Immigrant Visas

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

American immigration law forbids the issuance of a visa to anyone who has contracted a communicable disease, such as tuberculosis, inguinal rashes, venereal diseases (syphilis, hepatitis, etc.), leprosy, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Therefore, each immigrant visa applicant must undergo a medical examination at a doctor’s office selected by the Consular Section. The medical examination includes:

• Chest x-ray (for all persons 10 years of age or older);
• Wasserman or Kahn skin reaction test (for all persons 14 years of age or older);
• Preventative vaccination against certain infectious diseases, microbes, viruses or parasites, if necessary.
  

INSTRUCTIONS: Contact one of the doctors listed below to complete the medical examination. Examinations done by any other doctor WILL NOT be accepted. The doctor will indicate the designated laboratories for the x-rays and the required examinations.  The fees incurred must be paid by the visa applicant and should not exceed US$90.00 for adults and US$40.00 for children under 15. Present all vaccination booklets to the doctor for updates, if necessary.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: All applicants for medical examinations must present their passport and a photograph identical to the one submitted with their visa application. Medical tests and examinations will not be conducted if an applicant cannot produce such identification.

DOCTORS SELECTED BY THE U.S. EMBASSY

Dr. Jean Hénold BUTEAU                                 
Medical Center, 17-19 Chemin des Dalles              
Port-au-Prince, Haiti                                         

245-1719     

                                               

Dr. Yvon ISAAC

Adventist Hospital of  Haiti

Diquini, Haiti

234-0521

Dr. Michel THEARD
31, Ave. Charles Summer, near OAVCT
(Not far from Sacred Heart Church)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
245-0583, 245-4545, 510-4545

NB:  Please complete the medical examination no later than two weeks before your scheduled interview. Each immigrant visa applicant will receive his/her medical report in a sealed envelope. DO NOT OPEN THE ENVELOPE. On the day of the interview, each applicant must submit a properly sealed medical report.