USCIS Civil Surgeon & Immigration Medical Exams Serving Wayne, NJ

Serving Wayne

Immigration Medical Exams for Wayne Residents

Wayne is a large Passaic County township that has seen steady growth in its international population, with residents from South Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Wayne families who are going through the immigration process need a certified USCIS Civil Surgeon they can trust.

Our office in Clifton is just 15 minutes from Wayne via Route 23 — making it one of the most accessible immigration medical exam locations in Passaic County. Dr. Emmanuel M. Weiss has built his practice around a focus on accuracy that immigration attorneys care about.

For Wayne residents, our $599 flat-rate exam covers the full required workup: a comprehensive physical, on-site lab work, TB testing, syphilis and gonorrhea screening, a review of your vaccination records, and your completed, sealed I-693 form — all done in a single 30-minute visit at our Clifton office. Any vaccines USCIS requires are billed separately from the exam fee.

What Happens at Your Exam

The appointment itself is more routine than most people expect. We start by checking your photo identification and going through whatever immunization records you've brought. Dr. Weiss then performs the physical examination USCIS requires — a general assessment covering your eyes, ears, heart, lungs, abdomen, skin and neurological function. Blood is drawn and a urine sample collected in our own office for the required laboratory testing, and tuberculosis screening is completed at the same visit. Finally we go through which vaccinations USCIS requires at your age against what your records already show. Most Wayne patients are in and out in about half an hour.

Documents to Bring to Your Appointment

Three things matter most: valid government photo identification (an unexpired passport is best, a driver's license works), any immunization records you hold — foreign-language records are perfectly fine — and documentation of any significant medical history, particularly a previous positive TB test or treatment for a chronic condition. Add a written list of medications you currently take. If you have already printed Form I-693, leave it unsigned; the signature must be made in front of the civil surgeon. Relatives and interpreters are welcome to accompany you.

Timing Your Exam Correctly

Getting the timing right saves money. USCIS stopped applying a calendar expiry to forms signed on or after November 1, 2023, but policy effective June 11, 2025 ties each completed I-693 to the single application it was filed with — it will not carry over to a future petition, and a denial or withdrawal means a new exam. Anything signed before November 1, 2023 remains under the old two-year rule. So the sensible pattern for Wayne applicants is to book the exam once the rest of the application package is ready, or when USCIS asks for it, rather than months ahead.

Our office at 842 Clifton Ave sits about 8 miles from Wayne — roughly a 15 minutes drive — which makes it one of the more practical options for Passaic County residents who would rather not travel into New York City for an immigration medical exam. If you are comparing providers, our frequently asked questions cover the required tests, vaccinations and timing in detail, and you can book an appointment online or call (855) 755-1312. We also serve nearby Totowa, Paterson and Fair Lawn.

Why Accuracy Is What You're Actually Paying For

Wayne applicants frequently file alongside a spouse or children, which multiplies the cost of any error. An I-693 is a legal document that a physician happens to complete, and its only job is to be accepted by USCIS the first time. In our experience the exams that come back rejected fail for administrative reasons far more often than medical ones — a physician who was not USCIS-designated, an edition of the form USCIS no longer accepts, a missing or mismatched signature, dates that disagree, an incomplete tuberculosis classification, a blank vaccination section, or an envelope whose seal was broken before USCIS opened it. Any one of those can produce a Request for Evidence, and an RFE means returning to the civil surgeon while your case sits. Since June 2025 the consequences are heavier still: a completed I-693 is valid only for the application it was filed with, so a denied or withdrawn case means paying for an entirely new exam. That is the real risk Wayne applicants are managing, and it is what our $599 is for.

It is the same thing immigration attorneys care about. The exam is one of the few components of a filing an attorney cannot control directly, so they refer to practices whose forms come back correct — complete, internally consistent, on the current edition, and sealed properly. Dr. Weiss brings more than 40 years of practice to that, and immigration exams are the core work of this office. We are glad to coordinate directly with your attorney's office on timing or delivery.

What's Included in Your $599 Exam

Your $599 covers the complete physical examination, all USCIS-required bloodwork and laboratory tests, TB screening, the STI testing required for your age, a review of your vaccination records, and your sealed I-693 form — ready for USCIS submission. Nothing is sent to an outside lab, so there is no separate lab bill. If USCIS requires vaccinations you have not already had, or an x-ray is needed, those are billed separately — we tell you exactly what is required and what it costs before anything is done.