RFE for AOS medical

[Jmc1 13]

I have received an RFE for my AOS, claiming I didn’t include full medical, which I am 100% sure I included as I took a photo of the medical report in it's sealed envelope in my packet before sending, since I couldn’t photocopy the sealed contents. I had also enclosed an additional updated vaccinations sheet ‘translated’ by a US based USCIS approved civil surgeon. The RFE specifically mentions only receiving my vaccination sheets and instructed me to get a whole new medical, which is extremely frustrating.

 

Question - the US civil surgeon who ‘translated’ my two extra vaccinations only supplied the relevant pages (p1 to 4 and p9), is this normal for when you have only the vaccinations translated, or should they have supplied all 13x pages of the I-1693? I wonder if that could have created confusion, if that’s not the usual protocol?

 

Other notable points:

• USCIS tracker app hasn’t updated to reflect this RFE
• Deadline for me to reply is one month, which although of course I went and got the medical as soon as physically possible, but that seems tight given the medical results turnaround and the unexpected additional cost
• My new full US based immigration medical cost $250 (plus they told me my insurance covered the blood work, I hope they were correct!) This medical consisted of blood test for TB, blood test for vaccinations (even though I had all proof of all my vaccinations with me they refused to use them) & urine sample. Then I saw the doctor who simply looked at me and said I didn’t look ‘high’ and that was it.
• I was surprised that this US based medical was so brief and simple compared to my London medical which involved bringing along proof and talking through full medical & vaccination history, body inspection and ’gender check’, chest X-ray, police certificate etc.
• It’s so frustrating to have paid $60 for updated vaccination ‘translation’, $250 for new medical unnecessarily, plus I can only assume that USCIS have lost my confidential original medical report, which even I haven’t seen (London don’t allow you to have a copy).

 

This process is very trying and expensive. But onwards and upwards!

[C-ma'am 684]

**post moved from K1 Process to AOS from family visas, as the questions are related to AOS

[Wuozopo 4,293]

Each US civil surgeon is in private practice and can be as lax or thorough as they can get by with.

 

Your London medical should have been sufficient, but it probably was misfiled and not matched up to your AOS application. 

 

This that you said doesn't sound right--

....which I am 100% sure I included as I took a photo of the medical report in it's sealed envelope in my packet before sending....

Did you have a full medical exam in London and another full one in the US before sending your application? Otherwise, the missing exam is the one from London that you turned over in the white envelope at POE. You wouldn't have had it to photograph with your AOS packet. That was likely just the shot record for $60.

Edited August 23, 2017 by Wuozopo

[Jmc1 13]

Cheers for the reply Wuozopo. I've re-examined the photo I took and yes I was mistaken, it's actually a sealed envelope from the US based doctor's office from my additional vaccination translation (it had the US doctor's office address stamped on it, doh!), so I submitted that, plus a copy of the vaccination bits (which also would have appeared inside the envelope too) from them. I was trying to be thorough, but I see my confusion now.

 

Yes you are right I'd forgotten about that large white envelope that I handed over at POE, that would have contained my full medical from London, of course! So it was that packet that never reached my AOS case. I appreciate your help getting to the bottom of that.

 

It's quite strange the way my RFE was worded though, as if I should have submitted the full medical for my AOS, whilst I had simply just added the extra vaccinations as additional to the main medical they should have expected from my POE. But never mind, I've done the second medical now, should have the docs back in a week or so.

 

I don't really like the thought of my medical files being lost, though I bet it happens regularily!

[Jmc1 13]

SEVEN months after this $250 second full medical, which was annoying to have to do due to USCIS error, I received a bill for additional $330 for the blood tests the clinic insisted on. I’m trying to fight it as the clinic lied and mislead me that I wouldn’t receive any other charges. But unlikely to get me anywhere. So angry. Beware of these extra unexpected costs!

[Scodavvyy 5]

Can I ask you where you had your medical performed? It sounds very similar to the medical I had at an MDnow clinic. It was $250, after a $75 off coupon, and they weren't interested in my vaccination record as they did a full blood and urine work up which I was told was included in the flat fee I paid. I hope I don't receive a similar bill.

 

[Jmc1 13]

Hello, I've actually since heard back from both the doctor's surgery (it's not the same one as you went to) and the lab, following my 4th chase over a month and I'd also posted negative review online.

 

Thankfully it appears to have been a mistake, the lab were supposed to bill less ($160) to my insurance eight months ago now, but a couple of errors at their end occurred where they billed the wrong amount, didn't send the bill within a reasonable time and lost my insurance company details. The lab are now attempting to bill my old insurance from last year, eight months after my appointment. They told me they are legally required to bill directly and not via the doctor's office.

 

I'll update what happens next, but is sounding more positive that a resolution will be found. I don't understand why my insurance would pay for these tests (aside from rejecting their super late bill submission), but we shall see.

 

In the meantime I have deleted my negative review, as it seems my case is out of the ordinary and they are now working to resolve it for me.