Immigration Vaccinations

What Vaccinations Are
Needed For Immigration?

Applicants for residency status are required to provide the USCIS examining physician with evidence of vaccinations for a variety
of illnesses including mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus, diptheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B,
varicella, haemophilus influenza type B, pneumococcal, and any other vaccine preventable disease which may be added to the list.

If the physician indicates that an applicant lacks the required vaccinations, the applicant will not be medically cleared for approval
of adjustment of status and will need to obtain these vaccinations before continuing the process.

Information from the Immigration Law Group

Immunization: Prevention of: Disease Information:

MMR Mumps, Measles and Rubella Mumps: An acute, inflammatory, contagious disease of the salivary glands, and sometimes of the pancreas, ovaries or testes.

Measles: An acute, contagious virus disease, usually occurring in childhood. It’s symptoms include the eruption of red spots.

Rubella: German Measles -- A mild, contagious, eruptive disease caused by a virus spread in droplet sprays from the nose and throat and capable of causing congenital defects in infants born to mothers infected during the first 3 months of pregnancy.

IPV Polio An infectious viral disease occurring mainly in children and in its acute forms attacking the central nervous system and producing paralysis, muscular atrophy and often deformity.

T/D Tetanus and Diphtheria Tetanus: An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by a bacillus, that generally enters the body through wounds and is characterized by rigidity and spasmodic contraction of the voluntary muscles.

Diphtheria: An acute contagious disease caused by infection with a bacillus, and characterized by the formation of false membranes in the throat and other air passages, causing difficulty in breathing, high fever, and weakness.

Tdap Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Tetanus: An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by a bacillus, that generally enters the body through wounds and is characterized by rigidity and spasmodic contraction of the voluntary muscles.

Diphtheria: An acute contagious disease caused by infection with a bacillus, and characterized by the formation of false membranes in the throat and other air passages, causing difficulty in breathing, high fever, and weakness.

Pertussis: Whooping Cough – An infectious disease involving catarrh of the respiratory passages and characterized by spasms of coughing interspersed with deep, noisy inspiration.

Influenza Influenza type B An acute infectious viral disease characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract, fever, muscular pain and irritation in the intestinal tract.

Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Inflammation of the liver, caused by infectious or toxic agents, characterized by jaundice, and usually accompanied by fever and other systemic manifestations.

Varicella Chickenpox An acute contagious viral disease, usually of young children, characterized by skin eruption, slight fever, and mild constitutional symptoms

Pneumococcal Pneumonia An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs, and caused by viruses, bacteria and physical and chemical agents.

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vaccinations that you need for
immigration purposes.

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*Immunization:*	*Prevention of:*	*Disease Information:*
MMR	Mumps, Measles and Rubella	Mumps: An acute, inflammatory, contagious disease of the salivary glands, and sometimes of the pancreas, ovaries or testes. Measles: An acute, contagious virus disease, usually occurring in childhood. It’s symptoms include the eruption of red spots. Rubella: German Measles -- A mild, contagious, eruptive disease caused by a virus spread in droplet sprays from the nose and throat and capable of causing congenital defects in infants born to mothers infected during the first 3 months of pregnancy.
IPV	Polio	An infectious viral disease occurring mainly in children and in its acute forms attacking the central nervous system and producing paralysis, muscular atrophy and often deformity.
T/D	Tetanus and Diphtheria	Tetanus: An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by a bacillus, that generally enters the body through wounds and is characterized by rigidity and spasmodic contraction of the voluntary muscles. Diphtheria: An acute contagious disease caused by infection with a bacillus, and characterized by the formation of false membranes in the throat and other air passages, causing difficulty in breathing, high fever, and weakness.
Tdap	Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis	Tetanus: An acute, often fatal infectious disease caused by a bacillus, that generally enters the body through wounds and is characterized by rigidity and spasmodic contraction of the voluntary muscles. Diphtheria: An acute contagious disease caused by infection with a bacillus, and characterized by the formation of false membranes in the throat and other air passages, causing difficulty in breathing, high fever, and weakness. Pertussis: Whooping Cough – An infectious disease involving catarrh of the respiratory passages and characterized by spasms of coughing interspersed with deep, noisy inspiration.
Influenza	Influenza type B	An acute infectious viral disease characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract, fever, muscular pain and irritation in the intestinal tract.
Hepatitis B	Hepatitis B	Inflammation of the liver, caused by infectious or toxic agents, characterized by jaundice, and usually accompanied by fever and other systemic manifestations.
Varicella	Chickenpox	An acute contagious viral disease, usually of young children, characterized by skin eruption, slight fever, and mild constitutional symptoms
Pneumococcal	Pneumonia	An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs, and caused by viruses, bacteria and physical and chemical agents.