What people are saying about the I-693

Threads to read

• Poster asks why an adjustment of status package keeps getting rejected for incorrect fees, listing submitted form fees and totals. r/USCIS · 13 comments
• Asks for document checklist and best practices for marriage-based AOS from STEM OPT, including I-693 timing and travel/Advance Parole guidance. r/USCIS · 5 comments
• User asks whether to file I-130 first and wait to file I-485 later to manage affordability of marriage-based green card fees. r/USCIS · 4 comments

What people report

• Filed an I-290B after an I-485 denial for missing an I-693, and submitted the I-693 recently with the I-290B.
• USCIS denied the I-485 for missing the I-693, and the poster recently filed an I-290B together with the I-693.

Threads to read

• User asks about recent I-290B filings after an I-485 denial for missing I-693 and how long approval or updates take. r/USCIS · 7 comments
• Poster’s I-485 was denied for missing I-693 and asks how long I-290B approvals or charges take after filing with I-693. r/greencard · 7 comments
• Asking about recent filing of I-290B after an I-485 denial for missing I-693 and expected timeline to approval or charge. r/immigration · 4 comments

What people report

• Interview completed on Sept 11 and I-485 approval recorded on Oct 1 (with I-130 showing silent updates around Sept 14 and Sept 30).
• I-485 adjustment of status for a K-1 beneficiary was approved quickly after biometrics and a Los Angeles field office interview.

Threads to read

• User reports approval of I-485/I-130 for a spouse of a U.S. citizen with a full timeline from filing to interview and approval. r/USCIS · 38 comments
• K-1 adjustment approved quickly after biometrics and a Los Angeles interview; filer submitted only I-485 and provided DS-3025 medical copy instead of I-693. r/USCIS · 1 comments

What people report

• At the second I-485 marriage interview, the officer said the first interview didn’t record the I-693 receipt/ticking, asked about the sealed I-693 envelope, and indicated an RFE would be sent if it isn’t found; the account still shows “processing” after about a month.

Threads to read

• After a second I-485 interview, the officer said the prior I-693 wasn’t properly recorded and warned an RFE may follow, but nothing changed yet. r/USCIS · 14 comments
• User with an OPT EAD that expired asks whether to disclose freelance work without filing I-765 during an upcoming interview. r/USCIS · 7 comments

Threads to read

• Asks where to find the A-number needed on Form I-693 and whether it appears on Form I-140 or elsewhere. r/USCIS · 5 comments

What people report

• Received a medical RFE (I-693) on July 10, 2026; the doctor signed and delivered it on July 27, 2026, then later learned the applicant signature date was mistakenly entered as July 24, 2024.

Threads to read

• They received an I-693 medical RFE, but an email indicates the applicant signature date was entered incorrectly, and they need which dates to use on Part 2 and Part 6. r/USCIS · 1 comments

Threads to read

• User asks how disclosing type 2 diabetes on the I-693 medical exam and public charge rules may affect a recent employment-based I-485, including record access and possible RFEs. r/greencard · 4 comments