Extension of Temporary Waiver of Form I-693 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures

Policy effect

USCIS extended the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693 (Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record) be dated no more than 60 days before filing the underlying benefit application through March 31, 2023.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: USCIS extended the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693 (Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record) be dated no more than 60 days before filing the underlying benefit application through March 31, 2023.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the Director Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009 September 29, 2022 PA-2022-22 Policy Alert SUBJECT: Extension of Temporary Waiver of “60-Day Rule” for Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) be dated no more than 60 days before an applicant files the application for the underlying immigration benefit. Background … related processing delays, USCIS has experienced delays in all aspects of operations. Applicants have also experienced difficulties beyond their control, including delays with completing the immigration medical examination. To address these issues, USCIS announced a temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature be dated no more than 60 days before the applicant files the application for the underlying immigration benefit, effective December 9, 2021 until September 30, 2022. 2 USCIS is now extending this temporary waiver through March 31, 2023 to further ease processing delays … for Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693), PA-2021-29, issued December 9, 2021. To provide feedback on this update, email USCIS at policyfeedback@uscis.dhs.gov. PA-2022-22: Extension of Temporary Waiver of “60-Day Rule” for Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) Page: 2 Policy Highlights • Extends temporary waiver of the “60-day rule” requiring that the civil surgeon’s signature on an otherwise valid Form I-693 be dated no more than 60 days before the applicant files the application for the underlying immigration benefit. Summary of Changes …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

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