That is not a True statement. It will take a good 4 weeks to get receipts for the majority of the applicants. AZ service center may be a week or two ahead in providing receipts when compared to Texas which is heavily backlogged (all downgrade petitions go to texas).Originally Posted by fishelusa
The assumption of medicals only valid for 60 days is not correct. I was having similar assumption and was corrected by my attorney during the filing of AOS last month.
"The medicals don’t need to be submitted within 60 days after completion. So long as the medicals are completed no more than 60 days before the I-485 is filed, they remain valid for 2 years. Once I-485 is filed, one can complete the medicals and they remain valid for submission for next 2 years. The valid Medicals could be used for responding to RFE when asked or can be taken along with other paperwork for an interview. Medicals should not be sent "
Hope this helps answering the lingering question.
I have scheduled my medicals for Jan 21 and below immunizations were given as required by the medical office.
Influenza (Flu) / Tdap / MMR / Varicella.
I did notice that my petition was sent to Arizona (non-downgrade case) and was a little surprised. In trackitt's tracker, I generally only see Texas or Nebraska or NBC. Does anyone know when did Arizona as a service center come into the picture? Is this a new thing?
Last edited by rocketfast; 11-10-2020 at 11:55 AM.
Which state u live in, we live in Florida
I dont know which service center is filed my case
It's non downgrade
I will ask lawyer today
You can find it here. I live in California
https://www.uscis.gov/i-485-addresses
https://www.uscis.gov/i-485-addresses
It is based on the state one resides. All EB based on I140 are filed either in TX or AZ. I am not sure if the workload transfer applies for 485.
Sorry for not being clear on this . When I meant "Valid for 60 days" it was in the context of people getting their medicals done before an RFE is requested . Assume that you complete the Medicals (Doctor signs on it) on Nov 10th and the RFE is issued on Jan 12th , you cannot use the Medicals as its more than 60 days since the RFE was issued . Some of the folks who filed for EAD in 2012 were getting their medicals done in anticipation on an RFE. My advice has been to get all immunizations plus flu shot done and get the final TB test and sign off after the RFE is issued. You save both time and lot of money .
Once you submit the medicals with the RFE, its valid for two years since the date of Doctor's signature .
You are right the surgeon signature has to be with in 60 days before or after the I-485 submission date (~120 days) to be valid for 2 years.
if one has past immunisation records then the Surgeon will use them to enter in the I-693 application but will still issue a blood and Urine test to validate and attach the results in the package.
one other test is the TB test. some surgeons do it via blood test and some do it via the skin test.
Skin based tb test is not valid anymore
That is true . When I got the RFE in 2018 , that is what my doctor told me too. Its a blood test now .
My AOS application was received by the TX lockbox on 24th October. What happens if I don't get a receipt notice by 30th Nov with the following scenario. USCIS does not accept filing date and my application is rejected due to any reason. Do I lose the opportunity to refile or is there any recourse?
This is the scenario which is giving me some jitters as well. I guess its like missing the EAD boat
Can you please give me a link to USCIS page that says skin based test is no longer acceptable?
Thank you! This is helpful especially for folks who never had their medicals done!
More info on the medicals...
I-693 Instructions provides the cdc link which narrates how each test should be performed.
http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeeh...-surgeons.html
and lastly the current I-693 form is valid until 07/31/2022, so even if one does the medicals now and wait for RFE, it is VERY IMPORTANT to make sure the forms used are not expired before submitting to USCIS (RFE or Interview).
Why would you be worried if your application has already been received? Of course, if it's outright rejected for some reason, there will be an issue but otherwise you will be fine.
Anyways, just for some perspective, my packet reached on Oct 9th and I neither have a receipt number nor checks cashed yet. So it's taking a good bit of time for them to issue receipts. Expect about 4-6 weeks before you hear back from them.
as long as USCIS has received the application by the end of the month, you do not need to worry. I was in the same situation 2 years ago (they stopped accepting the filing date from Feb-01-2019), and they had received my application in the last week of Jan. The application gets processed as long as they have received in during the month when they were supposed to receive it.This is the scenario which is giving me some jitters as well. I guess its like missing the EAD boat
Hi Q ,
I have a question, some how my legal team made a mistake on my residence history dates in my I-485 , which has already been submitted. I reached out to them asking if there is way to correct. They are saying they will respond if USCIS sends a RFE. Do you think there is an issue or a way to correct beforehand.
I would wait for an RFE which I doubt will ever come for such an issue unless the dates are terribly misplaced . I guess it should be OK as long as the dates are within the time you have spent in the US. If say you came in 2012 and they claim that you were staying in a US addr since 2011 then that might be a red flag. But again they would issue an RFE and give you a chance to correct it . I will not lose sleep over it .
Your lawyers are right on the money. Don't bother.
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Thank you!!
Thank you! Dates were overlapped between two apartments with in Same state and counties (in USA only). It was purely a honest mistake by legal team.
Apologies for not being clear enough.
What i meant was a scenario wherein my application is received on time but later on its returned/rejected due to something critical missing (lets say signatures, incorrect cheque etc). I get to know of this after it has passed the filing date cutoff (for ex: Nov 30th) when i am no longer eligible to apply it again (assuming Dec VB doesn't accept filing date or Filing Date moves back).
Guys ...no guarantees ... but I just want to say - "relax". The dates won't retrogress immediately. You all are bright capable people. Everything will be alright. Just keep a positive attitude.
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