Healthy Trust Immigration Physical Exams

Most applicants for adjustment of status are required to have a medical examination. The medical examination must be conducted by a civil surgeon who has been designated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Medical examinations are needed for adjustment of status cases (Form I-485) and requests for V nonimmigrant status (Form I-539).

• Healthy Trust Immediate Medical Care offers:
• Same Day Appointments
• On Site Lab for quick results
• Affordable and reasonable fee's
• Over 25 years of experience
• Multi Lingual Staff
• US Goverment Certified Medical Examiners
• Healthy Trust Immediate Care currently has three physicians who are certified to give immigration exams and who are designated as civil surgeons. All are certified by the US Goverment as Immigration Medical Examiners:
  
• Boris Gurevich MD
• Olga Lansky MD
• Alexandra Linchevskaya MD

Your Immigration Exam requires the following:

The immigration doctor will record your complete medical history and perform a thorough physical examination. A blood sample will be obtained for HIV and Syphilis. A tuberculosis skin test will be performed. The US government requires specific vaccinations according to your age. Please bring proof of all prior vaccinations with you to your scheduled appointment.

The Healthy Trust immigration physician will perform a physical examination and a mental status exam regardless of age. Applicants 2 yrs of age or older are required to have a TB (tuberculosis) skin test which requires a very small pin prick. After the skin test you will need to return to the Healthy Trust Immigration Medical exam office in 48 to 72 hours to have the results read. The immigration medical exam doctor is required to perform a chest x-ray if the test reaction is 5 mm or greater.

Applicants completing the immigration medical examination that are 15 years of age or older require blood samples be taken for HIV and syphilis. The Healthy Trust Immigration Physician may require an applicant less than 15 years of age to have these tests if there is reason to believe the immigration medical applicant may have one of these diseases.

The Healthy Trust immigration physician is required to provide pre and post test counseling to all applicants who have the HIV, and Syphillis test performed.

The Immigration Medical Examination requires the following vaccinations:

• Mumps
• Measles
• Rubella
• Polio
• Tetanus
• Diphtheria Toxoids
• Pertussis
• Influenza type B
• Hepatitis B
• You may also require any other vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Current ACIP recommendations currently include:

• Varicella
• Haemophilius influenza type B
• Pneumococcal vaccines

The Health Trust Immigration Physician will review your vaccination history with you to determine whether you have all the required vaccinations. Make sure you take your vaccination records with you to your appointment at Healthy Trust. Do not try to comply with these requirements before you meet with the Health Trust Immigation Physician, in case it is not medically appropriate for you to have one or more of the required vaccines.

After the medical exam is complete, the Healthy Trust Immigration Physician will give you Form I-693 with the results in a sealed envelope to present to INS. Do not open the sealed envelope.

We serve the Chicago North Shore Communities of Lake County, Wheeling, Prospect Heights, Lincolnshire, Deerfield, Buffalo Grove, Northbrook, Highland Park, Long Grove, Riverwoods, Des Plaines, Palatine, Glenview, Highwood, Northfield, Libertyville, Winnetka, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mundelein, and Bannockburn.