Effective December 2, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires certain applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to include Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 submission.
Failure to comply may result in the rejection of the application.
Adjustment of status applicants must generally complete an immigration medical examination, meet vaccination requirements, and submit a properly completed Form I-693 signed by a civil surgeon to confirm they are free from health-related conditions that would make them inadmissible.
If you are required to submit Form I-693, whether in full or partially (e.g., the Vaccination Record), it must accompany your Form I-485. Applications submitted without Form I-693 may be rejected. The instructions for Form I-485 have been updated to reflect this filing requirement.
This change aims to reduce the issuance of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) during the adjudication process for Form I-485.
For more information on the medical examination and vaccination requirements, including whether a civil surgeon or panel physician should conduct the examination, refer to the USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 8, Part B, Chapter 3 – Applicability of Medical Examination and Vaccination Requirements.
HSD Immigration Lawyer will continue to monitor and share additional updates as USCIS releases pertaining to adjustment of status applications.
Contact one of HSD Immigration Lawyer offices in Clark, NJ; Chicago, IL; Naperville, IL or Raleigh, NC, for additional information about this recent announcement and for filing an adjustment of status application.