USCIS Medical Exam 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An applicant adjusting status in the U.S. is found to have gonorrhea. Under USCIS medical guidelines, this is:
- A Class A communicable disease of public health significance making the applicant inadmissible (Correct answer)
- A Class B condition requiring follow-up only
- Not medically relevant to the immigration process
- Grounds for automatic deportation of the applicant
Correct answer: A Class A communicable disease of public health significance making the applicant inadmissible
Gonorrhea is a communicable disease of public health significance and is classified as a Class A condition causing inadmissibility.
Question 2: What is the minimum age at which an applicant is required to receive the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine under USCIS requirements?
- 7 years old (Correct answer)
- 2 years old
- 16 years old
- 18 years old
Correct answer: 7 years old
The Tdap booster is required for applicants 7 years and older who have completed the primary DTaP series, replacing one Td booster.
Question 3: If a civil surgeon suspects an applicant has falsified or forged vaccination records, the civil surgeon should:
- Treat the applicant as having no vaccination history and administer appropriate vaccines (Correct answer)
- Accept the records without question to avoid conflict
- Report the forgery directly to law enforcement
- Refuse to complete the medical examination entirely
Correct answer: Treat the applicant as having no vaccination history and administer appropriate vaccines
When vaccination records appear fraudulent, civil surgeons are directed to disregard them and administer vaccines as if no prior immunization history exists.
Question 4: What is the significance of a 'Class B, Tuberculosis (LTBI)' notation on Form I-693?
- The applicant has latent TB infection that is not infectious but should be treated after arrival in the U.S. (Correct answer)
- The applicant has active TB and is inadmissible
- The applicant is cleared of all TB-related concerns
- The applicant must be quarantined upon entry
Correct answer: The applicant has latent TB infection that is not infectious but should be treated after arrival in the U.S.
A Class B LTBI notation means the applicant has latent (inactive, non-infectious) TB infection; it is not a bar to admission but signals follow-up care is recommended.
Question 5: Which of the following scenarios would require an applicant to submit a new Form I-693?
- The civil surgeon's signature on the original form is dated more than 2 years before USCIS adjudication (Correct answer)
- The applicant changed their home address after submitting the form
- The applicant's name was misspelled on the form by the civil surgeon
- The applicant traveled outside the U.S. after the exam
Correct answer: The civil surgeon's signature on the original form is dated more than 2 years before USCIS adjudication
USCIS requires a new medical examination when the civil surgeon's signature is more than 2 years old at the time the case is adjudicated.
Question 6: An applicant who is HIV-positive is applying for adjustment of status. Under current U.S. immigration law, HIV status is:
- No longer a ground of inadmissibility; HIV was removed from the list in 2010 (Correct answer)
- Still a Class A condition requiring mandatory waiver
- Grounds for permanent inadmissibility with no waiver available
- Only relevant if the applicant has AIDS-defining illnesses
Correct answer: No longer a ground of inadmissibility; HIV was removed from the list in 2010
HIV infection was removed from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance in January 2010 and is no longer a ground of inadmissibility.
Question 7: A civil surgeon must be designated by USCIS to perform immigration medical exams. How can an applicant find a USCIS-designated civil surgeon?
- By searching the USCIS website's civil surgeon locator tool (Correct answer)
- By contacting any licensed physician in their state
- By calling the CDC national hotline for referrals
- By asking their primary care doctor to self-certify as a civil surgeon
Correct answer: By searching the USCIS website's civil surgeon locator tool
USCIS maintains an online civil surgeon locator on its website (uscis.gov) that allows applicants to search for designated civil surgeons by ZIP code.
USCIS Medical Exam 5
An applicant adjusting status in the U.S. is found to have gonorrhea.
Under USCIS medical guidelines, this is: