If a person is applying for a Green Card and is in the process of immigrating to the United States, then one part of the entire process is the Immigration Medical physical, which is a mandatory requirement. The Immigration physical is monitored and regulated by the USCIS body, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services., which appoints Civil Surgeons in order to conduct the exam and supply the immigration body with the results.

People who are applying for immigration status from overseas too have to go through the process of the Immigration Medical, but the steps are a bit different.

The Medical Exam can be conducted only by a surgeon who is appointed by the USCIS. For a list of the doctors in the applicant’s vicinity or area one can log onto the USCIS site or get the details from the free service of a portal known as easyIME. The www.easyime.com website is a completely free service for applicants and provides zip code – based information and details about the USCIS Civil Surgeons. It even lists immigration lawyers to facilitate use by immigrant aspirants.

It is always advisable to have the exam done just before the applicant submits his or her adjustment of status documents. The results are considered valid only for a year.