Are you worried about the DV Medical Examination? Here I will be discussing it in detail about it. I will cover five main topics.
- Why is medical examination mandatory
- When to apply for the medical examination
- All the vaccinations required by the center for disease control(CDC) that you should have
- What to expect at the medical examination
- All the examinations that you will go through
Why is the medical examination mandatory?
Every DV lottery winner is required to attend a medical examination before his or her interview. There are two reasons number: They want to protect the hosting country where you are immigrating from any contagious disease that you might be carrying. These are diseases that will pose a threat to the public of the hosting country in this case the united states. They also want to protect you as an immigrant from acquiring the diseases that are prevalent in that country. That is the reason why they will go through your medical history to ensure that all the vaccinations required are administered to you before relocating.
When do you apply for or schedule your medical examination?
Immediately after you receive your second notification letter the famous 2NL, you are supposed to schedule your medical examination.
Do you select which doctor to conduct your medical examination?
No, you are supposed to book an appointment with the medical center or the physician specified by the united states embassy in your country.
Which documents are you supposed to carry with you to the medical examination?
- valid passports for all members in your application
- vaccination records
- photos for each and every member in your application and depending on which country
- appointment letter
- confirmation page of your ds-260
- medical history documents if you are under medication currently
- if you have ever had these contagious diseases or one of them for example tuberculosis and syphilis and you had been treated, you should come with that certification that shows you had it and you have completely been treated
These are the vaccinations that you are required to have by the center for disease control
- COVID-19
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza
- Influenza type b (Hib)
- Measles
- Meningococcal
- Mumps
- Pneumococcal
- Pertussis
- Polio
- Rotavirus
- Rubella
- Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
- Varicella
The doctors at the medical examination center will conduct two major types of checks or examinations.
The first medical examination that they will conduct is the physical examination in the physical check they will examine your eyes, ears, your nose, your throat, your extremities, your heart, your lungs, your abdomen, lymph nodes, skin, and external genitalia. They will also conduct a chest x-ray and they will do a blood test to check for syphilis. However, children below 15 years of age will not be exposed to x-ray checkups. If you are pregnant you need to communicate with the medical center earlier enough so that they can organize how you can be examined.
The second type of examination that they will conduct is the mental examination. This is to prove that you don’t have an existing mental problem or disorder that can cause public harm to the hosting country.
What are the costs of medical examinations?
Medical examination fee varies from country to country. They are not stated by the united states government. It may range from $100 up to $400 per head depending on the country.
What happens after the medical examination?
Depending on the embassy from various countries, the doctors might give you a sealed envelope to present during the interview while in some other embassies they send their results directly to the embassy.
Are there diseases that can cost you your diversity visa?
Yes but it rarely happens so. These are the conditions that can deny you the visa.
- if you have a communicable disease that has not yet been treated and poses a threat to public health
- if you fail to show proof of your vaccination
- if you have any mental disorder that possess a threat to the public
- if you are a drugs addict
Remember, if you’re found with a communicable disease like TB or syphilis, or gonorrhea you may be sent to undergo medication and once you are healed up you come back and you receive your visa interview. There’s nothing at all to panic about during the medical examination.
