USCIS Temporarily Extending Validity Period of Form I-693

Starting Aug. 12, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers is briefly extending the validity interval for Type I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination File, from two years to now 4 years resulting from COVID-19-related delays in processing.

USCIS might take into account a accomplished Type I-693 as legitimate if:

We’re making this short-term change as a result of COVID-19 has precipitated processing delays and affected candidates’ potential to finish the required immigration medical examination. Beforehand, we thought of a accomplished Type I-693 to retain its validity for two years after the date the civil surgeon signed, so long as the date of the civil surgeon’s signature was not more than 60 days earlier than the applicant filed for adjustment of standing.

USCIS is on observe to approve extra employment-based adjustment of standing functions than it has since FY 2005.  We now have prioritized employment-based adjustment of standing functions throughout each step of its processing and adjudication throughout this fiscal 12 months. We proceed to make processing and useful resource allocation selections to extend the tempo of adjudications and restrict the potential for employment-based visa numbers to go unused.

If you’re making use of for adjustment of standing to that of a lawful everlasting resident with USCIS (often known as making use of for a Inexperienced Card), please file Type I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination File, along with Type I-485, Software to Register Everlasting Residence or Modify Standing. Doing so might remove the necessity for us to difficulty a Request for Proof (RFE) and helps keep away from adjudication delays.

For extra info, see the USCIS Coverage Guide, Quantity 8, Admissibility, Half B, Well being-Associated Grounds of Inadmissibility, Chapter 4, Assessment of Medical Examination Documentation.

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