{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-42.66","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 42.66","heading":"Medical examination.","body":"(a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall require every alien, regardless of age, to undergo a medical examination in order to determine eligibility to receive a visa.\n(b) Examination by physician from approved panel. The required examination shall be conducted in accordance with requirements and procedures established by the United States Public Health Service and by a physician selected by the alien from a panel of physicians approved by the consular officer.\n(c) Facilities required for panel physician. A consular officer shall not include the name of a physician on the panel of physicians referred to in paragraph (b) of this section unless the physician has facilities to perform required serological and X-ray tests or is in a position to refer applicants to a qualified laboratory for such tests.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER E—VISAS","PART 42—VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart G—Application for Immigrant Visas"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"d03a6aded3f9f7be164cfb0865b5c486e27b1183cee8b50c4f919883caafdd7b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-42.65","next":"us/22-cfr-42.67"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}