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The medical examination is compulsory as per the USCIS law for all those applicants who seek a temporary or permanent entry to U.S.in order to ensure that the immigrants are entering U.S. in good health condition.
It is mandatory as per the USCIS law that a medical examination is needed for every individual who seeks to apply for an entry or residency status in the U.S. There is a detailed guidelines prescribed by the US Citizenship Services regarding the requirements to be satisfied through the medical examination. The aim of such a medical examination is to filter by the DOS and USCIS, those applicants having health status that are not permissible for entry in to U.S. This medical examination is compulsory for the refugees entering the U.S. as well as outside applicants who wish to apply for the immigration visa. In addition, all the applicants who are in the U.S. who need to adjust the immigration position into the permanent visa also are needed to undergo the medical examination. All foreigners who seek a temporary admission in the form of nonimmigrant visa are also subjected to medical examination if felt necessary by the Immigration Officer at the entry point of U.S. These medical examinations are done by the panel of doctors approved by the USCIS for the doctors in the U.S. as well as doctors overseas.
The detailed technical guidance to the doctors is provided by the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine for doing the medical examination for the purpose of US immigration. The applications for immigration that are not eligible for accessing the visa or entry in to U.S. are decided on certain health conditions. Applicants with communicable diseases and who fail to produce the necessary vaccination certificate, those with mental disorder having related behavior that is harmful and those with addiction to drugs mare denied permission for granting visa. However, if the applicant with an ineligible health condition can request for the waiver for seeking the visa to U.S. and such request for the waiver can be sought by an applicant who is in the U.S. under the adjustment visa seeking for permanent status.
The purpose of the medical examination is to check the health condition of the applicant for immigration to U.S. This also helps to know such health conditions which need further follow up after emigration to U.S. and also to grant the permanent status through adjustment of status.
There are different Forms that are made use of for the medical examination purpose. In the case of an adjustment status, the applicant who is in the U.S. has to use Form -I-693 and those seeking for adjustment of status outside the U.S. The Form DS-2053 is made use of for medical examination reporting in the case of non-immigrant visa applicants.
