Dilemma or Conundrum of I693 Medical with 485 or after 485 filing

[inspired_p]

thanks! Fragomen attorney is discouraging to interfile. Even I am confused why. In my case, it seems there is nothing to lose in interfiling.

My attorney strongly discouraged it as well. I filed it anyways. You rightly said, only thing to loose is some money, and if you are not a family of 4+ with medicals costing over $1000 every time, its worth it.

[bones20]

My attorney strongly discouraged it as well. I filed it anyways. You rightly said, only thing to loose is some money, and if you are not a family of 4+ with medicals costing over $1000 every time, its worth it.

By the way, how did come your case moved so fast from rfe sent on 08/20 to approved on 08/27? I am being told that that interfiling is 50-50 chance of even being linked correctly, let alone so quick and followed by an approval! Did you interfile yourself or through your attorney? I saw this guide from am22tech:
https://www.am22tech.com/medical-interfile-letter/
Did you follow a similar process?

[inspired_p]

By the way, how did come your case moved so fast from rfe sent on 08/20 to approved on 08/27? I am being told that that interfiling is 50-50 chance of even being linked correctly, let alone so quick and followed by an approval! Did you interfile yourself or through your attorney? I saw this guide from am22tech:
https://www.am22tech.com/medical-interfile-letter/
Did you follow a similar process?

RFE response and interfiling was sent 08-13-2021; the dates in the signature are RDs or acknowledgement dates

As far as format I downloaded one cover letter format ( don't know which one ) and sent copies of 797; passport; DL along with the cover letter and medicals
The swiftness of processing ; no comment on that - that's USCIS ; Mahima aparam par ! ( If you understand hindi)

[bones20]

RFE response and interfiling was sent 08-13-2021; the dates in the signature are RDs or acknowledgement dates

As far as format I downloaded one cover letter format ( don't know which one ) and sent copies of 797; passport; DL along with the cover letter and medicals
The swiftness of processing ; no comment on that - that's USCIS ; Mahima aparam par ! ( If you understand hindi)

So it seems you did it yourself. Thats great. Congrats and hope life is simpler going forward.

[bones20]

RFE response and interfiling was sent 08-13-2021; the dates in the signature are RDs or acknowledgement dates

As far as format I downloaded one cover letter format ( don't know which one ) and sent copies of 797; passport; DL along with the cover letter and medicals
The swiftness of processing ; no comment on that - that's USCIS ; Mahima aparam par ! ( If you understand hindi)

@inspired_p: I am also planning to do this myself and skip the attorney. Can you please confirm/answer the below:
1. Documents: i693, Cover letter, i797C (for I485), Passport (1st and last page?), DL. Anything else?
2. Can you please share/point to your cover letter template if you happen to have it? Did you add the barcode to the cover letter?
3. What address did you send? The one in the i485 receipt notice? My receipts came from the National benefits center, MO.
4. In your case, it seems your wife had an rfe and you did not. Did you send both in the same envelope or different?
5. Did you use USPS certified mail?

[sk.aggarwal]

RFE response and interfiling was sent 08-13-2021; the dates in the signature are RDs or acknowledgement dates

As far as format I downloaded one cover letter format ( don't know which one ) and sent copies of 797; passport; DL along with the cover letter and medicals
The swiftness of processing ; no comment on that - that's USCIS ; Mahima aparam par ! ( If you understand hindi)

How did you find the address where to send the interfile request?

[inspired_p]

Quote Originally Posted by bones20
Hi,
I am also planning to do this myself and skip the attorney. Can you please confirm/answer the below:
1. Documents: i693, Cover letter, i797C (for I485), Passport (1st and last page?), DL. Anything else?
Nothing else
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
2. Can you please share/point to your cover letter template if you happen to have it? Did you add the barcode to the cover letter?
August 7, 2018
To
USCIS
----- Service Center

Sub: Request to Interfile I-693 Medical Report to Pending Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status)
[A# 231-010-000]
Dear Sir/Madam,
My Adjustment of Status (I-485, Receipt # SRC100000005) application is pending. The visa numbers for my category (EB2-India) are current for my priority date according to the most recent Department of State Visa Bulletin.
I request you to interfile my I-693 (Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record) form signed by the Civil Surgeon to the pending form I-485.
I am enclosing the following documents in support of my request:

Copy of I-797C, Notice of Action, Receipt of filing I-485
Sealed I-693 Medical Report signed by the Civil Surgeon
Copy of driver's license (North Carolina)
Copy of passport's biographic pages

Kindly approve my request to interfile and connect this correspondence to the corresponding file.
If you have any questions or need additional information concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for your kind attention in this matter.
Sincerely,

First LAST
1000 Pruce Lane, Concord, NC 28261
Cell 000-100-2001
Email: whatis@who.com

No Barcode.
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
3. What address did you send? The one in the i485 receipt notice? My receipts came from the National benefits center, MO.
I sent it along with spouse RFE response in the same envelope. The Address for the RFE response was of Field office
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
4. In your case, it seems your wife had an rfe and you did not. Did you send both in the same envelope or different?
I sent it along with spouse RFE response in the same envelope. The Address for the RFE response was of Field office
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
5. Did you use USPS certified mail?
Yes.
Best of Luck !

[inspired_p]

How did you find the address where to send the interfile request?

For me personally, there was one RFE on dependent but no RFE for primary. I mailed everything in one envelope to the same address.

[bones20]

Quote Originally Posted by bones20
Hi,
I am also planning to do this myself and skip the attorney. Can you please confirm/answer the below:
1. Documents: i693, Cover letter, i797C (for I485), Passport (1st and last page?), DL. Anything else?
Nothing else
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
2. Can you please share/point to your cover letter template if you happen to have it? Did you add the barcode to the cover letter?
August 7, 2018
To
USCIS
----- Service Center

Sub: Request to Interfile I-693 Medical Report to Pending Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status)
[A# 231-010-000]
Dear Sir/Madam,
My Adjustment of Status (I-485, Receipt # SRC100000005) application is pending. The visa numbers for my category (EB2-India) are current for my priority date according to the most recent Department of State Visa Bulletin.
I request you to interfile my I-693 (Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record) form signed by the Civil Surgeon to the pending form I-485.
I am enclosing the following documents in support of my request:

Copy of I-797C, Notice of Action, Receipt of filing I-485
Sealed I-693 Medical Report signed by the Civil Surgeon
Copy of driver's license (North Carolina)
Copy of passport's biographic pages

Kindly approve my request to interfile and connect this correspondence to the corresponding file.
If you have any questions or need additional information concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for your kind attention in this matter.
Sincerely,

First LAST
1000 Pruce Lane, Concord, NC 28261
Cell 000-100-2001
Email: whatis@who.com

No Barcode.
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
3. What address did you send? The one in the i485 receipt notice? My receipts came from the National benefits center, MO.
I sent it along with spouse RFE response in the same envelope. The Address for the RFE response was of Field office
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
4. In your case, it seems your wife had an rfe and you did not. Did you send both in the same envelope or different?
I sent it along with spouse RFE response in the same envelope. The Address for the RFE response was of Field office
Quote Originally Posted by bones20
5. Did you use USPS certified mail?
Yes.
Best of Luck !

Thanks inspired_p. Did you send 2 cover letters (one for each one of you)?

[bones20]

For those who interfiled, did you guys send 2 cover letters (for yourself and spouse) or just one? Any recommendation on carrier - USPS express certified or Fedex?

[idliman]

For those who interfiled, did you guys send 2 cover letters (for yourself and spouse) or just one? Any recommendation on carrier - USPS express certified or Fedex?

I hope you had already read the earlier posts on this topic. https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post82456

Just bringing it to attention in case you are not aware. FedEx gets delivered faster. Depends on where you are sending it. For a lock-box it may not matter (reason is given in the analysis post).

Good Luck Dr.

[oraclept]

I am current in both Eb2 and Eb3. I got Eb3 I140 approved last week. I filed my petition in Oct, 2020
I did not receive RFE for medicals. Without Medicals, Can I send medicals to USCIS. ?

[idliman]

I am current in both Eb2 and Eb3. I got Eb3 I140 approved last week. I filed my petition in Oct, 2020
I did not receive RFE for medicals. Without Medicals, Can I send medicals to USCIS. ?

This entire thread is about this topic with a wealth of information.
Please read analysis here (Post #36).
Please see sample format here (Post #37).

Good Luck.

[bones20]

I hope you had already read the earlier posts on this topic. https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post82456

Just bringing it to attention in case you are not aware. FedEx gets delivered faster. Depends on where you are sending it. For a lock-box it may not matter (reason is given in the analysis post).

Good Luck Dr.

Thanks idliman. The post does not mention if we need 2 cover letters one each for primary and dependent or did it miss it?

[inspired_p]

I hope you had already read the earlier posts on this topic. https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post82456

Just bringing it to attention in case you are not aware. FedEx gets delivered faster. Depends on where you are sending it. For a lock-box it may not matter (reason is given in the analysis post).

Good Luck Dr.

Sorry idliman , I should have just searched the forum and shared links to your posts instead of replicating of the information.

[idliman]

Thanks idliman. The post does not mention if we need 2 cover letters one each for primary and dependent or did it miss it?

Each A# needs a cover letter. It is similar to EAD/AP template. You can mail two requests in one envelope.

[idliman]

No problem. Glad that you are helping others. Suddenly, I find busy at work and am not sending a lot of time here.

[oraclept]

This entire thread is about this topic with a wealth of information.
Please read analysis here (Post #36).
Please see sample format here (Post #37).

Good Luck.

Thanks. I read the thread. I am not planning to interfile. I am planning to continue in Eb3 Boat for good or bad.
In that case can i send medicals without RFE?. Lawyer suggesting not to send. RReddy suggested to send. Confused..

[bones20]

thank you idliman & inspired_p!

[idliman]

Thanks. I read the thread. I am not planning to interfile. I am planning to continue in Eb3 Boat for good or bad.
In that case can i send medicals without RFE?. Lawyer suggesting not to send. RReddy suggested to send. Confused..

The first time someone is sending an immigration form filled by themselves (independently) without any attorney involvement is something. Most of the people in online forums never have experienced this situation and are not used to that. In Q's blog, the readership is more refined and you get more of the folks with DIY attitude and confidance. There is some comfort and safety in making attorney's doing the paperwork. However it is an illusion and once you start doing it yourself one will become more and more confidant and start finding all the mistakes that your attorney/paralegal had done so far. Most of the immigration forms are straight-forward. All it needs is your dedication.

I know that I am straying outside the topic here. I can only talk from my perspective. The facts are there about whether to interfile medical or not. The advantages, disadvantages and user experience is already documented in this thread. It is upto the individual user to decide if it is the right thing for his/her family. I respect your decision. Good Luck.

[idliman]

RReddy suggested to send.

I had completely missed an important point. You may want to read-up more about Reddy'garu and blog girl before listening to lots of them. They follow unconventional patterns and I believe they recently advised a second I-485 for downgrade/upgrade (instead of interfiling).

Edit: There used to be lot of material / hate blogs for what they did. Here's one that I found today. Bottom line is don't trust the attorney's blindly. Most are in it to keep maintaining and increasing their revenue stream. Do what's best for you. The AILA and ITServ are big monsters. Charles Kuck, who was once AILA president openly came out opposing removal of per-country cap. He and Greg Siskind work closely on many cases. They may go for humanitarian cases, but when it comes to EB category everyone likes the smell of money.

Itserve hampering chances of getting green cards to indians

I want guys new to immigration blogs to be aware of this before old timers retire eventually. Analyze your current situation, read more about it and then make a decision. There are thousands of backloggers waiting to get GCs. Unless you take some positive steps nothing is going to happen for you. Good Luck.

[Zenzone]

I had completely missed an important point. You may want to read-up more about Reddy'garu and blog girl before listening to lots of them. They follow unconventional patterns and I believe they recently advised a second I-485 for downgrade/upgrade (instead of interfiling).

Edit: There used to be lot of material / hate blogs for what they did. Here's one that I found today. Bottom line is don't trust the attorney's blindly. Most are in it to keep maintaining and increasing their revenue stream. Do what's best for you. The AILA and ITServ are big monsters. Charles Kuck, who was once AILA president openly came out opposing removal of per-country cap. He and Greg Siskind work closely on many cases. They may go for humanitarian cases, but when it comes to EB category everyone likes the smell of money.

Itserve hampering chances of getting green cards to indians

I want guys new to immigration blogs to be aware of this before old timers retire eventually. Analyze your current situation, read more about it and then make a decision. There are thousands of backloggers waiting to get GCs. Unless you take some positive steps nothing is going to happen for you. Good Luck.

Couldn't agree more. Its also a faint reminder that old timers are about to retire. My mind refuses to acknowledge it though

[sling10]

Can someone please help me understand the new Covid-19 vaccination rule starting October 1st for I-693 ?

Does that mean a new version of the form I-693 will be released soon ?

If my medicals are done in September with the current form which does not have the Covid-19 requirement, but, my 485 gets filed after Oct 1st, will the 693 be considered valid ?

Thanks !

[3nov10]

If your form reaches on or after 1 oct, it needs to be the new one with covid vaccine. I don't know when they are issuing the new form.

[sling10]

If your form reaches on or after 1 oct, it needs to be the new one with covid vaccine. I don't know when they are issuing the new form.

My form will reach only after October 1st. But, is it when the form reaches or when the medical exam was done and the form signed by the civil surgeon ?