Has a civil surgeon completed your Form I-693 medical exam, and was it already submitted or brought sealed today?

“Has a civil surgeon completed your Form I-693 medical exam, and was it already submitted or brought sealed today?” is a practice question about interview day for a marriage-based green card interview at a USCIS field office. A real officer may ask it in other words, ask something else, or skip it. Practice can help you explain your own facts. It cannot tell you what USCIS will decide.

What is the officer checking with this question?

The officer may be trying to establish whether the medical exam form has been completed and where it is in the case process. An exam appointment, a completed form, and delivery to USCIS are separate steps. The question concerns those steps rather than asking you to interpret medical requirements or assume that a particular timing rule applies to every case.

What might the officer ask next?

• When did you attend the civil surgeon appointment?
• Was the completed form sent with an earlier filing?
• Are you carrying a sealed envelope for the officer today?

The next question usually comes from the words in your answer. If you name a person, a place, or a month, expect a question about it. The guide to green card interview follow-up questions explains how to practice past the first answer.

How do you prepare to answer it?

Review whether the exam was completed and what happened to the finished Form I-693. Distinguish a form already submitted from a sealed envelope you plan to bring. Check your interview notice and ask your lawyer about current instructions for your case rather than relying on a general timing rule. If you cannot remember the submission date, check the filing records. Do not open a sealed envelope merely to prepare an answer to this question.

Answer from your own memory, in your own words. Do not learn a script or a sample answer. If your spouse remembers a detail differently, first check whether you mean the same event. Ask your lawyer about any concern with your forms or documents.

Can you practice this question out loud for free?

Yes. Choose "Answer it now, free". The officer asks this question first. You answer out loud, and the officer follows up on what you said. You can try 3 questions free, and you do not need documents. Feedback comes after the session, not while you speak.

More interview day questions

• Since you filed to adjust status, have any facts on your application changed, such as address, employer, or arrests?
• I will ask several yes-or-no questions tied to your adjustment application. Answer each carefully.
• Did you enter the United States lawfully, and what was your most recent status before filing to adjust?
• Have you ever been arrested, cited, or charged with any crime anywhere in the world?
• Do you understand that if you have been married less than two years at approval, you may receive conditional permanent residence?
• Please confirm the originals of your passport, marriage certificate, and any prior divorce decrees.
• Do you have any questions about the next steps after today's interview?

Read the interview day topic guide, or see all 91 interview questions.