Question about I-693 Requirement

[Illidan 0]

I am working on the paperwork to file for adjustment for my wife and i have few questions? First about the medical exam requirements. Since She completed the medical exam at end of may i only need vaccination supplement (I-693A) but this information was taken from her at the embassy so how do i get a another copy? Do i have to request a copy from the hospital where the exam was done or from the embassy? Also since the embassy took all information can they just send a copy to INS here states or do i have to get a copy and submit it?

Any help is appreciated.

[YuAndDan 153]

Did you have the proper vaccinations in the foreign country, and do you have a copy of the vaccination record? K-visa holders are allowed to enter the USA without first getting vaccinated.

If you don't have a vaccination record or have not been vaccinated, you will need to be tested and/or vaccinated for, Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR), Tetanus and diptheria toxoids, and Varicella. You can get vaccinated by a family doctor, local clinic, or health department.

Take vaccination record, or results of tests, to a Civil Surgeon in the area that you ar living and have them transfered to a Vaccination Supplement.

You submit the supplement with I-485, USCIS already has the medical results, they were in the brown envelope.

Also it is a good idea to have the I-485 instructions with you when you visit the Civil Surgeon, so that you can point out that K-visa holders don't need a full medical, just the supplement, the doctors tend to like to do full medical for munch more $$ than just the supplement.

I wish USCIS, and DOS were to insist on vaccination as well as medical be done in the foreign country for the K-Visas, like they do for the immigration visas (CR-1,IR-1). This would stop all the confusion about the supplement.

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

I wish USCIS, and DOS were to insist on vaccination as well as medical be done in the foreign country for the K-Visas, like they do for the immigration visas (CR-1,IR-1). This would stop all the confusion about the supplement.

I'm with you on that! This would alleviate all the mess of dealing with civil surgeons and explaining to them a million times why a full medical is not required on the k1.

Taking the instructions with you to the CS (where it references that only the supplement is required) is not very helpful. I dealt with several that didn't care what the instructions stated. They said "you want me to sign the document, you have to pay full price"

What I wish for is that these CS would get some training in what they are to be doing, and stop trying to rip us off

[TracyTN 237]

What I wish for is that these CS would get some training in what they are to be doing, and stop trying to rip us off

Amen to that!! The ones in my area are in the 'you need the full medical' camp. Idiots.

[Illidan 0]

Thanks everyone for the information.

My wife did have a full medical exam in India before her interview so hopefully she will not have to do that again. Also she was vaccinated in India but the hospital only gave 1 copy of the record which was taken by the embassy so we'll need to get a another copy from the hospital and have it transfered to the correct form here in the US.

[payxibka 10,047]

What is strange about all this is, since vaccinations are not required for a "K" visa ,there is really no reason for the consulate to take this information....