This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh is an active member.
On December 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is now requiring certain applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 or the Form I-485 may be rejected.
USCIS explained that applicants for adjustment of status generally must complete an immigration medical examination and all required vaccinations and submit a properly completed Form I-693 signed by a civil surgeon to show that they are free from health conditions that would render them inadmissible under the health-related grounds.
USCIS said it has made this change “to reduce the number of Requests for Evidence we issue before adjudicating a Form I-485.”
