A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service). These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.
Civil Surgeons’ Responsibilities:
The Technical Instructions for Medical Examinations of Aliens in the U.S. (1991);
- Adjustment of Status for U.S. Permanent Residence Requirements: Technical Instructions for Vaccinations 2009 (effective Dec.14, 2009);
- 2013 Technical Instructions for Syphilis and Hansen’s Disease (effective January 1, 2013); and
- CDC does not mail hard copies of these documents; it is the responsibility of the civil surgeon to obtain these documents online and comply with the requirements of the Technical Instructions.
What to bring to the immigration medical exam:
We ask that if you do not speak English you provide someone who can help you communicate with our staff and provide the answers required by the legal forms. We do have the ability to speak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and Spanish, for those who speak these languages.
Further tests for tuberculosis may be required, including a chest x-ray, if your skin test is positive or you have been immunized against tuberculosis in the past.
The following communicable diseases are of of significant concern to the USCIS.
- Tuberculosis
- Syphilis
- Chancroid
- Gonorrhea
- Granuloma Inguinale
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Hansen’s Disease
- Mumps
- Measles
- Rubella
- Polio
- Tetanus
- Diphtheria
- Pertussis
- Haemophilus influenzae Type B
- Rotavirus
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Meningocococcal disease
- Varicella
- Pneumococcal pneumonia
- Influenza
Please contact us with any questions or to arrange an appointment. (631)345-6670