Are you planning to migrate to the United States? But do you know the importance of clearing the immigration physical exam? Clearing this exam can help you legally migrate to the United States. That’s why you should know how you can avoid medical inadmissibility, which can be the reason for your application rejection in this article.

Importance of immigration physical

An immigration physical exam is important because this helps the United States government prevent certain groups of people that are harmful in any way from entering their country. There can be several reasons why the USCIS rejects your immigration application. One of them could be ineligibility in a clear immigration medical exam which is essential to legally migrate to the United States.

Besides people with criminal histories or terrorist/criminal associations, if you have any of these health conditions you become an inadmissible applicant, including:

1. Infected with a communicable disease that has public health significance:

In case you are infected with an active, untreated infectious disease (including gonorrhea, syphilis, leprosy, or tuberculosis), USCIS (United States Citizenship Immigration and Services) may deny you a green card until you get treated or cured to enter the United States to ensure that you won’t infect resident Americans.

2. Drug or alcohol abuse:

In case your medical exam shows that you’re currently abusing prescribed drugs, illegal drugs, or alcohol, you may not clear the immigration medical. They also check your drug abuse history. If you have a history of drug abuse, USCIS may ask you to take a drug test to verify whether you participated in a drug treatment program to remove your addiction.

3. Mental or physical disorders related to harmful behaviors:

If you suffer from an illness that can make you violent toward yourself or others, then USCIS may reject your green card application. USCIS considers that drunk driving cases are common in people with these disorders since they can be harmful to your life as well as others.

4. Inability to work:

If you have any health condition that prevents you from working and supporting yourself financially, USCIS may reject your immigration application. However, this category depends on the fact of how likely you would become dependent on government benefits. Conditions like serious fatal diseases or disabilities could fall under this category.

5. Failure to show proof of getting vaccinated for required vaccines:

If you fail to provide evidence that you are properly vaccinated to enter the United States, you may fall under the category of “inadmissible.”

How to avoid medical inadmissibility?

To avoid medical inadmissibility, you need to ensure that you have completed all checkpoints of the immigration guidelines. To ensure you can prevent facing a health-related denial in your application, here are some tips:

• If you had any one of the contagious diseases including gonorrhea, syphilis, leprosy, or tuberculosis in the past, then you need to show proof of your treatment and cure to USCIS. For example, you can bring copies of your medical records that show that you received treatment and test results where it shows that you’re negative in those results. You may also need a written statement from your regular doctor stating your disease is cured or under control.
• If you have a history of drug abuse, you need to bring proof that you received treatment and now you are not addicted. You can also bring a written medical statement from the doctor who treats you.
• If you have a history of mental illness, you need to bring proof that you received treatment and now your condition is under control.
• If you have any other serious diseases, then you need to bring a statement from your regular doctor who explains how you manage your condition. It should also explain how illness after your life includingits impact on your ability to work and connect with others.

If USCIS denies your application for other health-related reasons, then you can apply for a “waiver of inadmissibility” or a government waiver to enter the United States. USCIS can communicate with the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) to provide you with a waiver. They may create specific conditions on which they can approve your waiver.

For example, you may have to see a doctor immediately and receive treatment in the United States if you apply for a waiver for an infectious disease. However, USCIS can still deny your waiver if you directly refuse to receive treatment. You can only file a waiver of inadmissibility with the help of a lawyer.

Clearing immigration physical exams is essential to ensure that you can legally move to the United States. To ensure you don’t fall into the category of inadmissible, follow the above-mentioned tips to clear the exam. In case USCIS denies your application due to any health-related issues, you can apply for a waiver to enter the United States. Make sure you don’t refuse medical treatment after you apply for a waiver. Otherwise, they can still deny your immigration application.

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