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    Default Medical Examination for Parents Seeking Family-Based Immigration

    Can someone help me understand the medical examination requirements better?

    I'm hoping to invite my parents to the U.S. then sponsor them for the family-based immigration. I understand they need to have medical exams and show vaccine records at some point, but does the exam need to be given by USCIS-designated physicians, or can they have the exam done in their home country ahead of time? Will USCIS accept exam records by foreign physicians? Similarly for the vaccines - do they need to be taken here in the U.S., or can they obtain the records from their home country and be ready to submit? Again, the plan is to start the immigration process after they already arrive here.

    Also, is USCIS really strict on seeing all the vaccine shots they listed as required?

    Thanks so much for your help!

    Tenor

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    Default Re: Medical Examination for Parents Seeking Family-Based Immigration

    The exam has to be performed by an approved physician. The issue isn't where the exam is performed - the issue is that it must be an approved physician.

    All required vaccines are... required. Surprised?

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    Default Re: Medical Examination for Parents Seeking Family-Based Immigration

    Thanks Knowitall! But how does one know which physicians are approved?

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    Default Re: Medical Examination for Parents Seeking Family-Based Immigration

    Contact the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and ask them for a list of approved civil surgeons. The U.S. embassy or consulate in your parents' nation of origin may also be able to indicate if there are approved civil surgeons in that nation and provide you with a list.

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    Default Re: Medical Examination for Parents Seeking Family-Based Immigration

    Thanks that was helpful!

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