USCIS recently announced a new version of Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status, which will go into effect on May 01, 2008, in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) exam changes. USCIS will still accept previous editions of Form I-693 if submitted after May 01, 2008, but only if the civil surgeon/health department's signature on the Form is dated before May 01, 2008.

In a meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), USCIS has indicated that a strategy for informing the 5,000+ civil surgeons of the change in Form is being discussed. USCIS advised AILA that approximately 50% of the civil surgeons have supplied email addresses to USCIS. USCIS will likely send an email notification to those individuals and letters to the other civil surgeons for whom an email address is not available. USCIS has informed AILA that an additional grace period of 30 days is currently under review, which would expand the date the old form would be accepted until June 01, 2008; however, nothing has been confirmed as of today, April 22, 2008. Once the deadline to receive the old Form I-693 is established, any old editions of the Form I-693 that are submitted to USCIS after that date will result in USCIS issuing a request for evidence (RFE) to the applicant for the correct version of the Form I-693.

Jackson & Hertogs will provide updates as additional information of the Form I-693 becomes available.

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