How does a civil surgeon know whether the refugee filing for adjustment of status arrived with a Class A condition?
Class A conditions require approved waivers for U.S. entry and immediate follow-up upon arrival. These conditions include: • Chancroid, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinate, lymphogranuloma venereum, syphilis • Tuberculosis (active, infectious) • Drug addiction • HIV infection • Hansen’s disease/leprosy (infectious) • Mental illness with violent behaviour Civil surgeons should feel free to ask the applicant whether they arrived to the U.S. with a waivered Class A condition (refugees are issued an I-602, Waiver on Grounds of Excludability).
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