Green Card Medical Exam Basics

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What is Green Card Medical Exam?

• The green card medical exam, the INS medical, the immigration physical - all these terms are used to denote the same USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) approved physical test that is mandatory for all green card applicants.

• This test is conducted by a USCIS approved panel doctor or USCIS Immigration Doctors.

• Doctor approved by USCIS and designated to conduct the immigration medical exam of aliens in the US who are applying for permanent residence or for other immigration purposes who are required by USCIS to have a medical examination

• Doctors on the panel of USCIS who conduct immigration medical exam outside the US are known as Panel Physicians

Step 1

Easy Step

• Go to the free service www.easyIME.Com

• Enter your zip code in the US and find the nearest civil surgeon in your area

• Set up an appointment

• Make sure you go through the checklist before the appointment, so you are well versed with the entire procedure.

• The doctor will fill out the I 693 form during the examination. So make sure you download a free copy of it online and go through it carefully.

• Show your passport or valid photo id along with the appointment letter to the doctor during the medical examination.

• Read up the instructions before the test.

• Clarify all your queries and questions with the doctor prior to the test.

What to expect?

• The medical examination will require you to be naked.

• Examination of the nose, ears, eyes and throat, extremities of lungs, abdomen, heart, skin, lymph nodes and external genitals will be done.

• Vaccines will be administered.• Chest X ray and skin test for TB• Blood tests to detect VD

How to respond?

• Answer all questions truthfully. Do not volunteer more information than you’re asked but be completely honest about all that you have been asked.

• Carry the proof of vaccines you have taken earlier from your health care provider.

• If you’re pregnant, carry a certificate from your obstetrician confirming your pregnancy.

• If you’re minor, take along a legal guardian who knows you’re medical history.

The following vaccinations are required for immigration purposes:

• Hepatitis A• Hepatitis B• Influenza• Influenza type b (Hib)• Measles• Meningococcal• Mumps

• Penumococcal• Pertussis• Polio• Rotavirus• Rubella• Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids• Varicella

• The authorized physician will either give the applicant the medical examination results to hand-carry to the visa interview or will send the results directly to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

 

• This test is done purely to screen for certain medical conditions relevant to U.S. immigration law.

• The panel physician will only examine you for conditions the U.S. Public Health Service specifies for U.S. immigration purposes.

 

• The physician won’t provide you with treatment or diagnosis despite discovering health issues.

• This examination is not a substitute for a full physical examination, consultation, diagnosis, or treatment by your primary health care provider.