USCIS Just Made Immigration More Expensive

New policy requires green card applicants to submit new medical exams after denials or withdrawals, ending reuse of prior Form I-693.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy for Form I-693, the medical examination required for most green card and adjustment of status applications, announcing that the form will now be valid only for the specific immigration application with which it was submitted.

Effective June 11, the new rule applies to all applications submitted or pending as of that date. Under the change, if an immigration application is denied or withdrawn, any associated Form I-693 will no longer be valid for future applications, regardless of whether the medical exam was still within its previous two-year validity period.