I-693 submission

[hell0w0rld08 18]

Hello,

 

We are about to send in adjustment of status package along with i-130 package.

 

Can anyone tell me if the I-693 is due at the time of package submission or can we send it separately at a later time?

[janicecf 73]

Just now, hell0w0rld08 said:

Hello,

 

We are about to send in adjustment of status package along with i-130 package.

 

Can anyone tell me if the I-693 is due at the time of package submission or can we send it separately at a later time?

Hi,

 

You can send it along with the whole package. Or you can wait for the courtesy letter from USCIS letting you know that you need to do your Form I-693 and bring it with you on the interview. I included my I-693 with the whole package. 

 

Good luck!  

[hell0w0rld08 18]

Oh ok, awesome.

 

The public heath department does vaccinations for $15 but it requires social security,  so we want to get the AOS process to obtain the SSN first.

[janicecf 73]

3 minutes ago, hell0w0rld08 said:

Oh ok, awesome.

 

The public heath department does vaccinations for $15 but it requires social security,  so we want to get the AOS process to obtain the SSN first.

FYI, "Immigration medical examinations conducted inside the United States must be performed by a civil surgeon who has been designated by USCIS"  

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons

https://my.uscis.gov/findadoctor

[hell0w0rld08 18]

The plan was to get immunization at public health center and then having a civil surgeon fill out the form.

[Hypnos 6,576]

Generally it makes more sense to submit the I-693 in response to an RFE or by bringing it to your interview. The reason being is that they expire. They have to be submitted to USCIS within one year of being performed, and are only valid for a year from that submission date. So if you get really unlucky on the timing, it can expire, meaning you've then got to pay again to have it done a second time. Bringing it to your interview largely alleviates this problem.

 

Getting immunisations from health departments/health centres is a smart move too, since it's usually much cheaper. Just make sure you have them give you a letter or some kind of documentation indicating what exactly they immunised you against and when. The civil-surgeon will want to see that documentation when you see them.

[hell0w0rld08 18]

7 hours ago, Hypnos said:

Generally it makes more sense to submit the I-693 in response to an RFE or by bringing it to your interview. The reason being is that they expire. They have to be submitted to USCIS within one year of being performed, and are only valid for a year from that submission date. So if you get really unlucky on the timing, it can expire, meaning you've then got to pay again to have it done a second time. Bringing it to your interview largely alleviates this problem.

 

Getting immunisations from health departments/health centres is a smart move too, since it's usually much cheaper. Just make sure you have them give you a letter or some kind of documentation indicating what exactly they immunised you against and when. The civil-surgeon will want to see that documentation when you see them.

Awesome, so we'll just do it later down the line and bring it to the interview.

 

one last question is we will be filing AOS + I-130 concurrently, does that mean we need to include 2 checks? 1 for AOS $1225 and 1 for I-130 $420?

[Hypnos 6,576]

Doesn't matter either way. 

[janicecf 73]

18 minutes ago, hell0w0rld08 said:

Awesome, so we'll just do it later down the line and bring it to the interview.

 

one last question is we will be filing AOS + I-130 concurrently, does that mean we need to include 2 checks? 1 for AOS $1225 and 1 for I-130 $420?

Yes.

1.) $535 for Form I-130 and

2.) $1,225 for Form I-485

 

[hell0w0rld08 18]

ok, thanks all