USCIS Communicable Disease Screening & Reporting 2

Question 1

What does a 'Class B1 tuberculosis' designation indicate on Form I-693?

Accepted Answer

TB disease that is not currently contagious but requires follow-up treatment after U.S. entry

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Active, contagious pulmonary TB requiring immediate isolation

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Latent TB infection with no evidence of active disease

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A fully resolved prior TB history with no follow-up needed

Question 2

An applicant with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and a normal chest X-ray should receive which tuberculosis classification on Form I-693?

Accepted Answer

Class B2 - tuberculosis

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Class A - tuberculosis

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Class B1 - tuberculosis

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No classification; LTBI is not reportable on I-693

Question 3

Which entity is responsible for publishing the Technical Instructions that govern communicable disease screening protocols for civil surgeons?

Accepted Answer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 4

Who is legally authorized to conduct the immigration medical examination and complete Form I-693 for adjustment of status applicants?

Accepted Answer

USCIS-designated civil surgeons only

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Any physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States

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CDC-certified public health officers

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Any physician licensed in the applicant's country of birth

Question 5

What is the primary legal purpose of communicable disease screening in the USCIS immigration medical examination?

Accepted Answer

To identify conditions constituting health-related grounds for inadmissibility under the INA

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To provide mandatory treatment to all applicants with detected infections

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To collect CDC epidemiological surveillance data on immigrant populations

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To determine Medicaid eligibility for newly admitted lawful permanent residents

Question 6

Which form do civil surgeons use to record the results of communicable disease screening for adjustment of status applicants?

Accepted Answer

Form I-693 (Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record)

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Form DS-3025 (Vaccination Documentation Worksheet)

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Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization)

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Form DS-5541 (Chest X-Ray Worksheet)

Question 7

When is sputum smear and culture examination required during tuberculosis evaluation in a USCIS medical examination?

Accepted Answer

When chest X-ray findings are suggestive of active pulmonary tuberculosis

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Whenever the applicant has a positive TST result

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For all applicants born in high TB-prevalence countries

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Whenever an IGRA test result is indeterminate