www.easyIME.com is an easy-to-use Immigration Medical Examination website. What’s more it is a service that is provided at no charge! Absolutely free for all applicants who are in the process of applying for their Green Card or permanent residence status in the United States of America the user-friendly free service effectively streamlines the immigration medical exam process.
easyIME is a one-stop-solution for green card applicants looking to schedule their Green Card examination, and provides applicants with the most efficient USCIS-approved doctors and immigration lawyers right near their zip code. The staff at easyIME is trained and motivated and help to redefine the immigration industry’s standards through excellent support that meets all your Immigration requirements.
SOME BENEFITS IF APPLICANTS USED THE SERVICE:
- Free for Green Card applicants during the Medical Exam.
- Online appointment scheduling with best priced Civil Surgeon as per the applicant’s convenience and online I-693 Form Completion.
- Language translation support.
- Discounts offered for family members.
- The only service in USA offering a USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon listing for easy price comparison.
- As the Immigration Medical Examination will be one of the last steps in the entire Green Card process, the applicant should strive to ensure that the medical exam goes off without any hitches. Ignorance of the process leads to anxious applicants, who are keen to avoid any last-minute glitches due to the medical exam going awry! This is where easyIME steps in no more anxiety, no more manual process. No prolonged follow ups with USCIS Surgeons – we are there to take care of the entire Medical Examination process for you!
Our technical support team is available right round the clock – so you could speak to one of our representatives for more details. Log on to www.easyIME.com !
One of the major hurdles in getting through immigration to a new land is often that much-dreaded medical exam. But as you know, the Immigration Medical Examination forms a mandatory part of the entire process. So you will have to just grit your teeth and manage to pass the Immigration Medical and turn out with flying colors!
USCIS or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service is the official body overseeing all immigration affairs and also administers the Green Card process. . So, whether it is for adjustment of status, or an application for permanent residence or for securing a green card, your major liaison will be with USCIS.
What will you have to do for taking the Medical Exams?
For one, you will have to carry out some research on your own.
The next step would be to comprehend to the minutest detail, the list of procedures that you will need to go through.
With the help of www.easyIME.com applicants can find the best-priced and best-suited USCIS approved Civil Surgeon, nearest to your area. (The easyIME website prompts you to enter your Zip Code, and then throws up a list of USCIS Civil Surgeons in the area).
EasyIME helps you to fix up an appointment with the Civil Surgeon.
Follow the instructions on easyIME, fix up your appointment and go through the Medical Exams on the scheduled day!
Make sure to carry a copy of the medical exam form I-693, and your passport or any other photo id on the day of the appointment.
Q: With reference to the Immigration Medical Examination, how long are TST/IGRA and chest X-ray results valid after they are obtained by the USCIS-approved CIVIL Surgeon?
A: The immigration medical exam is intended to be a “snapshot” of the applicant’s medical status. Therefore, the TST/IGRA and chest X-ray results must be closely related in time to the physical examination and laboratory results. There should not be a very big gap between the conduction of the test and the time the applicant submits the report. This is to avoid any complications during Visa processing.
Q: Can prior TST or IGRA results submitted by an outside doctor’s office be accepted by the Civil Surgeon, in lieu of performing the TST or IGRA?
A: No. A prior negative TST or IGRA result cannot be accepted since the Civil Surgeon must verify that the person applying for immigration benefits is the person appearing for the immigration medical exam. This is including any required tests such as the TST. However, a positive TST or IGRA result may be accepted based on an exception outlined in the TB updates.
Q: What is LTBI and when should an applicant be classified with it?
A: LTBI is Latent T B Infection. All those applicants who:
- Have recently arrived in the U.S. (arrived within the last 5 years) from countries with a high TB prevalence,
- Have a TST reaction of 10mm or greater of induration and
- Have no evidence of TB disease
should be classified with LTBI.
Every applicant who is applying for the Green card, irrespective of age has to go in for the Immigration Medical Exam.
We recently looked at the form I_693 form and how it has to be filled up by Civil Surgeons as a part of the applicant’s application for the Green Card process.
There are some more steps in filling up the I-693 process:
TB Steps (cont’d):
STEP 2: Determine whether a chest X-ray is required. A chest X-ray (CXR) is required if :
- The result of the applicant’s TST or IGRA test is positive;
- The applicant is immunosuppressed, regardless of TST or IGRA result;
- The applicant has signs or symptoms of TB, regardless of TST or IGRA result; or
- The applicant was exempted from the screening test (since this indicates a prior positive reaction).
If a CXR is required, the civil surgeon should request the applicant bring any prior CXRs performed. The civil surgeon should review prior CXRs for evidence suggestive of past TB disease or future development of TB disease.
The physician interpreting the current CXR should also be made aware of prior CXRs and what they indicate.
The civil surgeon is also responsible for ensuring that the X-ray technician checks the applicant’s identity. This is to ensure that the CXR belongs to the individual actually applying for the immigration benefit.
