Immigration Medical Articles

Syphilis & Gonorrhea Screening

Blood Draw or Urine Sample? How Syphilis and Gonorrhea Are Actually Tested on Your I-693

Syphilis and gonorrhea screening for Form I-693 aren’t one test. Here’s the real difference in speci...

Diagnostic & Phlebotomy Supplies

Butterfly Needles vs. Straight Vacutainer Needles: Stocking the Right Blood Draw Devices for a Civil Surgeon Practice

A civil surgeon clinic’s guide to choosing between winged butterfly sets and straight vacutainer nee...

Diagnostic & Phlebotomy Supplies

CLIA Certificate of Waiver: What a Civil Surgeon Clinic Needs Before Stocking Point-of-Care Tests

Before buying RPR or TB IGRA test kits, a civil surgeon clinic needs a CLIA Certificate of Waiver. H...

Inside the Exam Room

Why a Civil Surgeon’s Exam Room Looks Different From a Regular Doctor’s Office

A Civil Surgeon’s exam room carries extra equipment your family doctor doesn’t need — here’s what’s...

What to Bring & How Long It Takes

How Long Does the Immigration Medical Exam Actually Take?

A realistic timeline for the I-693 exam: appointment length, results turnaround, and what stretches...

Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance

The I-601 Waiver for a Class A Communicable Disease Finding

A Class A communicable disease finding on Form I-693 does not have to end an application. Here is ho...

Mental-Health & Substance Findings

The I-601 Waiver for Mental Health and Substance Findings on Form I-693

A Class A mental-health or substance-use finding on the I-693 is not automatically the end of a case...

Global Health Mobility

The Health Checklist for International Relocation: Water, First Aid, and Medication Planning

A practical checklist for people relocating abroad long-term: water safety methods, first aid kit co...

PPE & Infection Control

Tuberculosis Precautions: The PPE a Civil Surgeon Clinic Must Have on Hand

What N95 respirators, isolation signage, and sharps disposal a civil surgeon office needs on hand fo...

Travel Vaccination & Prophylaxis

The Yellow Fever “Yellow Card”: What Travelers Need to Know Before They Fly

What the International Certificate of Vaccination (ICVP) proves, which countries require it, and wha...

IMR Clinical Review Board15 Aug 2026

Vaccine Records & Documentation

How to Retrieve Your Vaccination History From a State Immunization Registry for Your I-693

State immunization registries can pull up your shot history even when your paper card is long gone....

IMR Clinical Review Board15 Aug 2026

Visitor & Travel Medical Insurance

Visitor Insurance for Parents Coming to the U.S. During Your Green Card Process

Why parents visiting during your adjustment of status need their own short-term medical policy, and...

IMR Clinical Review Board15 Aug 2026