file I-485 without I-693(Medical)

[vpadman]

Is it possible to file I-485 without I-693(Medical) ?

The reason I ask is that I cannot get a doctor's appointment in July. For some reason, if we are able to file in July, can I submit the 485 first and submit teh I-693 later.

Please advise

[howzatt]

Call all doctors in your area. When you call them, make sure they put you on their waiting list(in case somebody cancels).

I would even drive 3-4 hours to find a doctor for the medicals. Without the 693 you are asking for a rejection.

[memyselfandus]

Is it possible to file I-485 without I-693(Medical) ?

The reason I ask is that I cannot get a doctor's appointment in July. For some reason, if we are able to file in July, can I submit the 485 first and submit teh I-693 later.

Please advise


As per the bulletin I read, USCIS has indicated they will reject the application without I-693 period. Hence search across whole of US; if need be. Remember another thing, the appointment with Dr. is always two times; first time they take your blood (for AIDS test); then they will call second time after the blood analysis is done; if everything is fine, they would sign the I-693 and put that in a sealed envolpe.

https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV

[ameryki]

try calling now..most dr's that were packed earlier this month are now wide open due to everyone cancelling. but do it fast with the new developments things might get tight again. for eg- I have an appt lined up for Wed morning just incase things come through tomorrow :-)

[bestia]

They will reject your application without medical exam. Before USCIS officers had instruction to favor RFE, meaning denying as last resort. Now they are instructed to deny any incomplete application and accept only if everything is OK.

Get the list of the doctors from USCIS web site and find one, drive/fly to them.

More likely you are not a from large city if the doctor is problem. In LA there are hundreds and I had an appointment the very next day.

[guyfromsg]

Is it possible to file I-485 without I-693(Medical) ?

The reason I ask is that I cannot get a doctor's appointment in July. For some reason, if we are able to file in July, can I submit the 485 first and submit teh I-693 later.

Please advise

Medical reports are part of initial evidence and without them the case could be rejected. I think the new guidelines give the officers power to reject the case instead of asking for RFE if initial evidence is missing..

[mabuhay]

they are right. you have to get your medical. i would suggest that you travel even for 3-5 hours just to get it done. if you are near houston, there are a lot of listed doctors here. getting an appointment will not be a problem. i had my check-up/vaccines on a monday and got the results wednesday.

[Almond]

They will reject your application without medical exam. Before USCIS officers had instruction to favor RFE, meaning denying as last resort. Now they are instructed to deny any incomplete application and accept only if everything is OK.

Get the list of the doctors from USCIS web site and find one, drive/fly to them.

More likely you are not a from large city if the doctor is problem. In LA there are hundreds and I had an appointment the very next day.


This is so serious. I'm mentally going down the list over the things I sent with my application. :(

[TomPlate]

Medical Examination is going to be really bad once more. It is going to be a long queue. Keep on trying by calling the doctors and do not rely near by doctors. If you are in near by MA I suggest you Dr. Sanjeev Sharma really a great and reliable doctor we can trust. Where are you by the way????

[vpadman]

Guys,
Thanks a lot for the response.

I was finally able to get a doctors appointment on July 24th.

Now comes the tricky part:

Is the varicella vaccine required ? I have not had chicken pox as a child. The blood work showed that I need a chicken pox vaccine.

I went to the county health department today , and they gave me shots for tetanus, MMR, PPD, and one shot for varicella. They said that I have to come back in 30 days for another shot of varicella.

I am not sure what my doctor will say to this when I meet him on July 24th. Also, is it possible for the doctor to provide an I-693 with a statement that the varicella shot will be completed later ?

[gimme_gc_asap]

you should be fine....doctor will just mention that you need to get one more shot....

Guys,
Thanks a lot for the response.

I was finally able to get a doctors appointment on July 24th.

Now comes the tricky part:

Is the varicella vaccine required ? I have not had chicken pox as a child. The blood work showed that I need a chicken pox vaccine.

I went to the county health department today , and they gave me shots for tetanus, MMR, PPD, and one shot for varicella. They said that I have to come back in 30 days for another shot of varicella.

I am not sure what my doctor will say to this when I meet him on July 24th. Also, is it possible for the doctor to provide an I-693 with a statement that the varicella shot will be completed later ?

[seaken75]

My wife is currently pregnant and so she could not take all the vaccinations that are required. She did the other required medicals though. Will this cause our applications to be denied? Will they allow my wife to get the shots after our baby is born?

[rbalaji5]

My wife is currently pregnant and so she could not take all the vaccinations that are required. She did the other required medicals though. Will this cause our applications to be denied? Will they allow my wife to get the shots after our baby is born?

Dont worry - If you are on a family way or your wife is pregnant, no medication necessary, just specify that in the form under the remarks column through the Doctor. You can do the shot afterwards (after delivery).

[rbalaji5]

Is it possible to file I-485 without I-693(Medical) ?

The reason I ask is that I cannot get a doctor's appointment in July. For some reason, if we are able to file in July, can I submit the 485 first and submit teh I-693 later.

Please advise


Where are you located?. East bay?

[cheg]

as long as you already got the first shot you will be okay. my husband and i just got our first hepatitis b shot and we need 2 more shots after that. our doctor said to just be ready for the proof when and if USCIS asks for it. it's good you were able to get an appointment. good luck!:D

Guys,
Thanks a lot for the response.

I was finally able to get a doctors appointment on July 24th.

Now comes the tricky part:

Is the varicella vaccine required ? I have not had chicken pox as a child. The blood work showed that I need a chicken pox vaccine.

I went to the county health department today , and they gave me shots for tetanus, MMR, PPD, and one shot for varicella. They said that I have to come back in 30 days for another shot of varicella.

I am not sure what my doctor will say to this when I meet him on July 24th. Also, is it possible for the doctor to provide an I-693 with a statement that the varicella shot will be completed later ?

[anuparu]

I say try to get as many shots as possible at your PCP. For TB and HIV tell him that you have been to India lately and want to make sure everything is okay. For other shots tell him that you are considering to apply for a medical/dental school and need to get vaccination records, which you don't have because everything was done in India. Take all those proof to immegration doctor, he will accept those records.

My wife in fact joined dental school last year. She needed only HIV.

[jambapamba]

I say try to get as many shots as possible at your PCP. For TB and HIV tell him that you have been to India lately and want to make sure everything is okay. For other shots tell him that you are considering to apply for a medical/dental school and need to get vaccination records, which you don't have because everything was done in India. Take all those proof to immegration doctor, he will accept those records.

My wife in fact joined dental school last year. She needed only HIV.

You can ask PCP to give all the shots as part of yearly physical or mention that your immunizations are not current and you need those shots to be current.

[JunRN]

I'm sorry...never done Medical yet...what is a PCP? Pardon for the ignorance....

[yabadaba]

primary care physician....so that insurance covers it.

[Almond]

primary care physician....so that insurance covers it.


It makes me so mad regular insurance doesn't cover the immigration physical. It's almost like any other physical, in fact it's not even as detailed as that-the uscis site mentions "disrobing":rolleyes: I had to do no such thing.

[mhathi]

Is it possible to file I-485 without I-693(Medical) ?

The reason I ask is that I cannot get a doctor's appointment in July. For some reason, if we are able to file in July, can I submit the 485 first and submit teh I-693 later.

Please advise

There were doctors in my area who did not ask for appointments. I got my medicals done by walk-in. It means you have to wait, but you can decide wen to go instead of an appointment. Call all doctros within a certain radius and see if anyone will accept walk-ins.

[cache22]

Hi,
I just want to confirm that first shot of varicella will be enough, for the med report.

All the best !!


as long as you already got the first shot you will be okay. my husband and i just got our first hepatitis b shot and we need 2 more shots after that. our doctor said to just be ready for the proof when and if USCIS asks for it. it's good you were able to get an appointment. good luck!:D

[vpadman]

I have an appointment set up with a doctor. However, the doctor is not listed as a USCIS authorized physician in the USCIS web site.

I called the doctor's office and they assure me that he does "immigration physicals" and has been doing them.( As a side note, there is another doctor in the same office who is on the approved list but he is on vacation)

Is the following website updated with list of eligible civil surgeons ? https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV

Please advise.

[rbalaji5]

I have an appointment set up with a doctor. However, the doctor is not listed as a USCIS authorized physician in the USCIS web site.

I called the doctor's office and they assure me that he does "immigration physicals" and has been doing them.( As a side note, there is another doctor in the same office who is on the approved list but he is on vacation)

Is the following website updated with list of eligible civil surgeons ? https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV

Please advise.



Goto Rajiv Ahuja at Fremont or Hayward if you are located in Bay area.
No appointment necessary.

[jambapamba]

Is it possible to file I-485 without I-693(Medical) ?

The reason I ask is that I cannot get a doctor's appointment in July. For some reason, if we are able to file in July, can I submit the 485 first and submit teh I-693 later.

Please advise


NO WAY.

[JunRN]

USCIS reverses its rule. I-485 can now be submitted without medicals. RFE will be sent for that.

[saimrathi]

I recd supplementary forms to I-693 for my wife and I from the Civil Surgeon earlier this week. Along with the supplementary forms I recd two envelopes (one addressed to me, and the other one to my wife) that had DO NOT OPEN written on them. I sent these to my lawyer's office.

I called the doctor’s office and this is what I found out. Apparently, when the doctor had first given us the sealed envelopes (in June 2007) she didn’t know that the Supplementary form needs to go with the certification she provided us in the sealed envelopes. We sent the sealed envelopes with our Concurrent I-140 = 485 application recd at NSC on 7/2/07 (as per UPS). Now, some of her clients have recd letters from USCIS asking for the Supplementary form, so she has sent the same out to all of her clients regardless of them getting a letter from USCIS. I hope our application doesn’t get rejected due to this; no checks cashed as of today.

My lawyer's response: No the application should not get rejected because of this...however we will submit the supp doc's report to the USCIS when we get the receipt notices.

Anyone else in the same boat? Is this something to worry about? See signature for more info...

[saimrathi]

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[olgab90]

if you sent it between july 17 and august 17 there should be no problem,, uscis was accepting i 485 forms without medical exams due to the july 2nd trouble.

[mycyberimmigration]

Q1) i am applying for the first time for my i-485 that requires i-693 form.
My question is, do i have to submit my i-485 together with my i-693, or do i have to apply first the i-485 form and then wait until i get a respond from the USCIS.
I was told that i am supposed to wait for the respond from the USCIS after applying my
i-485, and the USCIS will designate the doctors for my I-693, which means i cannot choose any doctors on my own. But in this reform , according to the users' discussion, so far i understand that you can apply for the i-693 form regardless if you have already applied for the i-485 form.
Q2) To simplify my second question, while i am applying for my i-485, and before its submission to the USCIS, can i start making an appointment with my local Surgeon?

[ski_dude12]

You opened a 3 year old thread...

[yagw]

Q1) i am applying for the first time for my i-485 that requires i-693 form.
My question is, do i have to submit my i-485 together with my i-693, or do i have to apply first the i-485 form and then wait until i get a respond from the USCIS.

I-693 should be filed along with your I-485.

I was told that i am supposed to wait for the respond from the USCIS after applying my
i-485, and the USCIS will designate the doctors for my I-693, which means i cannot choose any doctors on my own. But in this reform , according to the users' discussion, so far i understand that you can apply for the i-693 form regardless if you have already applied for the i-485 form.
Q2) To simplify my second question, while i am applying for my i-485, and before its submission to the USCIS, can i start making an appointment with my local Surgeon?

You can. And the civil surgeon should be USCIS designated. Use the civil surgeon locator to find one near you:
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV

You can get your I-693 done any time you want. One thing you need to watch out for is, there is a validity date on I-693 (like a year or something). But if you're filing I-485 in a month or so, it should be ok.
BTW, it will take a while to get your immunization records etc in order, so I would suggest you get it started like a month before you file I-485.

[gc_when]

I am hearing that I-485 can be filed without I-693, (they will raise RFE). In case, TB comes positive and have to go thry treatment then this way is preferred as you can have EAD & AP at least.