On April 4, 2024, USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual stating that immigration medical examinations properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after November 1, 2023, on Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, do not expire and retain their evidentiary value indefinitely. Before this update, all properly completed Forms I-693 retained their evidentiary value for two years from the date of the civil surgeon’s signature.
Key Information about Form I-693
- USCIS has determined, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that a properly completed Form I-693 signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, does not expire and can be used as evidence to show that the applicant is not inadmissible on health-related grounds indefinitely.
- If an applicant’s Form I-693 was completed before Nov. 1, 2023, the prior policy still applies, and the form is valid for two years from the date of the civil surgeon’s signature.
- Forms I-693 filed by Operation Allies Welcome parolees retain their evidentiary value for three years from the date of the civil surgeon signature.
Erickson Insights & Analysis
USCIS officers have discretion to request more evidence or a new or updated Form I-693 if they have reason to believe the applicant’s medical condition has changed since the civil surgeon signed the Form I-693, or that the Form I-693 submitted does not accurately reflect the applicant’s medical condition.
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