Information on TB Screening for Civil Surgeons

Appointed by local offices of the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), civil surgeons perform medical examinations of new immigrants in the United States. This medical exam includes screening for tuberculosis (TB).

Click the links below to access information and the technical instructions for the TB component of the immigrant medical examination.

• Release of new civil surgeon requirements
• Technical Instructions
• Technical instructions FAQs
• Vaccination requirement FAQs
• Vaccination technical instructions
• Form I-693
• Instructions for completing Form I-603
• Option of Using IGRA in Place of TST
• Guidance for HIV
• Medical Examination FAQ
• USCIS FAQ Changes to TB Testing
• TB Update April 2010 Slide Set #1
• TB Update April 2010 Slide Set #2
• TB Update April 2010 Slide Set #3

For more information visit the CDC or USCIS websites.