Is cured STD a hinderance to US visa issuance? (split and merged)

[Jan_R 0]

Hi, I just want opinion and insights about this topic. Is cured/past history with STD (ex. Gonorrhea and chlamydia) will be a hindrance for Visa issuance? Really need your help!!

[Jan_R 0]

Hi, I just want opinion and insights about this topic. Is cured/past history with STD (ex. Gonorrhea and chlamydia) will be a hindrance for Visa issuance? Really need your help!!

Edited September 16, 2017 by Penguin_ie

[Boiler 45,486]

Should not be.

 

E3 is for Australians.

[Jan_R 0]

I mean for EB-3 Visa

[Jan_R 0]

Hi, Just want to ask if cured/past history with STD like Gonorrhea/Chlamydia would be a hindrance for US Visa Issuance? Thank you

[Hank_ 9,174]

10 minutes ago, Jan_R said:

Hi, Just want to ask if cured/past history with STD like Gonorrhea/Chlamydia would be a hindrance for US Visa Issuance? Thank you

Doubt it.  SLEC does a blood test for current status.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Answered already.   

 

Nope. Not an issue for "past"

[Jan_R 0]

Just now, Hank_ said:

Doubt it.  SLEC does a blood test for current status.

You mean sir its not an issue if its already past history?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Just now, Jan_R said:

You mean sir its not an issue if its already past history?

Correct.    SLEC does a blood test to see if you NOW have an STD

[shayden10 78]

It won't be an issue if you've had it in the past so long as it's been cured. They will only look for active STDs. They do request you bring a report from a doctor or health clinic outlining when you had it/were treated/what treatment was receiving. However, they may not even look at the report. 

Best of luck!

[bakphx1 789]

Some diseases like TB, Hepatitis, and others will always show antibodies present if you've had the disease and been cured.  However, these same antibodies help you from getting the disease again. 

 

STD's like what you mention are bacterial, and not viral.  They are easily cured with antibiotics, but, you build no immunity.  Thus, the infection leaves you with no antibodies in your system. 

 

So, a past history is not detectable.  And even so, the point of tests is to make sure you aren't currently infectious, so hypothetically a past case wouldn't matter. 

 

[Jan_R 0]

thank you for this clarification.

[randomstairs 303]

On 9/16/2017 at 0:37 PM, bakphx1@aol.com said:

Some diseases like TB, Hepatitis, and others will always show antibodies present if you've had the disease and been cured.  However, these same antibodies help you from getting the disease again. 

 

STD's like what you mention are bacterial, and not viral.  They are easily cured with antibiotics, but, you build no immunity.  Thus, the infection leaves you with no antibodies in your system. 

 

So, a past history is not detectable.  And even so, the point of tests is to make sure you aren't currently infectious, so hypothetically a past case wouldn't matter. 

 

TB is detectable after the first exposure. The exposure doesn't have to result in infection. In fact, TB can be detected even if the exposure has been a previous TB test.