Eh. You live, you learn.

Edited February 8, 2007 by ridley

[Keigwyn 1]

We didn't send the vaccination supplement in (long story), so that's what they /ought/ to be wanting. We don't want to take the chance of not sending in everything, though; as RebeccaJo says above, they could deny us for not providing complete evidence.

Not to ask too obvious a question...but it's NECESSARY to send in the I-693A for AOS, so why on earth would you not do it & wait for a (most definite) RFE for it?

I never sent in a vac supplement either. Two reasons: I wanted to get the paperwork in, and I had read of many cases on here that got through without it and secondly it was yet another chunk of money (for a transcription) that if I could avoid I would.

I may get bitten by this as well, but want to see what the deal is after Ridly's INFOPASS, so keep us posted how it goes!

[seldi 1]

I think what they want is the vaccination supplement only...since you didn't send one. I don't think they want the WHOLE medical exam

[ridley 0]

I think what they want is the vaccination supplement only...since you didn't send one. I don't think they want the WHOLE medical exam

That's what we're hoping, but there's no way we'll risk a denial on it. The RFE definitely seems to indicate the whole medical exam.

I never sent in a vac supplement either. Two reasons: I wanted to get the paperwork in, and I had read of many cases on here that got through without it and secondly it was yet another chunk of money (for a transcription) that if I could avoid I would.

I may get bitten by this as well, but want to see what the deal is after Ridly's INFOPASS, so keep us posted how it goes!

I'll definitely update you. Best of luck to you! The process is so inconsistent that there's no telling how it'll vary from person to person.

[irishgirl73 0]

I have been aksing questions about the damn vaccinations for 2 weeks!!!!!!!

I am taking my hubby to my doc for a blood test that will show that he has had all vaccinations required, then I am assuming I will just have to go to a gov't approved doctor & they will transfer the info onto the I-693, is this correct??

I do not want a freaking rfe. I also have a letter from the doc who performed the K-1 medical, stating that he has had all vaccinations, tested negative for HIV & Syphillis, and had a negative chest x-ray.

does everyone think this will be enough info to submit?

[ridley 0]

Honestly, the process is so inconsistent that it's hard to know what is "enough" to submit. Don't be too frightened by my case -- we submitted way less than that. In the best case scenario, you should definitely submit the I-693A. As long as your doctor takes the info you can provide, you should be all good.

I have been aksing questions about the damn vaccinations for 2 weeks!!!!!!!

I am taking my hubby to my doc for a blood test that will show that he has had all vaccinations required, then I am assuming I will just have to go to a gov't approved doctor & they will transfer the info onto the I-693, is this correct??

I do not want a freaking rfe. I also have a letter from the doc who performed the K-1 medical, stating that he has had all vaccinations, tested negative for HIV & Syphillis, and had a negative chest x-ray.

does everyone think this will be enough info to submit?

Edited February 9, 2007 by ridley

[irishgirl73 0]

Honestly, the process is so inconsistent that it's hard to know what is "enough" to submit. Don't be too frightened by my case -- we submitted way less than that. In the best case scenario, you should definitely submit the I-693A. As long as your doctor takes the info you can provide, you should be all good.

I have been aksing questions about the damn vaccinations for 2 weeks!!!!!!!

I am taking my hubby to my doc for a blood test that will show that he has had all vaccinations required, then I am assuming I will just have to go to a gov't approved doctor & they will transfer the info onto the I-693, is this correct??

I do not want a freaking rfe. I also have a letter from the doc who performed the K-1 medical, stating that he has had all vaccinations, tested negative for HIV & Syphillis, and had a negative chest x-ray.

does everyone think this will be enough info to submit?

we will have more than enough info, so I hope will will be ok-this process is insane

[ridley 0]

We agree on the insane part.

We made it back from our Infopass appointment. It wasn't much of an appointment -- the officer looked at the form, asked us what we had filed under (K-1), talked to us for about 20 seconds, and we were on our way. Kind of anticlimactic, for a 1.5 hour drive each way...

She assured us that all we need to do is send in the I-693A, with a letter that says that my husband entered on a K-1 visa and that the medical information is in our file. I mentioned that we were worried that we'd be denied because we didn't send in everything on the RFE, but she said we'd be fine.

She seemed pretty sure, but that doesn't always boost my confidence. We're hoping for the best, though -- she acted as though she sees this RFE all the time.

[rebeccajo 14]

Well then - I would do what she advised.

I'd also have her name in my files and the date I saw her.

[ridley 0]

We definitely plan to include that, as well.

Oh, also, she advised us to include a copy of my husband's K-1 visa page, to verify that (no really) he's a K-1 holder.

This stuff, incidentally, seems similar to what a poster at the end of Anastasia's thread had sent in a similar situation, with positive results. It seems really dumb that the adjudicating officers can't connect the dots on their own, and that Anastasia had the trouble that she did.

[khan 0]

hello.

We got our RFE today, and well yes its asking for the same thing. We already sent in I-693(A) vaccination supplement, I'm really worried if we should now send only the vaccination supplement or do the whole medical exam all over.

[ridley 0]

hello.

We got our RFE today, and well yes its asking for the same thing. We already sent in I-693(A) vaccination supplement, I'm really worried if we should now send only the vaccination supplement or do the whole medical exam all over.

Hi Khan,

Sorry you got bit by this, too. Just out of curiousity, did your RFE look just like mine (including the pregnant part)?

If it's convenient for you to do so, I'd recommend scheduling an Infopass appointment. It never hurts to get another opinion. In our case, we didn't send in the I-693A vaccination supplement until the RFE, so I don't know whether your case has different issues than ours does. (We sent back the RFE on Monday, incidentally, so I don't know how USCIS will respond to it, either.)

For reference, in any case, here is a list of the things we sent in as our RFE response:

1) the I-693A supplement, sealed in an envelope by the civil surgeon.

2) a photocopy of my husband's K-1 visa

3) a letter explaining that we had attended an Infopass appointment and the officer had instructed us to send the above items, as well as to let them know that my husband had entered on a K-1, had received his medical exam in 5/2006 (within the last year), and to check his K-1 file for that information

4) copies from his Canadian medical exam records of his tuberculosis, HIV, and syphilis test results, since those were expressly asked for in the RFE.

Item #4 wasn't specifically asked for; the officer told us to include items #1-3.

This is one of those situations where the black box processing is really frustrating; if USCIS had contacted us and told us, "We seem to have lost your medical records, and we need new ones," or "Your old medical exam wasn't valid for this reason," then we would've gotten my husband another medical exam. We would've grumbled about it, but we would've done it.

As it is, all we get is a weird message that doesn't make a lot of logical sense, and we're left to make our best guess about what it is they really want.

Best wishes to you, in any case. I hope we all come through this unscathed.

[khan 0]

Thanks alot Ridely. Our Rfe looked somewhat like yours except the pregnant part. I called misinfo line and they told us to do the whole medical again because they have lost it. My husband has already made an appointment for saturday. We really don't have time to go to an infopas. Hopefully it will work out for you and for us.

[ridley 0]

We sent in our RFE reply last Monday, and CSC registered having received it last Friday. This morning, they're touching our case!

I'm very nervous about all this, and I'm hoping we got good advice from the USCIS officer in San Antonio. Strictly speaking, on her advice, we didn't send in everything they asked for.

We could really use your prayers and benevolent thoughts (your choice ) as we wait for the resolution of our case. I doubt I'll sleep particularly well until then.

Thanks, all!

[lisaf 0]

We sent in our RFE reply last Monday, and CSC registered having received it last Friday. This morning, they're touching our case!

I'm very nervous about all this, and I'm hoping we got good advice from the USCIS officer in San Antonio. Strictly speaking, on her advice, we didn't send in everything they asked for.

We could really use your prayers and benevolent thoughts (your choice ) as we wait for the resolution of our case. I doubt I'll sleep particularly well until then.

Thanks, all!

good luck!, I hope you mentioned that you followed the advice of the officer with name and date etc...

by the way, did you notice that one couple had their successful AOS interview, complete with DS-3025 in hand ?!

go figure