Houston, TX

Local civil surgeon comparison checklist

• Verify the office appears in the USCIS civil surgeon locator under the same legal/provider name.
• Ask for the total I-693 cost path: exam, labs, vaccines, paperwork, sealed packet, and corrections.
• Ask whether same-day or same-week service means exam only or sealed packet completion.
• Ask how vaccine records, missing vaccines, lab work, and bilingual document support are handled.
• Ask what usually creates a second visit, RFE risk, correction delay, or repeat-exam cost.
• Confirm the expected sealed-packet release timing before payment, especially if the filing deadline is close.

Civil surgeons the USCIS locator lists nearest central Houston

These are the 10 offices the official USCIS locator returned nearest central Houston on 2026-10-09, in distance order. Listing here is not a ranking or an endorsement, and designations change: search the locator by your own ZIP code before you book.

Source: USCIS Find a Civil Surgeon.

What civil surgeons near Houston advertise

Source: advertised prices on a public booking aggregator (https://www.easyime.com/uscis-immigration-doctors-houston-tx), retrieved 2026-10-09. These are the offices' own advertised base prices, not a quote. Vaccines you cannot document, a positive TB screen (chest X-ray) and follow-up visits add to the total. Ask each office for one all-in figure before you book.

Local vetting points

• Ask whether the quote is exam-only or full-process through packet completion.
• Ask whether labs and vaccines are handled onsite or referred out.
• Ask what usually causes packet delays after the visit.
• Ask whether the clinic explains how correction visits or missing documents change the timeline.
• Use the official USCIS locator as the final designation check before booking.
• Ask the office to explain how corrections, RFEs, or sealed-packet issues are handled.
• Houston civil surgeon city framework: compare local clinic listings, total price scope, appointment lead time, vaccine/lab workflow, and sealed-packet release timing before booking.
• For a Houston civil surgeon appointment, verify designation, document checklist, vaccine/lab workflow, total price scope, sealed-packet timing, and correction policy before booking.

Typical cost ranges

• Advertised base prices near Houston run $250 to $495 for an adult (median $380 across 20 listings checked 2026-10-09); 18 of 20 include blood work, and 20 of 20 bill vaccinations on top. Ask for the all-in number.
• Houston quotes usually diverge when vaccines, labs, translation help, or repeat visits are missing from the headline number.
• The cleanest comparison is total expected cost through packet completion, not the cheapest exam-only number.
• Compare total exam-through-packet cost, not only the appointment price.
• Typical price ranges must be treated as office-specific and verified directly; compare exam-only quotes against full I-693 process quotes.
• In Houston, ask each office to separate base exam fee, labs, vaccines, form completion, and any correction or follow-up charges. Do not rely on a single headline price.

Payment options

• Ask what is paid at booking, at the visit, and at any follow-up.
• Confirm whether add-on vaccine or lab charges are quoted in advance.

Wait-time notes

• Houston timing often changes when outside labs or missing vaccine records turn one visit into two.
• Average wait time should be verified directly because appointment availability and sealed-packet completion are not the same thing.
• For Houston, ask whether the appointment, lab completion, vaccine review, and sealed-packet release happen on the same day or across multiple steps.

Availability notes

• A fast booking only helps if the office can still explain realistic packet timing.
• Confirm whether quick appointment language includes lab turnaround and sealed packet timing.

Named resources or providers

• Civil surgeon locator confirmation and clinic review check for repeat comments on turnaround.
• USCIS Find a Civil Surgeon tool
• Local civil surgeon offices should be re-verified before booking.
• Houston civil surgeon provider shortlist should include address, phone, same-week availability, lab/vaccine handling, and direct verification notes.
• Houston enrichment: compare exam-only quotes against full-process I-693 quotes because large-market clinics may separate appointment, labs, vaccines, and packet correction costs.

Market-specific notes

• Houston shoppers often compare raw price too early instead of comparing full-process clarity first.
• The strongest local differentiator is whether the office explains timing and add-on costs before payment.
• Houston enrichment: compare exam-only quotes against full-process I-693 quotes because large-market clinics may separate appointment, labs, vaccines, and packet correction costs.

I-693 document requirements

• Form I-693 itself, in the edition USCIS currently accepts. Confirm the edition with the office before the appointment.
• Government-issued photo identification such as a valid passport or driver's licence. USCIS sets a different rule for applicants aged 14 or younger: identification showing name, date and place of birth, and a parent's full name — a birth certificate with an English translation, or an affidavit.
• A record of your vaccinations or immunisations. USCIS names the ones it means: DT, DTP, DTaP, Td, Tdap, OPV, IPV, MMR, Hib, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Pneumococcal, Influenza, Rotavirus and Meningococcal disease.
• Your health insurance card, with the question already prepared: does this office accept the plan for immigration medical examinations?
• Payment, in a form the office has told you it accepts.
• If you have ever had a positive tuberculosis test or treatment, bring the chest X-ray report or treatment records; it can save a repeat X-ray.
• Do not sign Form I-693 before the visit. You sign it in front of the civil surgeon.

Vaccination handling notes

• If you were vaccinated in Texas, your record may be in ImmTrac2, the Texas Department of State Health Services registry. Adults' records are kept only with consent, so ask the clinic that vaccinated you to check ImmTrac2, and bring paper records if it has nothing.
• Arriving with the records is the cheapest thing you can do. Without them the choice is repeat doses or blood tests to prove immunity, and both cost money and time.
• Houston shoppers should confirm whether missing vaccines are solved onsite or through a separate outside step.

Bilingual support notes

• If language support matters, confirm it for both intake and document review.

Appointment booking notes

• Ask the office to explain booking, exam, labs, vaccines, and packet release in one sequence.
• If the office advertises speed, ask whether that means same-day exam, same-day completion, or only same-day scheduling.
• Ask whether same-day language means appointment availability, completed labs, or sealed packet readiness.
• Booking flow: verify USCIS designation, ask total cost, confirm documents/vaccine records, schedule exam, complete labs/vaccines, then pick up sealed packet after final review.