Medical Results Validity

[piff 46]

Hey guys, I was looking into this and I have a question: basically according to the policy by USCIS https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Updates/20140530-I-693Validity.pdf - the medicals are valid for 1 year from the date of submission to USCIS, apparently not the date it was signed. My wife did medical sin December, but submitted her AOS in October, so we're hoping to get an interview in October-November but it is my prediction. Did anyone even run into this issue with medicals? I am trying to understand if you do not submit your medicals to USCIS along with the AOS packet, then what is the validity of those medical results? It is just a roughly weird explanation and can be interpreted differently. Anyone's comments and ideas are super welcome. Thank you all! 

[daigo 39]

I believe the medical is valid at the time of submission if the physician's signature is less than a year. It is then valid for adjudication by USCIS for a year after it was submitted.

[piff 46]

7 minutes ago, daigo said:

I believe the medical is valid at the time of submission if the physician's signature is less than a year. It is then valid for adjudication by USCIS for a year after it was submitted.

sweet, roughly speaking it could be valid for 2 years - 2 days at the max, right? which will never be the case with USCIS' processing times but in theory...

[daigo 39]

Sure, I suppose. If it was received by USCIS right before the end of the physician's signature validity and USCIS took its time after it was submitted. I'm guessing it wasn't submitted yet? If so, you just need to worry about the year validity of the physicians signature for now. Here's some info from the USCIS policy manual:

 

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An officer may determine that the applicant has met the burden of proof required to establish that he or she is free from a medical condition that would render the applicant inadmissible if all of the following criteria are met:

 

•The medical exam was performed by a USCIS-designated civil surgeon in accordance with HHS regulations;

•The medical examination report was properly completed; ^[21] 

•The medical examination report was submitted to USCIS less than one year after completion of the examination; ^[22] 

•The benefit application ^[23] is adjudicated no more than one year after the date the medical examination report was submitted to USCIS; ^[24] and

 

•The medical examination report establishes that the applicant does not have a Class A medical condition and has complied with the vaccination requirements or is granted a waiver. ^[25] 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume8-PartB-Chapter4.html

[piff 46]

14 minutes ago, daigo said:

Sure, I suppose. If it was received by USCIS right before the end of the physician's signature validity and USCIS took its time after it was submitted. I'm guessing it wasn't submitted yet? If so, you just need to worry about the year validity of the physicians signature for now. Here's some info from the USCIS policy manual:

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume8-PartB-Chapter4.html

sweet deal, then we just need to get interviewed by December and not worry about paying for a new exam  Something is a bit more logical with USCIS this time! thank you!

 

Edited July 19, 2017 by piff