The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reversed a policy regarding the medical examination forms that are required for green card applicants. Effective 11 June 2025, all new green card applications must include a fresh medical examination form, regardless of whether the applicant had submitted one previously. This guidance is immediate and applies…

The Trump administration has announced significant changes to United States immigration policy. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made it clear on June 11 that, effective immediately, all applications for permanent residency will require a renewed medical examination form. The existing rule that Form I-693s are valid indefinitely has been reversed. Instead, these…

The Trump administration has made immediate and substantial changes to the green card application process within the US. Now, all new permanent residency applications ration will require a renewed medical examination form. If an applicant’s file lacks the necessary medical examination form, it will be denied automatically. Previously, these forms had an unlimited validity period,…

Summary: The medical policy manual has been revised to include updates related to ‘Asylum Applicants and Torture Victims’ (AATV) and ‘Victims of Trafficking, Torture or Other Serious Crimes’ (VTTC). The new policy includes changes in processing methods of AATV/VTTC cases, derivative family members (DFMs) in VTTC cases, and the way AATV/VTTC statuses are verified. Additionally,…

As of December 2, 2024, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will mandate that some applicants intending to adjust their immigration status to permanent residency must submit Form I-693, the Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, alongside Form I-485. The aim of this new procedural requirement is to verify the applicant’s health-related…