U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made changes to the medical examination guidance for Afghan parolees coming into the country under the Operation Allies Welcome program.
As of the beginning of February, Afghan applicants under Operation Allies Welcome may not need to duplicate their immigration medical examination if they have completed one before arriving in the country.
“USCIS announced today that it is updating guidance in the USCIS policy manual regarding immigration medical examination requirements for certain Afghan nationals applying for adjustment of status after arriving in the United States under Operation Allies Welcome,” a USCIS Feb. 1 news release said.
For the first time, applicants can use a medical examination report that took place outside of the U.S. to satisfy the requirement of medical examination. Previously, the requirement was fulfilled by submitting Form I-693, which has to be completed by a USCIS-designated civil surgeon. Afghan nationals paroled into the U.S. must have or be open to receive the MMR, polio, COVID-19 vaccines and more, as conditioned by their parole.
In addition to these conditions, there cannot be any evidence the individual has a Class A medical condition for them to be able to enter the country. For a medical examination to apply, it must have taken place within the last four years.
