I've received my AOS interview date for January 24 from the Santa Ana, CA INS office. I was also sent an I-693 Medical Exam form with the letter, and the letter, which is addressed to me personally says I need to have the medical.
I entered the US on a K1 visa, and I had my K1 medical in London on April 2 2001. The examinations that are listed on the form are exactly the same as the ones I had in London, and I always thought K1ers didn't need a second medical for AOS (at least if the K1 medical was quite recent.) I've since read that some offices do insist on getting a 2nd medical, and I was wondering if anyone knows if Santa Ana is one of them? I would call the office directly, but there's no number on the letter... Also, any tips or AOS interviews at Santa Ana would be greatly appreciated! For those interested, our timeline is as follows: I-129F September 2000 2nd NOA December 4 2000 K1 interview/medical April 2 2001 Entered US May 17 2001 Married June 24 2001 Filed AOS July 28 2001 Received AOS receipt August 2001 Fingerprinted September 13 2001 AOS Interview January 24 2002 Andy & Marie |
Andy,
You do not need another medical, regardless of the letter you were sent (assuming you already did it, and it was passed over to INS officials at your point of entry) The letters that get sent out, are probably sent to everybody, everywhere. (regardless of circumstances) we got one too and ignored it. If it makes you feel better have a copy of the INS code on the matter. It can be found on their web site. It is 8 CFR part 245 section 5 (245.5) It reads as follows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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here is the as follows... Sec. 245.5 Medical examination. Pursuant to section 232(b) of the Act, an applicant for adjustment of status shall be required to have a medical examination by a designated civil surgeon, whose report setting forth the findings of the mental and physical condition of the applicant, including compliance with section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, shall be incorporated into the record. A medical examination shall not be required of an applicant for adjustment of status who entered the United States as a non-immigrant fiance or fiancee of a United States citizen as defined in section 101(a)(15)(K) of the Act pursuant to § 214.2(k) of this chapter if the applicant was medically examined prior to, and as a condition of, the issuance of the nonimmigrant visa; provided that the medical examination must have occurred not more than one year prior to the date of application for adjustment of status. Any applicant certified under paragraphs (1)(A)(ii) or (1)(A)(iii) of section 212(b) of the Act may appeal to a Board of Medical Officers of the U.S. Public Health Service as provided in section 234 of the Act and part 235 of this chapter. (Amended effective 4/1/97; 62 FR 10312) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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