Medical Exam

[Heartland 0]

What exactly do they check for when going thru the medical exam? What would be a disqualifier?

[mybackpages 0]

According to the state department the following are health related reasons for denying a visa

1. Health-Related Grounds:
   Among those persons excludable for health reasons are
   

1. Aliens afflicted with a communicable disease of public health significance, including HIV infection;
   
2. Aliens who are determined to have a physical or mental disorder and behaviour associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others, as well as those aliens who have had such a disorder and associated behaviour which behaviour is likely to recur or lead to other harmful behaviour; and
   
3. Drug abusers and addicts.
   

[maggieNomar 0]

What exactly do they check for when going thru the medical exam? What would be a disqualifier?

Drugs would definitely be a disqualifier. And life threatening or debilitating diseases that make one likely to become a 'public charge' because they cannot work (like MS). They check basic health, heart, lungs, and run a blood test. I believe they do AIDS testing with it along with analyzing for other things, but am not sure.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

I believe they do AIDS testing with it along with analyzing for other things, but am not sure.

yes, they do.

[samir_shannon 0]

They check for communicable diseases such as HIV, Syphillis, Hepatitis, TB etc. They perform a routine medical exam , blood tests, vaccinations, and a chest x-ray to check for TB. It is all very simple. Nothing more than an annual physical with a chest x-ray.

[Heartland 0]

I read that high blood pressure was one thing they turned someone down for.... very strange. what about past surgeries to correct problems ect?

Thanks for all the replies !

Wendy