throwaway999

If found to have a medical issue with substance abuse, yes. But I am asking about a different scenario, where the user is found not to have a medical issue, but nevertheless the admission of prior substance use is communicated to the Consulate and then leads to a separate finding of inadmissability based on prior use i.e. criminal grounds. Understood, yes it is the criminal element of admission that I am asking about, not the medical.

I know this has been discussed previously and I have read the historic threads that I have found here. My question is regarding a spousal visa to the US from the UK. Does anyone know any details of exactly what information is passed from the medical exam to the US consulate in the UK? It appears that there is a form I-693 which the panel physician is required to complete and submit to the consulate? In the scenario where the visa applicant discloses previous use of recreational drugs during the medical exam, but does not have any convictions/arrests/cautions for drugs, and is not found by the panel physician to have a substance abuse issue, are the details of the disclosures passed to the consulate? Basically, is there a scenario where, in the UK, a disclosure of prior use of a controlled substance i.e. prior drug use could lead to a visa refusal by the consulate on criminal grounds? I am aware of the importance of full and honest replies in the immigration process, I am just trying to understand what actually happens and whether to be anxious that disclosures during the medical could lead to a refusal of the application on criminal grounds.