Medical Exams: New Policy in Effect for Adjustment of Status Applicants
Published October 19, 2018 With few exceptions, individuals seeking to reside permanently in the U.S. and obtain lawful permanent resident or “green card” status, must document they are not subject to a medical basis of inadmissibility. Whether the applicant is undergoing the consular processing of their immigrant visa at a U.S. consular post outside the U.S. or is obtaining their residence by way of an I-485 “adjustment of status” application in the U.S., a sealed medical exam report prepared by an accredited physician must be presented in support of their application. The purpose of the exam is to screen the […]