Dated: December 15, 2022
On December 14th, 2022 USCIS informed the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) of their recommendation that green card applicants filing form I-485 file, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, also file Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, along with their application.
While applicants do have the option to file the I-693 either with the initial application or at a later point as requested by USCIS, this new recommendation to file it with the initial application is given due to USCIS’s expansion of potential interview waivers for family-based application. By including the completed medical examination with the I-485 filing, applicants will reduce the risk of receiving a Request for Evidence for the I-693 if USCIS chooses to waive their interview.
USCIS has not provided the methods that they use in determining whether a case’s interview will be waived.
Information retrieved from AILA Doc No. 22121452