ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR U.S. PERMANENT RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS : Technical Instructions for Vaccination

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  On September 30, 1996, the U.S. Congress amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by adding to the health-related grounds of inadmissibility a new subsection, “Proof of Vaccination Requirements for Immigrants.” This new subsection requires any person who seeks an immigrant visa or adjustment of status for permanent residence to show proof of having received vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases, as recommended by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The ACIP is an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that makes general recommendations on immunizations, including safe and effective vaccination schedules. Updated ACIP recommendations are available at CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) website: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines
  
  The instructions in this document supersede all previous vaccination-related “Technical Instructions,” “Updates to the Technical Instructions” and memoranda and letters to civil surgeons.
  
  These instructions are to be followed for vaccination requirements for all persons applying for adjustment of status for permanent U.S. residence. If in the future, there are changes or updates in ACIP recommendations, those recommendations available in the CDC/NCIRD website should be followed.
  
  vacc-ti.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Emigrants And Immigrants Immunization
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  15 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:952cbbcf2dd9ef7c40242300c9d3a7da8b11859d1fea1f857855d26028a50248
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133872/cdc_133872_DS1.pdf
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