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USCIS Announces New Guidance on Form I-693 Validity Period

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USCIS has changed the validity period for Form I-693 (medical exam records). Medical exams completed on or after November 1, 2023, no longer expire and can be used indefinitely to show the applicant is not inadmissible on health grounds. This eliminates the need for applicants to repeat medical examinations during their immigration process.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, does not expire and can be used indefinitely as evidence to show that the applicant is not inadmissible on health-related grounds.

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