New U.S. Immigration Form I-693 Rules! The medical report will be valid forever!

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidance on April 4, 2024 regarding the expiration date of Form I-693: Effective immediately, all Forms I-693 that were properly completed and signed by a USCIS-designated Immigration Medical Examiner (IME) on or after November 1, 2023, wereEliminate the two-year validity period and make it permanentThe

The INS announced that any copy of theAfter November 1, 2023 (inclusive)A properly completed and signed Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, by a USCIS-designated immigration examining physician willIt won't expire.and may be used indefinitely as evidence that the applicant is inadmissible for health-related reasons. In consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in accordance with the advances in public health e-notification, USCIS has determined that if the Form I-693 isAfter November 1, 2023 (inclusive)properly completed and signed by their designated immigration examining physician.Eliminate the two-year validity period and make it permanentThe

*Special reminder*:

  • Additional evidence or an updated Form I-693 may be requested, as appropriate, if there has been a change in the applicant's medical condition or if the submitted Form I-693 does not accurately reflect the applicant's medical condition and the applicant may be inadmissible for health-related reasons.
  • If the applicant's immigration medical examination is inCompleted by November 1, 2023Instead, the old policy continues to apply, i.e., Form I-693 is signed by its designated immigration examining physician from the date ofValid for two yearsThe
  • For more information, see: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-new-guidance-on-form-i-693-validity-period

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