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I am getting ready to go for my medical exam. I'm a little nervous since it's been two years since i went for an HIV test. My question is, what is the procedure at the surgeon's office. What if i come back +. What level of difficulty does this pose. What about at the interview, would my status be discussed at the interview or I will only have to deal with the doctor??

Any advise would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
 
It says in the instructions that if any of the tests come back +ve, the doctor will refer you to a public health facility for treatment. In the case of HIV, the previous rule was that your application would be rejected. The new administration was going to repeal the ban and last month I saw somewhere that such cases will be put on temporary hold (not rejected).

One of my daily reads is Andrew Sullivan (who is an HIV+ immigrant, journalist/thinker). My knowledge is purely based on what he writes, I have no other information. But here are some links:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/a-milestone-on-the-hiv-ban.html

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/ending-the-hiv-ban.html

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.c.../obamas-continued-ban-on-people-with-hiv.html

The procedure in the doctor's office is fairly simple. He/she will do a physical exam and order your tests. You come back after a 2-3 days and the doctor will have all your tests results written up on the form. You will be asked to sign and the form will be sealed and given to you. I honestly don't know what happens in cases where tests come back negative. I have heard that in cases of +ve TB skin tests, they ask you to do chest X-rays. With the rest of the stuff I don't know.

If the test comes back positive (unless the new law is already in place), the previous rule was that your application would be rejected (even without an interview!).

Wish you good luck and I sincerely hope that your tests come back negative.
 
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thomas_psu said:
In the case of HIV, the previous rule was that your application would be rejected. The new administration was going to repeal the ban and last month I saw somewhere that such cases will be put on temporary hold (not rejected). Wish you good luck and I sincerely hope that your tests come back negative.
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Thomas,

Just a correction, Obama administration is lifting a ban on travel to the US for people who are HIV or AIDS positive. The immigration law banning people with HIV/AIDS virus remains the same, so if the OP test positive, his application is going to be rejected. There is no way around this law, if they had waived this law, then Andrew Sullivan would have applied for US citizenship a long time ago, but Uncle Sam views these cases as potential burden on its society...:eek:
 
Al Southner said:
The immigration law banning people with HIV/AIDS virus remains the same, so if the OP test positive, his application is going to be rejected.
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Al,That's incorrect.

You are right that the ban is lifted just for travel but the underlying idea behind the bill is immigration equality. The Helms bill (introduced by the (in)famous Jesse Helms in 1988, signed into law by Clinton) is going away with the new legislation. The new bill, administratively signed into law (in effect 60 days from Monday) will effectively result in "immigration equality". In other words, a case of illness (HIV in this case) cannot be held against an immigrant as a condition for the rejection of a petition. How it is going to be administratively implemented is still under question/unclear. But, from Jan 1, 2010, no petitioner, with means to support him/herself can be denied visa on this ground. That's the bottom line.

Here is the FAQ on the bill. http://immigrationequality.org/template.php?pageid=176

Here is the memo from the HHS to USCIS to put applications on hold from sept 15: http://www.immigrationequality.org/uploadedfiles/HIV_HHS_Rule.pdf (this was to hold the waiver petitions on this case, which will be superseded by the law, as of Monday).

But, there is an issue of the HIV+ person becoming a "public charge". So the applicant must demonstrate circumstances (job, insurance, income, etc.) that he/she will not create a burden on the public exchequer.
 
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Well, I haven't been back to this thread. But i did go for my exam, and everything went well. Now i'm in the process of putting everything together..
 
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