You are a Green Card applicant, and you are on the last leg of the Immigration journey to the United States of America. What should you expect at the USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon’s examination center? Let us have a quick look!
WHAT THE USCIS-CIVIL SURGEON WILL EXAMINE
At the Center and during the course of the Green Card medical you will be reviewed by the USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon, who will go through your medical and vaccination history, giving you a thorough physical examination, chest X ray and a blood test in the process. Children who are under the age of 15 years will not be given the X-ray or blood tests.
If you as an applicant are pregnant, you can request for the X-ray to be postponed, although the permission to grant this will be done depending upon your country of origin. There are different sets of rules and regulations on this.
WHAT THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ENTAILS
The Civil Surgeon will, during the process of the physical examination will examine your eyes, ears, nose and throat, heart, lungs, lymph nodes, abdomen, skin and external genitalia.
VACCINATIONS:
The vaccinations to be taken will be prescribed by the Surgeon will be done so depending upon the ones that are found lacking. These include:
- Hepatitis A and B
- Influenza
- Influenza type b (Hib)
- Measles
- Meningococcal
- Mumps
- Pneumococcal
- Pertussis
- Polio
- Rotavirus
- Rubella
- Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids.
- Varicella
