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    Civil Surgeons
    Immigration Medical Examinations

    Depending on the immigration benefit sought, an applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination. Immigration medical examinations conducted inside the United States must be performed by a civil surgeon who has been designated by USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

    Immigration medical examinations conducted outside the United States must be performed by a panel physician who has been designated by the Department of State.

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    Civil Surgeon

    A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service). These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.

    IMPORTANT: medical examinations will not be recognized if they are given by a doctor in the U.S. who is not a Civil Surgeon; please make sure that your appointment is with a Civil Surgeon or your results and documents will be invalid.

    Civil Surgeons’ Responsibilities  

    Civil surgeons must perform the immigration medical examination according to the Technical Instructions for the Medical Examinations of Aliens in the United States (Technical Instructions or TIs), published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.  These Technical Instructions include:

    Each of these documents and subsequent updates can be obtained from CDC’s website and are linked on the right side of this page.

    CDC does not mail hard copies of these documents; it is the responsibility of the civil surgeon to obtain these documents online and comply with the requirements of the Technical Instructions.

    Failure to comply with the Technical Instructions may result in the revocation of civil surgeon designation by USCIS.

    Civil Surgeon Seminar Series

    USCIS, in coordination with CDC, provides regular instruction on how to perform the immigration medical examination according to the Technical Instructions and correctly capture results of the exam on Form I-693.

    For more information on upcoming seminars, please contact USCIS Customer Service and Public Engagement at public.engagement@dhs.gov.

    Questions and Updates

    For currently designated civil surgeons:

    If your inquiry/request is... Then
    An immigration-related question or question about completing Form I-693

    Send inquiry to USCIS Customer Service and Public Engagement at public.engagement@dhs.gov
    A question about a completed Form I-693 that is being adjudicated at a USCIS service center (as opposed to a field office)

    Send inquiry to USCIS Service Center Operations atscopsscata@uscis.dhs.gov

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    A medical question about the immigration medical examination or the Technical Instructions

    Send inquiry to CDC at cdc@cdcinfo.gov
    To update your contact information, add additional office locations, or terminate your designation as a civil surgeon  Send request to the civil surgeon coordinator at your local USCIS field office. You can find the address of your local USCIS field office by using the Local Office Locator . You can also send your request to USCIS at public.engagement@dhs.gov

    USCIS Civil Surgeon Locator

    A public list of designated civil surgeons is available online through the Civil Surgeon Locator.  www.uscis.gov/civilsurgeons

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    Last updated: 03/28/2013

    Source

    GeoSalud, March 29, 2013

     


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