The immigration physical (the USCIS medical exam, Form I-693) in Davie and Plantation, performed by a USCIS-designated civil surgeon. The required TB blood test, laboratory tests and vaccinations are all done on site, so the sealed I-693 is ready for your green card application without visits to three different offices.
Who needs an immigration physical
Anyone applying for lawful permanent residence (a green card) from inside the United States with Form I-485 must submit Form I-693, the Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. Only a civil surgeon designated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may complete it; a regular doctor cannot. Some applicants for other benefits, and refugees and asylees adjusting status, need the exam or the vaccination portion as well; your attorney or the USCIS instructions will say which.
What the USCIS medical exam includes
The exam screens for the specific conditions U.S. immigration law is concerned with. It is shorter than a full check-up (for that, see physical exams) and follows the CDC Technical Instructions for civil surgeons:
- Medical history and examination — eyes, ears, nose and throat, heart and lungs, abdomen, lymph nodes, skin and extremities, plus a mental-health and substance-use history.
- Tuberculosis screening — a TB blood test (IGRA) for applicants two years and older, drawn on site; a chest X-ray, also on site, if the result is positive.
- Blood and urine tests for the infections USCIS screens for, by age group, sent to the laboratory from the clinic.
- Vaccination record review — against the CDC list for immigrants; any missing doses can be given during the visit and recorded on the I-693, or a titer drawn to show immunity.
- Form I-693 completed and sealed in the envelope USCIS requires. Do not open it — an opened envelope is rejected.
How the I-693 process works — filing and validity in 2026
- Bring the current I-693 with your identifying information filled in but unsigned — you sign it in front of the civil surgeon.
- The exam and blood draw happen at the first visit. Vaccines that are due are given the same day.
- Laboratory results return in a few business days; if a repeat test or a chest X-ray is needed you are called.
- The civil surgeon completes and signs the form, gives you a copy for your records, and seals the original.
- Since December 2, 2024, USCIS requires the sealed I-693 to be filed together with Form I-485 — it can no longer be sent later in response to a request for evidence for a new filing. Time the exam with your attorney so the form is ready when the application is.
- Under the USCIS policy update of June 11, 2025, an I-693 signed on or after November 1, 2023 stays valid while the I-485 it was filed with is pending; it does not carry over to a later application.
What to bring to your immigration physical
- Government-issued photo ID — passport, driver’s license or state ID.
- Form I-693, current edition (uscis.gov/i-693), unsigned.
- Your vaccination records — from any country, in any language — and any prior TB test or chest X-ray reports.
- A list of medications and records for any chronic condition, prior hospitalisation or mental-health treatment.
- Your attorney’s or preparer’s contact information if they want a copy of the completed form.
Everything the I-693 needs, in one building
Applicants often lose weeks traveling between a civil surgeon, a laboratory, a vaccine clinic and an X-ray center. At UrgentMed the blood draw, the TB test, the vaccines and the chest X-ray are all in the building. Both clinics also offer the flu shot during flu season, confidential STD testing if your attorney requests it separately, and a pregnancy test where it changes which vaccines can be given.
Immigration physical in Davie and Plantation — walk in, no appointment
- Two Broward clinics, seven days a week, minutes from Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Weston, Cooper City and Pembroke Pines.
- Everything the I-693 requires on site; no referrals to outside labs or imaging.
- Civil surgeons at both clinics — walk in at Davie or Plantation any day, and the exam, the blood draw and the signature happen at the same visit. Any civil surgeon can be verified with USCIS’s Find a Civil Surgeon tool.
- Self-pay pricing for the exam is quoted at the front desk; laboratory tests and vaccines are itemized so you only pay for what your record shows you need.
Walk in at either Broward clinic
Both clinics are open seven days a week — Davie at 5149 S University Drive (Renaissance Plaza, just off I-595) and Plantation at 10199 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 10. Both serve Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Pines and the surrounding Broward County communities. Hours, maps and parking.
Insurance and self-pay
What an immigration medical exam costs: USCIS exams are not billed to health insurance, so this is a self-pay visit. The exam, the laboratory tests and any vaccines you still need are priced separately and quoted at the front desk before you are seen. Ask for the full quote up front: what you owe depends on which vaccines and labs your record shows you are missing. Bring a photo ID and your vaccination records; a complete record is the single thing that most often keeps the total down.
Sources: USCIS — Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record