IMMIGRATION
Immigration Physical Medical Exam
What to bring with you to your immigration medical exam?
The Immigration Medical Exam
The full INS immigration medical exam requires 4 basic steps:
- Basic medical immigration physical exam and mental status evaluation
- Blood Test: All adults (above age 15) are required to have a serologic blood test for Syphilis (RPR).
- Urine Test: All adults (above age 15) are required to have a Neisseria Gonorrhea test.
- Tuberculosis test: As of October 1, 2018 all applicants two years of age and older are required to have an IGRA test. What are the advantages of IGRAs? Requires a single patient visit to conduct the test, Results can be available within 24 hours, Does not boost responses measured by subsequent tests, Prior BCG (bacille Calmette-Guérin) vaccination does not cause a false-positive IGRA test result.
- Proof of vaccinations or blood Titer to prove immunity. Most adults require proof of vaccination for Tetanus-Diphtheria Td (within the last 5 years), Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (Chicken Pox). Blood Titer is a test that proves that a person has immunity or antibodies for a particular disease. The Immigration Doctor will review your vaccination history with you to determine whether you have all the required vaccinations. The cost of additional vaccinations is not included in the price of the basic exam but they are offered through our office for an additional fee. Please bring all vaccination records to your scheduled appointment for the immigration physical.
No matter which disorder you suffer from, you’ll have a multi-disciplinary team of experts working collaboratively to provide you the customized care that you deserve and gives you the best possible chance for recovery.
After the Immigration Medical Exam
After the immigration medical physical examination is completed, the Doctor will certify Form I-693 with the test results of the immigration medical exam and vaccination history in a sealed enveloped to present to the INS. DO NOT OPEN THE SEALED ENVELOPE. Turn in the envelope with your immigration application. A copy of your blood tests results will be provided for you to keep after results have been discussed with the examining doctor. The examination will only be valid up to a year after the immigration exam date.
Immigration Medical Physical Examination (not including vaccinations) includes the following:
