INS Physicals for Green Card
(Information supplied on this topic is from experience only, and in no way reflects policies, regulations, or laws from either Canada, USA, Manitoba, or Minnesota.
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General
For nearly ALL methods of obtaining your US Permanent Residency (aka
Green Card), each family member must pass what is called an INS Physical.
If you are having your Green Card processed while you reside in the USA, the
physical will be done in the US. If you are having your Green Card
processed through a Consular post in Canada, your physical - though somewhat
different - will be done in Montreal Canada.
This document will focus on the INS Physicals that
are conducted in the USA for people processing their Green Cards while residing
in the USA. This process is call the "Adjustment of Status"
phase of the multi-part process of getting your Green Card.
Locations:
INS Physicals can only be completed at
authorized clinics that have "Civil Surgeons" present on staff.
These doctors have been approved by the INS to conduct these physicals, and have
receive special training for them. There are only a handful of authorized
locations in the Twin Cities metro area, as listed below. We attended the
Park Nicolet Airport Clinic by recommendation in Richfield, MN (right next to
the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport). If you are able to travel
to this location, I would also make this recommendation.
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Dr. Mark D. Donaldson |
Drs Richardson & Burow Civil Surgeon(s) Eagan Family Care Clinic 3386 Pilot KnobRoad Eagan, MN 55121 |
Drs Crow & Helleloid Civil Surgeons (2) Hennepin Co. Comm. Hlth. Dept. Skyway Level 525 Portland Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55415 |
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Dr. Gary Grammens Civil Surgeon Physician's Clinic Riverside at 25th Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55454 |
Dr. Beatrice A. Mulford Civil Surgeon Group Health Riverside Clinic 2220 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 |
Drs Zanjck, Hipp, Goertz O'Connell, Kipp, Lussenhop, and Isaksen Airport Medical Clinic 7775 26th Avenue South (24th Ave. exit off Hwy 494) Minneapolis, MN 55459-0102 |
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Boynton Health Service Drs Sonia Flory, Robert McCollister, Jeanette Risdahl and Richard Feist Civil Surgeon(s) 410 Church St., SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0346 |
Civil Surgeons for Immigration (10) Airport Medical Clinic 775 26th Ave. South P.O. Box 59102 Minneapolis, MN 55459-0102 |
Dr. Robert McCollister Civil Surgeon Univ. Minn. Hospital Clinic Box 33, U.M.H.C. 420 Delaware St. Minnesota, MN 55455 |
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Dr. Federico Soriano Civil Surgeon Texa Tonka Medical Associates 3015 Utah Ave. South St. Louis Park, MN 55426 |
Dr. Gordon Lester & other Civil Surgeons (3) West Side Health Center 153 Concord Street St. Paul MN 55107 |
Drs Burton, Klevan, Korbuly and Johnson Civil Surgeon(s) 451 North Dunlap St. Paul, MN 55107 |
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Dr. Neal Holtan Dr. Leon Satran Civil Surgeon(s) St. Paul Public Health Center 555 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101 |
Drs Richardson & Burow Civil Surgeon(s) Westview Clinic 156 Emerson Ave. East West St. Paul, MN 55118 |
Dr. Charles Helleloid Civil Surgeon Falls Medical Center 105 Shorewood Drive International Falls, MN 56649 |
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Drs Linda Hedsmark and Neil Gault Civil Surgeon(s) Hennepin County Community Health Department Skyway Level 525 Portland Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 |
Dr. Michael Van Coy The Duluth Clinic 400 East Third Street Duluth MN 55805 |
Dr. Linda K. Miller Civil Surgeon Mayo Clinic (FOR CLINIC PERSONNEL ONLY) 200 SW First Street Rochester, MN 55905 |
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Dr. Gary Grammens Civil Surgeon Physician's Clinic 606 24th Ave. S., Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55454 |
Dr. Amos Deinard Dr. Helena Kosina Dr. Jeffrey Balks Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff Dr. Susan Kine Dr. Barbara Daniels Dr. Nina Bacaner Dr. Jesse Goodman Community University Health Care Center/variety Club Children's Clinic 2001 Bloomington Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404-3089 |
Dr Michael Ulrich Albert Lea Regional Medical Group, P.A. 1602 Fountain Street Albert Lea, MN 56007 Osterberg.Ardis@mayo.edu |
Immunizations:
A major part of the INS physical is for
the clinic to determine if your immunizations are up to date. Use the
chart below to determine which shots you will need ahead of time. If
positive proof that such immunization shots have NOT be taken by each member of
your family, you will be required to get such shots over again. You can
get these shots at your local clinic PRIOR to this INS Physical - just remember
to retain PROOF that you had such shots:
| Vaccine Description |
Age |
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| Birth
- 1 Month |
2 - 11 Months |
1 - 4 Years |
5 - 6 Years |
7 - 17 Years |
18 - 64 Years |
65 + Years |
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| DTaP, may include DT (Pediatric Diphtheria tetanus & pertussis vaccine) | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Td (Adult Tetanus & Duphtheria toxoids). Must have proof has been within past 10 years | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| Hib
(Haemophilus Influenzae type B) |
NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Measles
or MR or MMR |
NO | NO | Yes,
if born after 1956. If given prior to 12 months, repeat dose |
NO | |||
| Mumps
if MMR not used |
NO | NO | Yes, if born after 1956 | NO | |||
| Rubella
if MR or MMR not used |
NO | NO | Yes, if born after 1956 | NO | |||
| Hepatitis
B |
YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| Varicella
(ChickenPox or Shingles) |
NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Pneumococcal |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Influenza
(If during flu season) |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| Tuberculosis Test (Arm) | Yes.
Surface needle skin test performed for ALL ages. Must return to clinic 48-72 hrs for evaluation. |
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| Tuberculosis Test (Chest X-Ray) | If
above skin test positive, Mandatory Chest X-Ray and Specialist Physician Report. |
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For Chicken Pox, our clinic merely asked us if we have previously had the disease. We replied "Yes", and we were not required to be re-vaccinated.
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