USCIS USCIS Physical Examination Procedures 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Who is authorized to perform the USCIS immigration medical examination for adjustment of status?
- Any licensed physician in the United States
- A USCIS-designated civil surgeon (Correct answer)
- Any state health department physician
- Any board-certified internal medicine specialist
Correct answer: A USCIS-designated civil surgeon
Only a USCIS-designated civil surgeon is authorized to perform the immigration medical examination required for adjustment of status applications.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of the USCIS immigration medical examination?
- To evaluate an applicant's fitness for employment in the United States
- To identify health conditions that may make an applicant inadmissible (Correct answer)
- To provide free comprehensive healthcare to applicants
- To screen for genetic disorders affecting future generations
Correct answer: To identify health conditions that may make an applicant inadmissible
The USCIS medical exam identifies health conditions that may make an applicant inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Question 3: What is a 'Class A' medical condition in the context of the USCIS immigration medical exam?
- A minor condition requiring only follow-up care
- A condition that renders an applicant inadmissible to the United States (Correct answer)
- A condition requiring specialist referral only
- A condition requiring additional vaccines before clearance
Correct answer: A condition that renders an applicant inadmissible to the United States
Class A conditions are those that render an applicant inadmissible under immigration law, such as active communicable diseases of public health significance.
Question 4: What type of test is required to screen for tuberculosis during the USCIS medical exam?
- Chest X-ray for all applicants regardless of age
- TST (tuberculin skin test) or IGRA (blood test) (Correct answer)
- Sputum culture for all applicants
- Bronchoscopy procedure
Correct answer: TST (tuberculin skin test) or IGRA (blood test)
Applicants are screened for tuberculosis using either a tuberculin skin test (TST) or an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) blood test.
Question 5: What is a 'Class B' medical condition in the USCIS immigration medical exam?
- A condition requiring immediate hospitalization before the exam can proceed
- A physical or mental abnormality not severe enough to cause inadmissibility but significant enough to require notification (Correct answer)
- A deficiency only in required vaccinations
- Any curable communicable disease
Correct answer: A physical or mental abnormality not severe enough to cause inadmissibility but significant enough to require notification
Class B conditions are physical or mental health abnormalities that don't render the applicant inadmissible but are significant enough to be noted on Form I-693.
Question 6: What must an applicant typically bring to their civil surgeon appointment for the USCIS medical exam?
- Only a government-issued photo ID
- Vaccination records, government-issued ID, and the appropriate civil surgeon fee (Correct answer)
- A completed Form I-485 only
- A written referral letter from USCIS
Correct answer: Vaccination records, government-issued ID, and the appropriate civil surgeon fee
Applicants should bring valid government-issued identification, any available vaccination records, and payment for the civil surgeon's fee to their medical exam appointment.
USCIS USCIS Physical Examination Procedures 1
Who is authorized to perform the USCIS immigration medical examination for adjustment of status?