RFE (They lost my medical), replied with DS-3025, two months no response

[Georgia16 2,858]

Then I would do a service request fast. Because if you sent in the wrong response for the RFE they might deny your case.

[TrufflePiggy 3]

Then I would do a service request fast. Because if you sent in the wrong response for the RFE they might deny your case.

How do I do a service request? Is that on the website or by phone

[Georgia16 2,858]

How do I do a service request? Is that on the website or by phone

https://egov.uscis.gov/e-Request/Intro.do

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

They ticked a box on an RFE sheet.

It said:

"Complete updated form edical examination report form (I-693) and mediccal examination report supplemental (I-693A) The documents must be submitted in the original envelope sealed by the medical office"

While I am not sure if it's what caused your status to be stalled, not sending in the I-693 or I-693A will likely be an issue.

It seems to be a common issue that people who provided a complete DS-3025 with their K-1 visas are now getting RFEs asking them to send in the I-693/A.

I would definitely make a service request as other have mentioned and start looking for civil surgeons in your area.

[TrufflePiggy 3]

While I am not sure if it's what caused your status to be stalled, not sending in the I-693 or I-693A will likely be an issue.

It seems to be a common issue that people who provided a complete DS-3025 with their K-1 visas are now getting RFEs asking them to send in the I-693/A.

I would definitely make a service request as other have mentioned and start looking for civil surgeons in your area.

I just called USCIS and talked to a representative. They are looking into my case and said I should get a response within 30 days. I have a confirmation # from the phone call.

Is calling the same as sending an online service request?

[TrufflePiggy 3]

I wonder if they just make everyone do medical twice. Once outside the country and then once before getting GC..

[Pennycat 880]

Ugh this stupid RFE.

One, was this the Newark Field Office by any chance?

Two, forget calling USCIS on your own. This is a bigger problem than the misinformation line can handle. Contact the Congressman who represents you. Find out who it is here: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ Go to his/her website and find the area for "constituent service" or "problems with federal agencies". There may be an e-form, or a phone number or email address. Whatever it is, explain the problem quickly and succinctly, and with your desired outcome. I would also find the number for the office and follow up with a phone call (NOT the office in Washington, DC, the local office... they all have a full staff of people whose only job it is is to work out issues like this. They have access to phone numbers that the public does not and are able to get a more than halfway competent person on the phone).

Your issue threefold:

1. You never should have received that RFE in the first place (unless that packet you submitted to CBP was actually truly lost which is rare). They were supposed to link it up with your AOS packet, and didn't for whatever reason and issued an RFE instead. Based on the response I got from my congressional inquiry, it sounds like they should have waited a bit longer for the file to arrive. They said ""We sent him a request for evidence to submit a new I-693 medical form. This was sent in error. His original overseas medical report was in a related file at the time the request for evidence was issued. The related file has now been received by the Newark Field Office and the original medical attached to the I-485 application.". So it's anyone's guess if they didn't have it because they didn't request it, or if it was late getting there or what. But, you shouldn't have gotten that RFE.

2. You then responded to the RFE incorrectly. They wanted you to take the CD and the DS 3025 to a civil surgeon and have them transcribe the vaccination history onto form I-693 and/or get a full medical again. It's not clear what they actually want because the instructions for I-693 clearly state that K-1 folks don't need it. So the RFE says "do this form, follow the instructions" and the instructions say "don't do this form". Good times.

3. The address issue/ you don't know if they've been trying to contact you.

I'd explain this to them by saying you got this RFE and it confused you because if you look at the instructions (link-- page 6 and 7 question 3), it says you don't need to do form I-693. So you sent the DS 3025 instead, thinking that's what they were after, but you realize now that that may not be the case, and on top of it you've moved and are not sure if they have the correct address and are concerned because you haven't heard anything. Tell them specifically that you're worried about a follow-up RFE or a notice of intent to deny that you haven't received and which could result in the denial of your case. Ask them if they can check to see if they have the right address and if they've tried to contact you in the past two months. Ask if they can also check into the RFE issue-- what were you supposed to do and is what you did going to be sufficient?

They'll call over and probably address the address issue first, then get into the weeds about the RFE. I'd bet that your packet from CBP either has arrived on its own already or being contacted by a congressional office will jog someone's memory that that's what they're supposed to do with K1s.

[TrufflePiggy 3]

Ugh this stupid RFE.

One, was this the Newark Field Office by any chance?

Two, forget calling USCIS on your own. This is a bigger problem than the misinformation line can handle. Contact the Congressman who represents you. Find out who it is here: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ Go to his/her website and find the area for "constituent service" or "problems with federal agencies". There may be an e-form, or a phone number or email address. Whatever it is, explain the problem quickly and succinctly, and with your desired outcome. I would also find the number for the office and follow up with a phone call (NOT the office in Washington, DC, the local office... they all have a full staff of people whose only job it is is to work out issues like this. They have access to phone numbers that the public does not and are able to get a more than halfway competent person on the phone).

Your issue threefold:

1. You never should have received that RFE in the first place (unless that packet you submitted to CBP was actually truly lost which is rare). They were supposed to link it up with your AOS packet, and didn't for whatever reason and issued an RFE instead. Based on the response I got from my congressional inquiry, it sounds like they should have waited a bit longer for the file to arrive. They said ""We sent him a request for evidence to submit a new I-693 medical form. This was sent in error. His original overseas medical report was in a related file at the time the request for evidence was issued. The related file has now been received by the Newark Field Office and the original medical attached to the I-485 application.". So it's anyone's guess if they didn't have it because they didn't request it, or if it was late getting there or what. But, you shouldn't have gotten that RFE.

2. You then responded to the RFE incorrectly. They wanted you to take the CD and the DS 3025 to a civil surgeon and have them transcribe the vaccination history onto form I-693 and/or get a full medical again. It's not clear what they actually want because the instructions for I-693 clearly state that K-1 folks don't need it. So the RFE says "do this form, follow the instructions" and the instructions say "don't do this form". Good times.

3. The address issue/ you don't know if they've been trying to contact you.

I'd explain this to them by saying you got this RFE and it confused you because if you look at the instructions (link-- page 6 and 7 question 3), it says you don't need to do form I-693. So you sent the DS 3025 instead, thinking that's what they were after, but you realize now that that may not be the case, and on top of it you've moved and are not sure if they have the correct address and are concerned because you haven't heard anything. Tell them specifically that you're worried about a follow-up RFE or a notice of intent to deny that you haven't received and which could result in the denial of your case. Ask them if they can check to see if they have the right address and if they've tried to contact you in the past two months. Ask if they can also check into the RFE issue-- what were you supposed to do and is what you did going to be sufficient?

They'll call over and probably address the address issue first, then get into the weeds about the RFE. I'd bet that your packet from CBP either has arrived on its own already or being contacted by a congressional office will jog someone's memory that that's what they're supposed to do with K1s.

I don't think it was the Newark Field Office.

Thank you for your response. I'm going to contact the congress office also.

I wish I hadn't sent in the CD, gah!

[yuna628 9,676]

The CD actually should just have the chest xray on it. It's of no value or use to the USCIS. I would still make an Infopass appointment, because waiting for a service request is going to take a while.

[TrufflePiggy 3]

The CD actually should just have the chest xray on it. It's of no value or use to the USCIS. I would still make an Infopass appointment, because waiting for a service request is going to take a while.

"

Currently, there are no available appointments. Please check again tomorrow."

[TrufflePiggy 3]

Ugh this stupid RFE.

One, was this the Newark Field Office by any chance?

Two, forget calling USCIS on your own. This is a bigger problem than the misinformation line can handle. Contact the Congressman who represents you. Find out who it is here: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ Go to his/her website and find the area for "constituent service" or "problems with federal agencies". There may be an e-form, or a phone number or email address. Whatever it is, explain the problem quickly and succinctly, and with your desired outcome. I would also find the number for the office and follow up with a phone call (NOT the office in Washington, DC, the local office... they all have a full staff of people whose only job it is is to work out issues like this. They have access to phone numbers that the public does not and are able to get a more than halfway competent person on the phone).

Your issue threefold:

1. You never should have received that RFE in the first place (unless that packet you submitted to CBP was actually truly lost which is rare). They were supposed to link it up with your AOS packet, and didn't for whatever reason and issued an RFE instead. Based on the response I got from my congressional inquiry, it sounds like they should have waited a bit longer for the file to arrive. They said ""We sent him a request for evidence to submit a new I-693 medical form. This was sent in error. His original overseas medical report was in a related file at the time the request for evidence was issued. The related file has now been received by the Newark Field Office and the original medical attached to the I-485 application.". So it's anyone's guess if they didn't have it because they didn't request it, or if it was late getting there or what. But, you shouldn't have gotten that RFE.

2. You then responded to the RFE incorrectly. They wanted you to take the CD and the DS 3025 to a civil surgeon and have them transcribe the vaccination history onto form I-693 and/or get a full medical again. It's not clear what they actually want because the instructions for I-693 clearly state that K-1 folks don't need it. So the RFE says "do this form, follow the instructions" and the instructions say "don't do this form". Good times.

3. The address issue/ you don't know if they've been trying to contact you.

I'd explain this to them by saying you got this RFE and it confused you because if you look at the instructions (link-- page 6 and 7 question 3), it says you don't need to do form I-693. So you sent the DS 3025 instead, thinking that's what they were after, but you realize now that that may not be the case, and on top of it you've moved and are not sure if they have the correct address and are concerned because you haven't heard anything. Tell them specifically that you're worried about a follow-up RFE or a notice of intent to deny that you haven't received and which could result in the denial of your case. Ask them if they can check to see if they have the right address and if they've tried to contact you in the past two months. Ask if they can also check into the RFE issue-- what were you supposed to do and is what you did going to be sufficient?

They'll call over and probably address the address issue first, then get into the weeds about the RFE. I'd bet that your packet from CBP either has arrived on its own already or being contacted by a congressional office will jog someone's memory that that's what they're supposed to do with K1s.

I sent an email to congress woman then called and talked to someone, and they told me to come in with the RFE. I'm headed there now.

[Pennycat 880]

I sent an email to congress woman then called and talked to someone, and they told me to come in with the RFE. I'm headed there now.

Good. They will be able to help. I am pretty sure that whoever you'll talk to will know USCIS pretty well. Just in case though, remember the major bullet points.

First concern: have they tried to contact me at my old address?

Second concern: I think I responded to this RFE incorrectly can you help me fix it if I need to fix it which I may not because....

Third concern: I should not have gotten this in the first place. Here is why (go to the linked instructions). Can we check and see if there is some confusion on their end first? And if they still need something from me, is it full medical or only the vaccinations because the instructions are not clear.

Finally, don't worry about that CD. Every civil surgeon I talked to said that the fee for the medical is a flat fee, it doesn't matter if you don't need the chest x-ray. So really, just hope that they can realize that USCIS made a mistake here and if they're going to make you fill out a form, it's only the vaccination form, not the full medical.

[TrufflePiggy 3]

Good. They will be able to help. I am pretty sure that whoever you'll talk to will know USCIS pretty well. Just in case though, remember the major bullet points.

First concern: have they tried to contact me at my old address?

Second concern: I think I responded to this RFE incorrectly can you help me fix it if I need to fix it which I may not because....

Third concern: I should not have gotten this in the first place. Here is why (go to the linked instructions). Can we check and see if there is some confusion on their end first? And if they still need something from me, is it full medical or only the vaccinations because the instructions are not clear.

Finally, don't worry about that CD. Every civil surgeon I talked to said that the fee for the medical is a flat fee, it doesn't matter if you don't need the chest x-ray. So really, just hope that they can realize that USCIS made a mistake here and if they're going to make you fill out a form, it's only the vaccination form, not the full medical.

Thank you for this it was helpful at the office. They told me I'd hear back in 45 days or less.

I forgot to mention also that they sent the RFE to my new address, but they didn't have any apt # and the zip code was my old zip code not my new one. I'm lucky I even received it.

Is it strange that I did not receive a response to my change of address?

[dinodino2 1]

I would suggest scheduling infopass appointment with the local field office. They can pull your file and tell you where the case is at and whether the item you sent is satisfactory. We had similar issues with our case and it took a couple infopass appointments to ger everything straightened away.

[TrufflePiggy 3]

I would suggest scheduling infopass appointment with the local field office. They can pull your file and tell you where the case is at and whether the item you sent is satisfactory. We had similar issues with our case and it took a couple infopass appointments to ger everything straightened away.

Thanks, I'll try and tackle it from that angle also. Hopefully an appointment opens up.