Notified that I-693 not submitted but I did submit it!

[CMFries 0]

My details:

I am a PhD student on an F-1 visa. I filed I-485 and I-130 concurrently based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. I also filed I-765 and I-131.

Filing date: February 16, 2017

NoA date (for all 4) confirming receipt: February 22, 2017

Biometrics appointment: March 24, 2017

 

The notice that confuses me:

Today I received another notice dated March 29, 2017. This is the main text:

"Notice to Applicant

An initial review of evidence submitted with your Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status determined that Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, has not been submitted or has been submitted and is not sufficient for the following reason(s):

A completed and signed I-693 was not submitted.

You will be required to submit a valid, completed, and signed Form I-693 at a later date. Please follow these instructions:

• If you receive an itnerview notice in the mail, you must bring your updated Form I-593 to your interview appointment.
• If your case does not require an interview, you will receive a Request for Evidence for Form I-693 with instructions on where to send Form I-693.

DO NOT MAIL DOCUMENTS AT THIS TIME. Mailing documents before receiving one of the notices referenced above may result in a delay to your case."

 

I have been very confused, because I did submit a signed and sealed I-693 with my initial packet. I paid $200 to the Civil Surgeon's office that prepared this form for me, and I know that this office has successfully prepared I-693s many times before. They gave a patient's copy of the packet in the sealed envelope, and everything looks complete to me. The edition and expiration dates are valid for when the form was signed and filed. 

 

Response from Customer Service:

I called the Customer Service Center and spoke to an agent. She did not seem very confident about this issue. She said that "they don't like it" if the I-693 is submitted with the I-485 packet, so "to be on the safe side", I should get another I-693 and take it with me whenever I am called in for my interview. This does not seem like good advice to me; applicants can't be expected to get the I-693 exam done twice. Also, her advice seems to contradict the letter, which indicates that they did want to see the I-693 in my initial packet. I don't know how they could have missed a thick, sealed envelope from a Civil Surgeon at the top of my packet!

 

What should I do now? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Lenchick 133]

46 minutes ago, CMFries said:

My details:

I am a PhD student on an F-1 visa. I filed I-485 and I-130 concurrently based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. I also filed I-765 and I-131.

Filing date: February 16, 2017

NoA date (for all 4) confirming receipt: February 22, 2017

Biometrics appointment: March 24, 2017

 

The notice that confuses me:

Today I received another notice dated March 29, 2017. This is the main text:

"Notice to Applicant

An initial review of evidence submitted with your Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status determined that Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, has not been submitted or has been submitted and is not sufficient for the following reason(s):

A completed and signed I-693 was not submitted.

You will be required to submit a valid, completed, and signed Form I-693 at a later date. Please follow these instructions:

• If you receive an itnerview notice in the mail, you must bring your updated Form I-593 to your interview appointment.
• If your case does not require an interview, you will receive a Request for Evidence for Form I-693 with instructions on where to send Form I-693.

DO NOT MAIL DOCUMENTS AT THIS TIME. Mailing documents before receiving one of the notices referenced above may result in a delay to your case."

 

I have been very confused, because I did submit a signed and sealed I-693 with my initial packet. I paid $200 to the Civil Surgeon's office that prepared this form for me, and I know that this office has successfully prepared I-693s many times before. They gave a patient's copy of the packet in the sealed envelope, and everything looks complete to me. The edition and expiration dates are valid for when the form was signed and filed. 

 

Response from Customer Service:

I called the Customer Service Center and spoke to an agent. She did not seem very confident about this issue. She said that "they don't like it" if the I-693 is submitted with the I-485 packet, so "to be on the safe side", I should get another I-693 and take it with me whenever I am called in for my interview. This does not seem like good advice to me; applicants can't be expected to get the I-693 exam done twice. Also, her advice seems to contradict the letter, which indicates that they did want to see the I-693 in my initial packet. I don't know how they could have missed a thick, sealed envelope from a Civil Surgeon at the top of my packet!

 

What should I do now? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

It seems they write not to send anything right now but wait for another instruction. Who knows maybe they lost your form or didn't find it valid. Did you check all the info on the form that was submitted? Maybe there was a mistake? 

[CMFries 0]

5 hours ago, Lenchick said:

It seems they write not to send anything right now but wait for another instruction. Who knows maybe they lost your form or didn't find it valid. Did you check all the info on the form that was submitted? Maybe there was a mistake? 

Yes, I did check the entire form. There is no missing signature or incomplete portion. I really don't know what USCIS means by "a completed and signed I-693 was not submitted" because it was.

What do you think I should do? Get another I-693 done and pay $200 again?

[Lenchick 133]

On 05.04.2017 at 3:34 AM, CMFries said:

Yes, I did check the entire form. There is no missing signature or incomplete portion. I really don't know what USCIS means by "a completed and signed I-693 was not submitted" because it was.

What do you think I should do? Get another I-693 done and pay $200 again?

so what did you do? They say not to mail this time but wait for the letter with the  instruction. Have you received it?