If you are a visa applicant who is applying for the green card for residing permanently in the United States of America you are required to go in for some vaccinations, depending upon what age group you fall into.
Find below some questions answered about vaccinations, which are an important part of the Immigration Medical Examination.
QUESTION: What is the season usually for the flu starting- I am asking this in reference to the seasonal flu requirement; the seasonal flu vaccine is an integral part of the Immigration Medical Examination will I still have to receive the seasonal flu vaccine even if the flu season is not going on?
As far as the Immigration Medical Examination is concerned the flu season falls between October 1 and March 31st every year. If you are slated to take the Immigration Medical Examination during this time frame you are then required to go in for the seasonal flu vaccine. If you have a schedule for the Green Card Medical Exam to be completed anytime between April 1st and September 30, when the flu season does not occur then you are not required to place on record that you have got the seasonal flu vaccine done.
Question: I am pregnant and do not wish to go in for any vaccinations as part of the stipulated procedure. But will I still have to go through them as part of the Immigration Medical Examination procedure?
Answer: In the event of your being pregnant, then, as per the Technical Instructions quoted in the CDC the Civil Surgeon will be in a better position to assess your condition and advise the necessary course of action. If the Civil Surgeon is not able to give you the vaccine as require then the Form I-693 pertaining to the Green Card Medical Examination will be annotated by having the particular non-administered vaccine as contraindicated.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Head recently visited a detention center for immigrant families, after it came to be known through the media that it was the site for 2 hunger strikes and abuse allegations.
The Director of ICE paid an unofficial, low-key visit to the Center in Texas, where mothers were protesting against their children being kept in the detention centers. They were demanding that they be released in order to go after asylum benefits.
The Director was taken on a tour around the facility where she interacted with the staff and the detainees. The center was found to be running satisfactorily according to her. She expressed confidence in the staff and other sub-contractors at the facility, where she observed that a healthy environment was being maintained. She stated that issues and problems that cropped up were quickly addressed as they arose.
Recently there were scores of complaints from mothers and children in the detention center. The children and mothers wanted to be released on bond and it was stated that 3 women were put into the medical isolation ward along with their children as punishment for protesting against the detention.
The facility in Texas has 530 beds, and is one of the 3 facilities which is for family, and here both mothers as well as children are held in detention if they are found crossing over the borders illegally.
PREPARING FOR THE IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAMINATION
The first step to the Immigration Medical Examination is to find out which are the doctors who reside in your area and are officiated to perform the Immigration Medical Examination for you. The information is available on the USCIS website, apart from also being accessible on a free basis on the www.easyIME.com website. On the USCIS website you may have to select the first 3 letters pertaining to your case number from the drop down list. Once you do so, and then click on Medical Examination you will receive complete information about the Immigration Medical Examination.
Once you decide on the most suitable USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon you can then contact the doctor and fix up the appointment. You may have to inform the USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon that the examination is for the Green Card visa application – you can then fix up the date and set up an interview appointment. The USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon will let you know the cost of the Immigration Medical Examination and all the tests involved in the same.
WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO CARRY WITH YOU TO THE IMMIGRATION MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
When you visit the USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon for the Immigration Medical you will have to carry the following documents with you:
- Any previous chest x-rays
- Copies of your medical history documents
- Passport, travel documents, identity cards
- Vaccination immunization records.
On the date and time scheduled for the appointment attend the Immigration Medical Examination.
The Obama government faced a major challenge on Friday in getting a conservative-aligned appeals court to do away with the freeze placed on the President’s executive actions on immigration reforms.
This proved to be a critical test for the measures proposed by the President on November 20, 2014, which were further endangered by a lawsuit brought about by Texas and the 25 other states which had joined it.
The Court’s decision will directly affect the 4 million undocumented immigrants, as this decision will impact the situation of whether the immigrants have to wait several weeks or months before they know if they can get protection from getting deported.
Hundreds of family members and demonstrators from all over the country gathered outside the courthouse to join hands for millions of undocumented families that would be most likely to qualify for deportation relief and also get access to a temporary work permit in the USA.
There were sounds of music-drums, bells and chants being heard outside of the courtroom where attorneys from each side were given an hour to raise their arguments – a time considered very long for a motion such as this.
The entire case has been put on fast – track mode, and this is a sign that the court is seeing the entire situation with serious eyes. It is likely that the case will take months to resolve, especially in the Supreme Court.
