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USCIS Removes Validity Period on Immigration Medical Exam Form I-693

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Medical examinations and vaccination records properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon after Nov. 1, 2023, can be used indefinitely, USCIS has announced. There is no longer any expiration date. Form I-693, Report of...more

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Green Card Applications: USCIS Removes the 60-Day Rule for Medical Examinations

On March 31, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had removed the requirement that a civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Updates to Immigration Adjustment of Status Filing in 2023

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People always say that a new year brings new adventures, new hope and new resolutions. In the immigration world, a new year can bring us a new version of immigration forms, new filing requirements and even more. In January...more

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USCIS Encourages Employment-Based Green Card Applicants to Submit Medical Exams as the End of FY 2022 Approaches

​​​​​​​U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is encouraging certain employment-based adjustment of status (green card) applicants with approved I-140 petitions to complete their medical examinations before the end...more

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USCIS, DOS Race to Use Up Employment-Based Visa Allocations by End of FY 2022

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is trying to approve as many employment-based green card applications as it can before the annual deadline of September 30, 2022 (the end of the fiscal year)....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Use it, don’t lose it: USCIS tries to prevent loss of employment-based visas

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reports that in the last fiscal year, 66,781 employment-based immigrant (Permanent Resident/Green Card) visas went unused and were “lost.” The USCIS is trying to prevent such a...more

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USCIS to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Green Card Applicants

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, effective October 1, 2021, applicants subject to immigration medical examinations, including applicants for lawful permanent residence (green cards),...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements And Changes To Medical Exam Validity For Those Seeking Green Cards

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mandated that all green card applicants for adjustment of status in the United States and immigrant visa applicants applying abroad at consular posts be vaccinated...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Green Card Applicants Have To Get COVID Vaccine Starting October 1

Effective October 1, COVID-19 vaccination will be included in the list of vaccines that are required as part of the medical examination that is an integral part of applying for a “green card.” The Centers for Disease Control...more

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USCIS Temporarily Extends Validity Period of Medical Examination Form I-693

On August 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will temporarily extend the validity period for Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, from the current...more

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Visa Bulletin 2.0 and its Implications for Early Filing for Adjustment of Status

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On September 9, 2015, the U.S. Government pleasantly surprised the immigration world by publishing a new type of monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2015 with USCIS announcement about a new approach to the timing of the ability...more

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USCIS Issuing Requests for Evidence for Expiring Medical Examinations

All applicants filing for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident, the final stage in the permanent residence or “green card” process, are generally required to file Form I-693, Report of Medical...more

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