Medical examinations are required for all individuals applying for U.S. green cards or citizenship, per the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Only physicians designated as civil surgeons by
USCIS are able to complete an immigration physical, and AFC Urgent Care Norwood has the physicians onsite
to handle the needs for applicants of all ages.
Why Do I Need an Immigration Physical?
Unlike a regular physical exam, immigration physicals are used mainly as a screening tool to check whether it is
safe to allow a person into the United States. Certain medical conditions may require you to be placed in
quarantine until you get better, and other conditions can bar you from admission to the United States, such as
communicable serious diseases posing a public health threat.
We offer the following tests and immunizations in Norwood during an immigrant physical,
including:
- Syphilis blood test
- Flu shot
- Diptheria vaccine
- Pertussis vaccine
- Mumps vaccine
- Rubella vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Gonorrhea urine test
- Measles vaccine
- Tetanus vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccines
- Varicella vaccine
Please bring a valid form of photo ID, and a copy of your vaccination history, as well as a translation of the
documents if your vaccination reports are not in English. If you do not have these records, our physicians can
perform a blood test to prove you’ve been immunized previously. If you need any additional testing or
vaccinations, AFC Urgent Care Norwood can provide blood work, X-rays and vaccinations during the same
visit, for your convenience.
Please call (617) 395-4400 to confirm any requirements
with AFC Urgent Care Norwood!