Medical examination reports limited to one year from submission

Policy effect

From June 1, 2014, USCIS limited the validity of Form I-693 medical examination reports to one year from submission to USCIS and discontinued the policy of annual validity extensions. The revised policy applied to benefit applications adjudicated on or after June 1, 2014.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From June 1, 2014, USCIS limited the validity of Form I-693 medical examination reports to one year from submission to USCIS and discontinued the policy of annual validity extensions.; The revised policy applied to benefit applications adjudicated on or after June 1, 2014.

Official source excerpt

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… r admissibility purposes as long as the form was reviewed within one year from the date of the civil surgeon’s signature. In 2002, USCIS (then legacy INS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), extended the validity of the civil surgeon endorsement on Form I-693 beyond the one- year threshold in certain circumstances. The extension has been continuously renewed on an annual basis since 2002. In response to concerns raised by CDC, USCIS is revising its policy relating to the validity of the medical examination report submitted by the applicant, to include di … scontinuing the annual extension policy. The revised policy becomes effective on June 1, 2014, and applies to any Form I-693 supporting a benefit application adjudicated on or after that date. Policy Highlights  Limits the validity period of Form I-693 to one year from time of submission to USCIS.  Provides guidance on filing the Form I-693, to include guidance on concurrent and subsequent filings prior to the adjudication of the benefit application. Citation Volume 8: Admissibility, Part B, Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility, Chapter 4, Review of Medical Examination Documentation …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

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• 2014-04-08State and DHS jointly decide armed-forces visa and passport waivers
• 2014-06-05The Department of State amends the immigrant visa classification table to add the IB5 symbol for an immigrant visa issued to a parent of a U.S.
• 2014-08-08An additional 1,000 Afghan Special Immigrant Visas authorized
• 2014-11-21Designation of Guinea for Temporary Protected Status