Do you get a 2nd chance if Medical Failed?

[Sunnybanana1913 11]

I am just curious. Let's say for example someone fails the medical for an STD like syphilis,chlamydia or maybe TB. Do you get Automatically denied a US Visa ? Or do you at least get prescribed antibiotics and get a second try after you finish the antibiotics? 

[Marrienne 112]

Your application is put on hold and they want to see you again in 6 months. So no, you do not go back after a couple of weeks. It is more like 6 months and you cannot pass until you produce a TB (or whatever) negative sample.

[Sunnybanana1913 11]

2 hours ago, Marrienne said:

Your application is put on hold and they want to see you again in 6 months. So no, you do not go back after a couple of weeks. It is more like 6 months and you cannot pass until you produce a TB (or whatever) negative sample.

Ok what if its something like Chlamydia or Syphilis(std). Because i know those things can go away in like a few weeks or less.  Does the 6 months wait time only apply to TB then? And what if I go back to USA if the medical is failed and we have to wait again for retest. Could we still continue the DCF process if i leave before the medical retest/interview? 

[Marrienne 112]

You will need to get treated for syphilis and bring test results and a signed clear health certificate. They do not check for chlamydia as far as I know.

[Sunnybanana1913 11]

7 minutes ago, Marrienne said:

You will need to get treated for syphilis and bring test results and a signed clear health certificate. They do not check for chlamydia as far as I know.

So my question is would we have to wait 6 months again?  Because I knOw it hets treated before that 

[Sunnybanana1913 11]

Has anyone experienced a failed Medical test ? 

[Umka36 781]

This was all I could find at the State Department website:

 

Medical Conditions/History

 

What if the applicant had a positive tuberculosis skin test?

Applicants with a previous positive skin test for tuberculosis should provide a certificate from the attending doctor (giving the circumstances of the positive test result, and indicating any treatment prescribed, and its duration) to the panel physician. If the applicant has ever been diagnosed with tuberculosis, the applicant must present a written certification, signed by the attending doctor, proving that the applicant was adequately treated. The certificate must include dates and types of medications taken. Applicants who ever had an abnormal chest X-ray should borrow the last X-ray films taken and bring them to the panel physician. The actual films, not the typed reports, may be required to compare with the X-rays that will be taken at the medical examination.

 

What if the applicant had syphilis?

Applicants who have had syphilis must present the panel doctor with a written certificate, signed by a doctor or public health official, proving that the applicant was adequately treated. Applicants who ever had a positive VDRL or other blood test for syphilis, and were not treated must give a written explanation signed by the applicant’s doctor to the panel physician.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/medical-exam-faqs.html

 

Also found this as well.

 

What are the communicable diseases of public health significance that would cause an applicant to fail a medical examination or be inadmissible?

Communicable diseases of public health significance include—

• Tuberculosis
• Syphilis
• Gonorrhea
• Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)

And the following two disease categories--

• Quarantinable diseases designated by any Presidential Executive Order. Current diseases include: cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers, severe acute respiratory syndromes, and influenza caused by novel or re-emergent influenza (pandemic flu).
• Events that are reportable as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) to the World Health Organization (WHO) under the International Health Regulations (IHR) of 2005 (currently polio, smallpox, SARS, influenza, and other public health emergencies of international concern.)

Some health-related waivers may be available for these diseases. For general information concerning the role that the CDC plays in the waiver process, you may visit our website. Additional information concerning Form I-601, the waiver application, and the requirements is located on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website.

 

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/medical-examination-faqs.html#5

 

Edited March 17, 2017 by Umka36