Please help! What could this letter be? after AOS interview

[Nafisa & Bryce 45]

9 hours ago, TNJ17 said:

Do you have any idea why they requested a new medical when yours is not even 6 months old yet? Did they say anything at your interview about your medical? Did you not have your vaccinations record? That is honestly the only reason I can think of for them to request a new medical that is so fresh like yours. If you could update on this for us that would be great information for people with the same issue. Thanks. 

At the interview, my husband was not asked for the immunization record (though we had EVERY piece of evidence we were supposed to bring, the IO did not look anything except birth certificate, marriage certificate, and passport). I think that’s probably why we got the RFE, which is very annoying. We had a feeling the IO was not very experienced and did not ask for everything he would need. My husband does not have any medical issues of concern, he has all of his immunizations as well. Nothing to do now about it except comply. 

[Nafisa & Bryce 45]

5 hours ago, Diane and Chris said:

I’m curious to know if any mention was made of the medical at the interview. We were asked about a new medical. We told IO that we had the medical done in Switzerland April 2017 and the IZs were marked complete. He looked at that and made a check mark and seemed satisfied with that. 

The IO made no mention at all about the medical. Very frustrating. If I had been in the interview (they said they just needed him and never spoke to me, asked basic questions and said if all goes well you’ll hear back in 4-6 weeks) I would have gone down the list of what they asked us to bring and shown everything whether he wanted to see it or not. Can’t do anything about it now though.

 

There’s a place here in Columbus that does walk-in medical exams for the I-693 so we are going on Tuesday (between my  ultrasound/midwife appointment and our son’s 6 month checkup lol..our life is one big adventure). 

[Ketsuban 1,034]

RFEs have a 90 day expiry, right? Whatever the deadline is on yours, would you be able to book an infopass and discuss this with your local office? Tell them that you already have a completed medical with all vaccinations recorded?

[Nafisa & Bryce 45]

14 minutes ago, Ketsuban said:

RFEs have a 90 day expiry, right? Whatever the deadline is on yours, would you be able to book an infopass and discuss this with your local office? Tell them that you already have a completed medical with all vaccinations recorded?

We are just going to get it taken care of now instead of waiting for an infopass appointment. We can’t afford to wait longer for processing than we have to right now. If we could we would though-we have until the end of November to respond.

[TNJ17 1,329]

2 hours ago, Nafisa & Bryce said:

At the interview, my husband was not asked for the immunization record (though we had EVERY piece of evidence we were supposed to bring, the IO did not look anything except birth certificate, marriage certificate, and passport). I think that’s probably why we got the RFE, which is very annoying. We had a feeling the IO was not very experienced and did not ask for everything he would need. My husband does not have any medical issues of concern, he has all of his immunizations as well. Nothing to do now about it except comply. 

This is why. You should have sent the vaccinations record along with your AOS package or indicated on your cover letter that you would be bringing that in at your interview. You don’t wait for them to ask for it. You just give it to them. That was your mistake. Unfortunately I think you’re just gonna have to cough up the money for a new medical now and do it. Or you might delay your greencard a lot. 

[Nafisa & Bryce 45]

12 minutes ago, TNJ17 said:

This is why. You should have sent the vaccinations record along with your AOS package or indicated on your cover letter that you would be bringing that in at your interview. You don’t wait for them to ask for it. You just give it to them. That was your mistake. Unfortunately I think you’re just gonna have to cough up the money for a new medical now and do it. Or you might delay your greencard a lot. 

As I said previously, we are going on Tuesday for another medical. We are not going to wait on this, and we are doing as we were asked to (as we have for the entire process-we brought everything to the interview including the vaccine record and the IO refused to look at anything but the birth certificate, passport, etc.). This isn’t the first time it has happened that USCIS makes this kind of mistake for a k-1 applicant, and we are not surprised to have a hiccup in our case. We are quite fortune that we had an interview so quickly and we are hopeful to have the process finished soon. All the best to you.

[Diane and Chris 651]

2 hours ago, Nafisa & Bryce said:

We are just going to get it taken care of now instead of waiting for an infopass appointment. We can’t afford to wait longer for processing than we have to right now. If we could we would though-we have until the end of November to respond.

The sooner you get this taken care of, the better. It will bring you peace as well. Good luck!

[Nafisa & Bryce 45]

Just a quick update to say we submitted the medical on Friday of last week, they would have received it on Monday. This evening (a week later), we got the notification that my husband's green card has been sent via USPS, along with tracking info which says it will arrive by Monday. Hopefully this helps someone else not panic when receiving an RFE or an unexpected delay in their case :-) 

 

We waited for 8 months for his K-1 visa to be approved (he missed the first two months of our son's life because of the length of this process), but only 4 months from application to green card with the AOS. We had several panic moments over the last 14 months, and several times where we worried over updates to the status of our case. If you're still waiting or at the start of the process, hang in there. 

[Lallison 0]

On 9/14/2018 at 11:37 PM, Nafisa & Bryce said:

Just a quick update to say we submitted the medical on Friday of last week, they would have received it on Monday. This evening (a week later), we got the notification that my husband's green card has been sent via USPS, along with tracking info which says it will arrive by Monday. Hopefully this helps someone else not panic when receiving an RFE or an unexpected delay in their case :-) 

 

We waited for 8 months for his K-1 visa to be approved (he missed the first two months of our son's life because of the length of this process), but only 4 months from application to green card with the AOS. We had several panic moments over the last 14 months, and several times where we worried over updates to the status of our case. If you're still waiting or at the start of the process, hang in there. 

Hi there, 

 

Just curious as to where you went for the walk in I-693 and if you don't mind letting me know how much it was. I have not received a letter for an interview yet, but I received a letter asking for me to bring an I-693 IF (and this seemed odd that they said IF) I was requested to appear at an interview. I also submitted a valid DS-3025 so it was a surprise to receive this letter as well. I have heard some doctors will just transcribe your DS-3025 and vaccination worksheet as long as you have all the proper vaccinations (which I do) and it is not as expensive as a full medical. 

 

Thank you for your advice! 

[Nafisa & Bryce 45]

13 minutes ago, Lallison said:

Hi there, 

 

Just curious as to where you went for the walk in I-693 and if you don't mind letting me know how much it was. I have not received a letter for an interview yet, but I received a letter asking for me to bring an I-693 IF (and this seemed odd that they said IF) I was requested to appear at an interview. I also submitted a valid DS-3025 so it was a surprise to receive this letter as well. I have heard some doctors will just transcribe your DS-3025 and vaccination worksheet as long as you have all the proper vaccinations (which I do) and it is not as expensive as a full medical. 

 

Thank you for your advice! 

It was the travel and immigration clinic in Upper Arlington and it cost somewhere between 300-400. We don’t remember at this point as we’ve had quite a lot going on since then 😂 it was simple and quick, just brought along the vaccine record, the doctor did blood and urine tests, and we went back for the report a few days later. Good luck to you!

[Lallison 0]

14 minutes ago, Nafisa & Bryce said:

It was the travel and immigration clinic in Upper Arlington and it cost somewhere between 300-400. We don’t remember at this point as we’ve had quite a lot going on since then 😂 it was simple and quick, just brought along the vaccine record, the doctor did blood and urine tests, and we went back for the report a few days later. Good luck to you!

Thank you so much for your reply! 

 

It seems so unfair having to go through another medical when the instructions clearly state a DS-3025 is sufficient. My sister in law went through the K-1 and AOS process too back in December, and she had no issues submitting her DS-3025 (and did not submit her actual vaccination record with it since the vaccinations are clearly listed out on the DS-3025). This whole process can be so confusing! 

 

So glad it worked out for you!! Thanks again for your help