|Is diabetes considered one of the factor in denying an migration applicant?

Answer 1

Medical problems like diabetes could affect the application for migration but could be considered.

Answer 2

I would think only in the do you have the ability to support yourself or would you be looking to get public services paid for you for health reasons, consideration. Diabetes isn't catching, of course.

Answer 3

In the U.S., potential immigrants can be denied a visa based on certain health grounds. There are waivers available for specific situations. Diabetes is not on the list of health concerns - they are almost entirely communicable diseases.

Section 212, 8 U.S.C. 1182 General Classes of Aliens Ineligible to Receive Visas and Ineligible for Admission; Waivers of Inadmissibility
(a)--Classes of Aliens Ineligible for Visas or Admission
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, aliens who are inadmissible under the following paragraphs are ineligible to receive visas and ineligible to be admitted to the United States:
(1)--Health-Related Grounds
(A)--In General
Any alien--
(i)--who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to have a communicable disease of public health significance, which shall include infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
(ii)--except as provided in subparagraph (C), who seeks admission as an immigrant, or who seeks adjustment of status to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who has failed to present documentation of having received vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases, which shall include at least the following diseases: mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B, and any other vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices,
(iii)--who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Attorney General)--
(I)--to have a physical or mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others, or
(II)--to have had a physical or mental disorder and a history of behavior associated with the disorder, which behavior has posed a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others and which behavior is likely to recur or to lead to other harmful behavior, or
(iv)--who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to be a drug abuser or addict,
is inadmissible.