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Original Date Announced
March 1, 2018DOS plans to amend its regulation to codify a requirement that all K visa applicants, including K-3 applicants, undergo a medical examination. Further amendments would allow DOS and CDC to identify groups of nonimmigrant visa applicants that require medical examinations via separate public notice. [ID #711]
Unified Agenda Spring 2018: DOS: Visas: Nonimmigrant Visa Medical ExamSubsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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Unified Agenda Spring 2020: DOS: Visas: Nonimmigrant Visa Medical Exam
This regulatory action continues to be listed on the Regulatory Agenda, but is now characterized as an NPRM rather than an interim final rule. View Document
Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: In Regulatory AgendaTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedAgencies Affected: Bureau of Consular AffairsPre Trump-Era Policies
- November 18, 2018 Existing regulations do not require medical examinations for all K visa applicants, only for fiances of U.S. citizens and their children (K-1s). The regulation is silent on this point regarding K-3s (nonimmigrant spouses of U.S. citizens). See 22 C.F.R. §44.108. 22 C.F.R. §44.108 Medical examination
- In practice, DOS has long required medical examinations of K-3 visa applicants. Go to article on travel.state.gov
