[UPDATE] USCIS Limits Validity of Form I-693 to Pending Green Card Applications

USCIS has updated Volume 8 of the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, signed on or after November 1, 2023, is only valid while the associated immigration application is pending.

• Effective Date: Immediately, applying to all applications pending or filed on or after June 11, 2025.

• If the associated application (such as Form I-485) is withdrawn or denied, the submitted Form I-693 becomes invalid.

• For any new application, the applicant must submit a newly completed and signed Form I-693