Immigration Physicals

Immigration medical examination is a necessary part of immigrating to the United States and becoming a permanent resident (green card holder). Often referred to as the Green Card Medical Review, examinations are a regular part of the process of ensuring public safety and eliminating reasons for inadmissibility for intended immigrants.

Some diseases of public health significance make an adult in the United States inadmissible. The examination is a process to remove these grounds of inadmissibility.

The medical reasons for inadmissibility, the medical examination of foreign nationals and the vaccination of foreign nationals are intended to protect the health of the United States population. The Immigration Medical Examination, the resulting Medical Examination Report and the Vaccination Record provide U.S. information. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is used to determine whether a foreign national complies with health-related admissibility standards.

Any of these four basic medical conditions may make an applicant inadmissible on health-related grounds:

• Communicable disease of public health significance
• Immigrant failure to demonstrate proof of required vaccinations
• Physical or mental disorder with associated harmful behavior
• Drug abuse or addiction