USCIS USCIS Physical Examination Procedures

Question 1

Who is authorized to perform the USCIS immigration medical examination for adjustment of status?

Accepted Answer

A USCIS-designated civil surgeon

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

To identify health conditions that may make an applicant inadmissible

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

A condition that renders an applicant inadmissible to the United States

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

TST (tuberculin skin test) or IGRA (blood test)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

A physical or mental abnormality not severe enough to cause inadmissibility but significant enough to require notification

Answer

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.

USCIS - Medical Exam Practice Test

USCIS - Medical Exam Practice Test

USCIS USCIS Physical Examination Procedures