USA Medical Visa: Necessary Documents For Nigerian Applicants

Are you unsure of the necessary documents you need to apply for a medical visa that grants access to the USA? Here are a couple of documents you would need to apply for the medical visa as a Nigerian.

First of all, to visit the U.S for medical reasons, you are to apply for a B-2 visa at the U.S. embassy in Nigeria. Being qualified for this visa involves you showing the U.S immigration authorities that you are seeking treatment that is not available in your home country and that you intend to spend a short time getting the treatment.

Another very important thing to take note of even before applying for the visa is the cost of healthcare offered in the U.S. The price of the medical services can be very high and can come as a shock to people who are familiar with subsidized medical fees in Nigeria. Your ability to handle your finances would be one of the many criteria for applying for the B-2 visa at the U.S. embassy.

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The patient waiting to get medical treatment in the USA would also be required to take a medical test with a U.S. physician at the embassy to ascertain the patient's reason for wanting to go into the U.S. This check also affirms whether or not there is treatment for the applicant's sickness in the country or not.

It is very important to contact a professional physician in the USA before applying for a medical visa. The doctor should be willing to have you as his patient or treat your medical condition. The doctor would also have to send a letter showing that they are aware of your intention to enter the country for medical purposes and also state the kind of treatment that the patient would be offered.

Note that patients with certain contagious diseases would not be allowed to travel to the U.S. for treatments. The Center for Disease Control has given a list of certain diseases considered to be of public health significance such as sexually transmitted diseases (Syphilis, Gonorrhea) and others like bacterial (Tuberculosis, Leprosy) and contagious (Cholera, Yellow Fever) diseases.

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Important Documents For Application

The B-2 visa for medical purposes has specific documents peculiar to it that are a must-have when applying for it. These are some of the most important documents that would be requested for:

• A Form DS-160 (Nonimmigrant Visa Application). This is to be filled online on the DS-160 page and printed out.
• An original passport following the appropriate validity and issuance period (6 months and 10 years respectively). The passport should have at least 2 blank pages for the visa stamp.
• A passport-sized photo following the right visa photo requirement for the USA.
• Your visa application fee receipt.
• A cover letter from the patient's local physician showing the patient needs care in the U.S.
• A record of the patient's illness signed by the local physician. This record should contain all the necessary details on previous treatments and tests that have been carried out on the patient. There should also be records of the patient's reactions to certain treatments.
• Bank statements and other records of showing the amount you have for medical fees and other expenses such as housing, feeding, and transportation.
• A Form I-134 (Affidavit of Support): Those who do not have enough can give details of a relative or friend in the U.S. who has agreed to sponsor the applicant. This would be done through a Form I-134 and the details should include the name, employment, income, bank accounts, and personal property of the host/sponsor. The form is a contract that binds the sponsor and the U.S government.
• A letter from the healthcare professional you seek to visit in the USA showing that they approve of your visit to the USA for treatment. This letter must contain the cost of the medical services and a detailed treatment plan for your medical condition.

Applicants of this visa are advised not to falsify any information on their documents. You are also to ensure that you have complete documents. If you would be accompanied by a relative or a friend, they are to apply for their own visas separately from yours but indicate that they would be accompanying you.

Following all these steps and having all these documents should guarantee the successful approval of your application to at least 70%. Have a safe trip to the USA.

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