Most
applicants for adjustment of status are required to have a medical
examination.
Most applicants for adjustment of status are required to have a medical
examination. The medical examination must be conducted by a civil
surgeon who has been designated by the
INS. The examination must be documented using INS Form I-693.
Immigrants who do not need INS medical examinations.
Those admitted to the United States as a refugee and who are applying
for adjustment of status one year after their first admission, you
do not need to repeat the medical examination, if there were no medical
grounds of inadmissibility that arose at that time. You do, however,
need to comply with the vaccination requirements.
If you came to the United States as a fiance
K1, child of a fiance K2, spouse of
a U.S. citizen K3, or child of K3 or K4, and were given a medical
examination prior to admission, then you do not require another medical
examination as long as your application for green card form I-485
is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination. You
will, however, be required to submit a vaccination supplement with
our adjustment of status application.
Finding the INS designated civil surgeon.
To find the names and telephone numbers of the INS designated civil
surgeons in your area, you can call the USCIS Service Center.
What is involved in the INS medical examination?
When the entire medical exam is required, the civil surgeon is responsible
for ensuring that all of the required parts on the examination have
been completed. The civil surgeon will record the results on Form
I-693. For applicants who are required to have the entire medical
exam, all of the following are required. All adjustment of status
applicants are required to comply with the vaccination requirements.
Required vaccinations.
The required vaccination are: mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus,
diphtheria oxides, pertussis, influenza type B, hepatitis B. The civil
surgeon will review your vaccination history with you to determine
whether you have all the required vaccinations. Make sure you take
your vaccination records with you to your appointment with the civil
surgeon. Do not try to comply with these requirements before you meet
with the civil surgeon, in case it is not medically appropriate for
you to have one or more of the required vaccines.
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