Grandpa Ed

As I now understand it, though OldUser is clearly the expert, there are three possibilities. No previous medical exam within one year, requires full I-693. Previous medical exam within one year but vaccinations not completed or properly recorded, I-693 but only the parts cited, which would require a civil surgeon to attest to the vaccinations. Previous medical exam and all vaccinations as shown on the DS-3025, no I-693.

Got it. Thank so much for your help.

I’m confused about the requirements for a medical exam and the language of the I-693 form. I’d appreciate any help I could get. My grandson’s new wife came over with a K-1 visa and, now that they are married, is filing for adjustment of status. She had her medical exam at St. Luke’s in Manila and is well within a year of that exam. My understanding is that she does not need to undergo a new medical exam. Is an I-693 required at all? The instructions seem to say it is required only if the vaccination record was not properly completed but does that mean none is required if we have no reason to believe that the vaccination record was not completed properly?

Thank you. That’s what I was assuming it meant but I hoped I was reading it too narrowly.

My daughter-in-law’s Adjustment of Status from a K-1 Visa was denied for failure to submit the correct documentation. It is being immediately refiled with the correct documentation. The question relates to the Employment Authorization. She had received an approved Employment Authorization. The language of the denial letter states as follows: “Any unexpired Employment Authorization document based on this Form I-485 is revoked as of 18 days from the date of this notice pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 274a.14(b)(2) unless you submit proof that your Form I-485 remains pending.” Would the filing of a new Form I-485 within the 18-day period satisfy the requirement that the I-485 remains pending such that the Employment Authorization would remain in effect? I am doubtful but hoping I am wrong. Thanks for any advice I can get.

A close relative brought in his fiancée on a K-1 visa and they just got married. So now they are planning to file for adjustment of status. I know normally an I-130 is filed along with the I-485 but am I right in thinking that this would not be necessary here since there is already an approved I-129f?

Can anyone explain what is going on with the Visa Bulletin. Looking at the Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications for the F1 category, the dates in the April 2024 Bulletin are the same or virtually the same as in the July 2023 Bulletin. (I’m focused on the Philippines but I think that is true more generally too.). If they are presumably working on applications, how can the dates not change in 9 months?

Thank you. These comments are extremely helpful. We will follow their advice.

Our granddaughter in the Philippines just got her IR-2 immigrant visa but, unfortunately, the expiration date is two months before her high school graduation date. We are exploring our options but is there a form or process for requesting a short-term extension to an immigrant visa expiration date?