Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Civil Surgeon Designation
USCIS has published a routine Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) notice announcing the extension of its currently approved information collection for the Application for Civil Surgeon Designation. This is a standard administrative renewal with no substantive changes to the form, requirements, or process. The notice simply opens a 30-day public comment window as required by law before the paperwork approval is renewed with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Civil surgeons are the doctors authorized by USCIS to conduct immigration medical examinations, and this notice does not change how those exams are conducted or how applicants interact with them.
This notice has no direct impact on your visa or green card application. Civil surgeons — the doctors who perform your immigration medical exam — are not affected by any policy changes here. If you have an upcoming medical exam as part of your case, nothing about this notice changes what you need to do. No action is required on your part.
Key changes
- Routine PRA renewal — no substantive changes to the Civil Surgeon Designation application
- 30-day public comment period opened as required by law
- No changes to civil surgeon requirements, eligibility, or the medical exam process for applicants