Archive for the ‘Center for Disease Control and Prevention’ Category

HPV Vaccine for Women Seeking Green Cards is No More Required

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Beginning December 14, 2009, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) will no longer be considered mandatory for female immigrants between 11 to 26 years before becoming legal permanent residents. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have effected the change last Friday. The CDC said that it will require immunizations ...

USCIS’ 2009 Update on Tuberculosis for AOS

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released a Q&A on 2009 Update to the Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Required for Adjustment of Status. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had recently updated the TB Component of the Technical Instructions for ...