I-693 Question

[DevilDoc 0]

Hi again,

So we are putting our packet together for AOS and we are a little confused when it came to the I-693.  From what the instruction sheet and the web page here states, since she and her daughter had a Medical Exam in February prior to her interview with the Embassy, does that count as not needing the I-693 or do we still need to get one done?

[T_P 872]

12 minutes ago, DevilDoc said:

Hi again,

So we are putting our packet together for AOS and we are a little confused when it came to the I-693.  From what the instruction sheet and the web page here states, since she and her daughter had a Medical Exam in February prior to her interview with the Embassy, does that count as not needing the I-693 or do we still need to get one done?

The form i-693 is valid for one year.

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

 

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4. Validity Period of Form I-693 (Including Use of Prior Versions)

Evidentiary Value

A person seeking an immigration benefit and who is subject to medical grounds of inadmissibility must establish that he or she is not inadmissible on medical grounds. [20] In general, those applying for immigration benefits while in the United States must use Form I-693 to show they are free from any conditions that would render them inadmissible. 

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] 

 

[DevilDoc 0]

So we do or do not need to do the I-693?  This is where my confusion is at, for her to enter the US she had to pass the medical examination at St Luke's Hospital in Manila, PH.  Neither her or her daughter needed any waivers to enter the US.  This was in her packet that immigration took from her at LAX.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Adjustment of Status from K Visas forum.

[sunshinelove 52]

Since it's only been 4 months since the medical was done and it's valid for one year, you don't need to get a new medical right now. A word of advice though, if the medical expires while AOS is ongoing, get a new one done with the i-693 before the interview. I've heard many cases of people filing within the year with the impression they were ok but they ended up getting a RFE for a new one.