I-485/I-693 Is a medical required if Marie had one in February in the Philippines?

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Sorry, couldn't edit my previous post.

It is technically Appendix A, or the proper name is Supplemental Form to I-693 Some secretaries (or even civil surgeons) wouldn't know if the intending immigrant refers to the vaccination supplement as "I-693A". (the link I provided doesn't work here, just go to uscis.gov and hyperlink is at I-693.

To GarynMarie,

When I had my medical I was instructed by the physician to get the Td shot in the US.. What were the instructions to your wife? Does she have the Appendix C copy (Vaccines to Complete for Adults)? If I am not mistaken, SLMCEC dispenses a copy to the person examined of the vaccination doc sheets for your personal record (2 copies are made, one remains at SLMCEC--to be forwarded to the local consulate, the other copy is for the applicant.

Yes she has a copy of the Appendix C and on the bottom of the page a added note statesthat the applicant is advised to have the Td (Tetanus-Diphtheria) vaccination upon arrival in the US- I read that and cringed-Those things Hurt.

So I guess what we need to do is get her Td shot done and the Supplemental I-693, send that in with the AOS application. Thats it!- If there is more I hope someone will advise. Thanks everyone and God Bless

Okay, here's something I found from the FEDERAL REGISTER INTERIM REGULATIONS at USCIS website, I quote:

"C. Medical Examinations

According to 8 CFR 245.5, aliens seeking to adjust status are required to undergo a medical examination performed by a designated civil surgeon to determine whether they are inadmissible under section 212(a)(1)(A) of the Act. To date, applicants for K nonimmigrant visas have been required to obtain a medical examination abroad pursuant to Department of State regulations at 22 CFR 41.81 prior to entry, and the medical examination is not repeated if they apply for adjustment of status within 1 year of the dat e the examination was performed. They are, however, required to submit with the adjustment of status application a vaccination assessment completed by a designated civil surgeon in order to establish their compliance with the vaccination requirements under section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act.

The Service will continue this same policy for the K-3/K-4 nonimmigrants. K-3/K-4 nonimmigrants who file their adjustment of status application within 1 year from the date of the medical examination overseas will not have to submit an additional medical examination. However, the Service notes that applicants whose medical examinations overseas revealed a “Class A” or “Class B” condition (as defined by 42 CFR 34.2( B ) ) must establish upon application for adjustment of status that they complied with those cond itions imposed on the initial admission. Failure to comply with those conditions means that a new medical examination will be required.

Hope this helps you GarynMarie! Now get the Td shot for Marie and good luck with your AOS filing.

Good work.

Should be pinned as so many people have problems with the DCSs and can print this out and show it to them.