Notice2025-23697
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic Medical Examination for Visa or Immigration Benefit (eMedical)
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Published
December 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60217-60218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23697]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 12891]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic
Medical Examination for Visa or Immigration Benefit (eMedical)
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for
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approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments up to January 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<bullet> Title of Information Collection: Electronic Medical
Examination for Visa or Immigration Benefit (eMedical).
<bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0230.
<bullet> Type of Request: Extension with change.
<bullet> Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa
Office.
<bullet> Form Number(s): DS-7794.
<bullet> Respondents: Panel Physicians.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 800.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 550,000.
<bullet> Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
<bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 550,000 hours.
<bullet> Frequency: Once per each medical examination performed for
a U.S. visa or immigration benefit.
<bullet> Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
<bullet> Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The DS-7794 is completed by panel physicians to report the medical
status of visa applicants; refugees; follow-to-join refugees and
asylees; and certain parolees. The form records the medical information
necessary to determine whether an alien has a medical condition
affecting his or her eligibility for a visa or immigration benefit. The
information requested is limited to the result of any diagnostic tests
required for the diagnosis of diseases identified as communicable
diseases of public health significance, as well as other evaluations
identified as necessary to confirm a medical ineligibility under INA
Sec. 212(a)(1), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1) or to comply with other
requirements. Collecting this information is essential to protecting
public health in the United States.
Methodology
A panel physician, designated by the consular post, performs a
medical examination of the applicant and completes the electronic form
in the eMedical portal in accordance with instructions issued by the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The information collected is
retained by the Bureau of Consular Affairs and available to the CDC and
DHS.
John L. Armstrong,
Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2025-23697 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]
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