will Hep-B (in-active) be blockade for USA visa from India, Imm.Lawyers invited to answer.?

Question

I asked this to Immigration Lawyer in USA, could not answer, on the contrary, he avoided the answer.

Answer 1

All Visa applicants regardless of age need to complete a thorough medical examination before the embassy interview. The embassy will not process your application without your results of your medical examination. However, the results of your test are confidential and will be provided to the Consular Office.

During your medical exam, the panel physician will help you determine if you have met the vaccination requirements that are medically appropriate for you and Hepatitis B are included among others like Rubella, Polio, Varicella, Pneumococcal, Influenza, Tetanus and diphtheria toxiods or they will help you identify which vaccinations you still need. Applicants are encouraged to meet the vaccination requirements before admission to the United States to prevent these diseases.

However the “Medical Grounds of Inadmissibility” is a term used when an applicant has a health condition which is a public health concern to the United States. Under the U.S. Immigration laws, the medical grounds of inadmissibility are divided into four categories:


1. communicable disease of public health significance;
2. lack of required vaccinations (for immigrant visa applicants only);
3. physical or mental disorders with harmful behavior; and
4. drug abuse/drug addiction.


A “communicable disease of public health significance” is defined in the HHS regulations that cover the required medical exam for immigration purposes and includes the following 9 infectious medical conditions:

-severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
-tuberculosis (TB)
-leprosy
-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS)
-syphilis (infectious state)
-chancroid (STD, similar to syphilis and herpes)
-gonorrhea
-granuloma inguinale (STD, donovanosis)
-lymphogranuloma (STD, chlamydia)

Most communicable diseases are easily treatable. If the medical tests are positive for a communicable disease, the Panel Physician will recommend a course of treatment. Some medical conditions are not easily treatable and if a health condition is diagnosed which makes you inadmissible, you may still be eligible for immigration after completing treatment for the condition. In some cases, you may still be eligible for immigration after applying for a waiver to overcome the medical ground of inadmissibility...

So in your case, you only have Hep-B so your visa application is highly likely to be approved because it doesn't fall into any category of their "communicable disease."

I hope this helps. Don't you think I deserve the 10 points? Hehehe... Goodluck to you!