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
Reports say that unemployment rates have fallen to 5.4 per cent in the United States. But the true reality is that a steady pace of economic growth has not been very forthcoming.
IMMIGRANT POPULATION- A SOURCE OF GREAT ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
The country however has a great source of potential that is seemingly remaining untapped – the growing community of immigrants trickling in to the country – a diverse world of people who are motivated, hard working and creative individuals. The United States has remained one of the top economies in the world as it has been able to attract a vast spectrum of people from around the globe, and has thus been able to reap the benefits of their talent and labor.
WHY IS THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION A PROMISING SOLUTION FOR US GROWTH?
This is largely because
- Immigrants are very capable of starting new business propositions and execute them effectively.
- America’s labor force is expanded by immigrants.
- The new ideas and patents that boost a country’s economic growth largely abound from immigrant engagement with the country. This is turn leads to productivity.
- A research project predicts that between the years 2012 and 2050 immigrants and their children will combine to account for 93 per cent of the total growth of America’s working age population.
With the country’s aging workforce and the Baby Boomer group fast approaching retirement a new inflow of immigrants should be welcomed as this will boost growth and spark renewed productivity in the United States.
It was recently predicted by Secretary of DHS that it would ultimately transpire that the Obama government would be given permission by the courts in the United States to proceed with its plans to shield hundreds and millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. The measures have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge and an appeals court, which were to make up to “5 million undocumented immigrants eligible for deportation relief” including unrecorded parents of U S citizens and lawful permanent residents.
“Our lawyers at the Department of Justice say we have the legal authority to do this,” the Secretary stated in a speech about the nation’s immigration system at a University in Houston. He added that the president’s actions, known as deferred action, are “the right thing to do. …Over and over again, in the life of this nation, there have been classes of people who, by virtue of their race, gender, religion, or nationality, exist on the margins of society and struggle to seek our acceptance.” “It has been the tradition of this great nation that, ultimately, we hear their claims and grant them relief,” Johnson said.
In his speech the Secretary also commented on the “emotion and partisanship” that cloaked the complex subject of immigration. He criticized the fact that facts were often submerged in demagoguery, suspicion and exaggeration. He said that it was wrong that illegal immigration was on the rise, as people believed. In fact, he said, that the opposite was true.
As you prepare for the Immigration Medical, one of the last steps in the Green Card journey, here is a list of the things to keep in mind as you get ready for the final haul!
• A list of the vaccinations that you have already taken.
• If there is anyone in your family who is applying for immigration along with you and has mental, learning or other special disabilities then you will have to submit a report of their condition apart from any other supervisory requirements.
• If you have tested positive for the skin test for tuberculosis in the past then a certificate from your physician stating the conditions of the positive test result must be provided along with the treatment given and its duration. If you have ever been diagnosed with the disease then a written certification must be provided that is signed by your doctor, stating that you have been treated properly. This certificate must also include all the dates and types of medicines that were taken during the course of the treatment. If an abnormal X-ray of the chest has ever come up in the past the last X-ray film should be produced at the Medical. Care should be taken that the original X-rays should be carried, not just the typed reports.
• If syphilis has ever been contracted a written certificate signed by a doctor or public health official should be produced stating the success of the treatment.
• Prepare a list of all the medications taken by you if you have chronic illnesses. You should be ready to explain each condition explicitly to the Civil Surgeon.
