India, June 12 -- The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reversed a recent policy regarding medical examination forms required for green card applicants.

What does the new policy say? 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.

The agency's latest update replaces a policy introduced just over a year ago, which had allowed applicants to reuse Form I-693-the 'Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record'-indefinitely, as long as it was properly filled out and signed by a certified civil surgeon.

"Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Re...