Medical - Smoking

[NettieL]

For the purposes of I-693, is a history of smoking a problem?

[inadmissible]

depends whacha been smokin

[NettieL]

depends whacha been smokin

LOL. Cigarettes. It's been a couple of years since.

[S_R_E]

For the purposes of I-693, is a history of smoking a problem?

I was a heavy smoker for 30 years more or less... no issues whatsoever. I quit about 3 years ago.

I-693 is blood test‚ urine test and skin test for TB plus vaccination records. Smoking never came up

[inadmissible]

No, tobacco smoking is not a problem

The medical exam is to find grounds of inadmissibilities - communicable diseases, drug use, mental health issues

[Kurosakii]

I also know that tobacco smoking is not a problem

[pirles]

I had the same concern, but no - a history of smoking wasn’t a problem for my I-693. They focus more on serious conditions like infectious diseases or drug abuse. Smoking alone didn’t affect anything

[pirles]

For the I-693, my history of smoking wasn’t a problem. They asked about it during the medical exam, but it didn’t affect my immigration process. Just answered honestly and moved on.

These days I’ve been more mindful about what I use, and I’ve looked into alternatives like a heated tobacco device, there’s some interesting stuff out there if you visit website. But in terms of the medical form, past smoking didn’t raise any red flags for me.

[peniti]

A history of smoking is not a problem for the I-693 immigration medical exam. The exam focuses on communicable diseases, required vaccinations, and overall health conditions that could muvate into public health concerns, but smoking itself doesn’t affect your eligibility or cause your I-693 to be denied.