jessa
New Member
Hi all,
I'm currently preparing all documents in application for green card based on marriage to US citizen and am having a bit of a stress over the medical exam. Here are my queries:
I had an exam done in March (in WA State - I'm on an F-1 visa) by an approved Civil Surgeon and was given a clear bill of health. I now have all of the forms - originals in a sealed envelope, one copy for me, and one copy for lawyer.
After looking at my copy, I noticed a couple of things that raised some "minor" flags in mind. I can be anxious over details so I'm not sure if it's just me, or whether my questions have just cause.
(1) There are no copies of lab results included to show results of the Syphilis test (I passed, as indicated on p.6 of the form). Does that matter?
(2) Varicella vaccine was waived because I had it as a child, but in the comments section at the bottom of page.9 the doctor put "claims had German Measles as a child." Should that be stating I had Varicella also?
(2) My biggest stress is I've had a nightmare trying to pay for the exam - I've been following up with the doctor since March requesting a bill with no response (another story..). I found at yesterday that the doctor is no longer in practice at her office.
I checked USCIS and she's still listed as an approved civil surgeon, but at the address she's no longer practicing at (also the address on the I-693) - I have no idea whether she's just changing address or whether she will still be doing immigration medical exams. I also have no other contact information for her and her, now previous, office admin staff didn't either.
If, at the time of my application being reviewed, she's no longer listed as an approved Civil Surgeon, will that cause my medical exam to be rejected?
I do have a lawyer and he informed that there are no issues, that I should stop worrying and I don't need to redo the exam, but as someone who reads the fine print on everything I can't get rid of the nagging concern and I want to make every effort to "get this right."
Thank you for any and all information you can share about similar experiences or advice you may have.
I'm currently preparing all documents in application for green card based on marriage to US citizen and am having a bit of a stress over the medical exam. Here are my queries:
I had an exam done in March (in WA State - I'm on an F-1 visa) by an approved Civil Surgeon and was given a clear bill of health. I now have all of the forms - originals in a sealed envelope, one copy for me, and one copy for lawyer.
After looking at my copy, I noticed a couple of things that raised some "minor" flags in mind. I can be anxious over details so I'm not sure if it's just me, or whether my questions have just cause.
(1) There are no copies of lab results included to show results of the Syphilis test (I passed, as indicated on p.6 of the form). Does that matter?
(2) Varicella vaccine was waived because I had it as a child, but in the comments section at the bottom of page.9 the doctor put "claims had German Measles as a child." Should that be stating I had Varicella also?
(2) My biggest stress is I've had a nightmare trying to pay for the exam - I've been following up with the doctor since March requesting a bill with no response (another story..). I found at yesterday that the doctor is no longer in practice at her office.
I checked USCIS and she's still listed as an approved civil surgeon, but at the address she's no longer practicing at (also the address on the I-693) - I have no idea whether she's just changing address or whether she will still be doing immigration medical exams. I also have no other contact information for her and her, now previous, office admin staff didn't either.
If, at the time of my application being reviewed, she's no longer listed as an approved Civil Surgeon, will that cause my medical exam to be rejected?
I do have a lawyer and he informed that there are no issues, that I should stop worrying and I don't need to redo the exam, but as someone who reads the fine print on everything I can't get rid of the nagging concern and I want to make every effort to "get this right."
Thank you for any and all information you can share about similar experiences or advice you may have.