Medical Exam Instructions for U.S. Visa Interview at U.S. Consulate

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Now that you intend to apply for an Immigrant visa, the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai has authorized the physicians listed below to administer your medical examination. Please make your examination arrangements with any panel physician site on the list at least seven days before your immigrant visa appointment. These physicians are licensed to practice locally, and the examinations they give to visa applicants conform to standards prescribed by the United States Public Health Service.
The physician may need four to seven days to prepare the results of your medical examination. Collect the report from the panel physician and bring it to the Consulate on the day of your visa interview. If the medical is in Digital form, you will hand over a digital Receipt, and no sealed envelope will be given to you.
Please carry the following items for each family member:

Please schedule your medical examination as soon as you receive your interview letter and for at least seven days BEFORE your immigrant visa appointment.

Medical Exam Checklist for Immigrant Visa Applicants

  • Original Interview letter;
  • DS-260 confirmation page;
  • Original Valid Passport;
  • Four (4) recent passport-style photographs; and
  • All medical records of vaccinations, prior illnesses or treatments.

Medical Exam Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants

All applicants: Physical Examination
Ages 2-14: Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) Test
15 years+/children with a history or exposure to TB: Chest X-ray
18 to 44 years old: (CXR) Syphilis Test
18 to 24 years old: Gonorrhea Test

Required Vaccinations

  • Panel physicians must verify that applicants have met certain vaccination requirements or that one or more of the following vaccinations is medically inappropriate.
  • If you have already received some or all of the required vaccinations, bring your vaccination records for verification. The Consulate accepts only vaccinations verified or administered at the panel sites listed below.
  • The following vaccines are required:
    • DT/DTP/DTaPT TDMeasles (or MR or MMR), Mumps (or MMR) Rubella (or MR or MMR); Rotavirus Hib Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B Meningococcal, Varicella Pneumococcal Influenza, COVID-19 Vaccination

List of Approved Panel Physician Sites for India
Schedule your medical examination at any of the physicians listed below. The physician may need four to seven days to prepare the results of your medical examination, so plan accordingly.
CHENNAI
Apollo Personalized Health Check Block (APHC block)
4th floor, Apollo Hospitals (Annex building) Wallace garden 1st street,
Chennai – 600006
Tel No: 044 4040 1066
DELHI
Max Med Centre
1st Floor, 26 A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar-4 Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi -110024
Tel No: +91 8860444888
Time: Monday through Saturday – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
GUJARAT
(1) Apollo Hospitals Nr. Indira Bridge, Dist.: Gandhinagar Ahmedabad ‒ 382428
Tel No: 079-66701800, EXT. 2002
Timing: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Monday to Saturday)
(2) Apollo Clinic Mann Complex
Anand Mahal Road, Adajan Surat Tel No: 0261-2790202 / 9879767977
HYDERABAD
Center for Migration Medicine
A Wing, 2nd floor, 8-2-293/HH/89 Banjara Hills Road #12 Hyderabad
Telangana – 500034 www.migrationmedicine.com
Tel No: +91 40 2360 7770 (Prior appointment required)
MUMBAI
Rele Clinic
10AA, Gita Building
Pandita Ramabai Road, Gamdevi Mumbai ‒ 400007
Tel: 022-23613737 / 23613838
www.releclinic.com
PUNJAB
Max MedCentre
Plot A-19, Industrial Area Phase VI SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab-160055 Telephone: 91-172- 5212000

The following fees for physicians have been authorized by the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai, effective October 1st, 2021

Hospitals Apollo (APHC) Chennai Apollo Hospital

Gandhi Nagar

 Apollo Clinic Surat CMM Hyderabad MAX Delhi MAX Mohali Rele Mumbai
Child (Below 2 years) 6000 3800 4200 9000 8170 8170 9000
Child (2 -14 years) 13300 9000 8200 17000 17170 17170 19000
Adult (15 – 17 years) 7700 6400 6400 12000 9270 9270 9000
Adult (18 – 24 years) 18900 14800 15000 17500 18820 18820 21500
Adult (25 -44 years) 8400 6400 6700 12500 9820 9820 9500
Adult (45 and above) 7700 6400 6400 12000 9270 9270 9000
Psychological Consultation   (If Required) 2800 1500 2200 3000 2900 2900 2500

Note: Your Visa will be refused if you will find ineligible in the medical results.

INELIGIBILITY BASED ON HEALTH AND MEDICAL GROUNDS – INA 212(A)(1)

INELIGIBILITY Grounds
a. (U) Communicable Disease of Public Health Significance: INA 212(a)(1)(i) provides that an individual is ineligible for a visa if the individual has a communicable disease of public health significance.
b. (U) Vaccinations: INA 212(a) (1) (A) (ii) provides that an individual is ineligible for an Immigrant Visa if the individual lacks the required vaccinations.
c. (U) Physical or Mental Disorders: INA 212(a) (1)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that an individual is ineligible for a visa if the individual has a physical or mental disorder and behaviour associated with that disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the individual or others, or a history of such behaviour likely to occur or lead to other harmful behaviour.
d. (U) Drug Addict or Abuse: INA 212(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that an individual is ineligible for a visa if the individual is a drug abuser or drug addict.

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