Hiv Immigration Restriction To Usa Lifted

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Is still banned to get in USA with HAART? (TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, ENTERING THE USA)

Hi there, Id like to know if there has been any kind of improvement in order to let people using HAART to get into the country of freedom (USA I mean... :-( ) I need urgently to get there for job reasons but Ive been succesfully on the same combo...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Antonio,Unfortunately no, Bush had promised to lift the ban, but apparently hasn't gotten around to it yet. Don't hold your breath. There may well be no action on this until he is run out of office and firmly ensconced in the history... Read more »

Immigration laws in the USA relating to HIV

Dear Sowadsky,If a non US citizen living in USA with visa and work permission takes an HIV test in... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

Insurance for poz immigrant to USA

I'm intending to try and emigrate to the USA to be with my new partner. Where can I get an... Read more »

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U. »

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U.S. Lifts HIV Positive Visitor Restrictions

On January 4, the U.S. formally ended its long-standing restrictions on HIV positive people traveling or immigrating to the country. The ban has been in effect since the late 1980s, when Congress declared HIV to be a "communicable disease of public... Read more »

Advocates Call for Lifting of U.S. HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions

Some advocates are hoping to use a Senate draft bill (S 2731) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to reverse U.S. HIV/AIDS-related travel restrictions, the AP/Google.com reports. According to the AP/Google.com,... Read more »

IAS Applauds U.S. Senate Passage of PEPFAR and Repeal of Discriminatory and Ineffective HIV Entry and Immigration Ban

Geneva -- The International AIDS Society (IAS) applauds the United States Senate for passing the reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The IAS particularly commends the provision in this bill which would amend... Read more »

Task Force Calls for Lifting of HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions

An international task force on HIV/AIDS-related travel restrictions chaired by UNAIDS and the Norwegian government is calling on nations worldwide to remove such bans, AFP/ Yahoo! News reports. According to UNAIDS, about 74 countries have... Read more »

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HIV and immigration OUT of USA

Posted by Dizengoff, 4 Replies

I am HIV+. My life is now over before it even began. All I want is someone to share my life with. I have tried, and cannot get a boyfriend... I have a responsibility to tell them I am positive, and that always scares them off... so I figure I should... Read more »

Question about immigrating to USA!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My girlfriend plans to come to the U.S. as my fiance (I am a U.S. citizen). It is been five years now since she was diagnosed with having HIV. With in that time, she traveled many times to US as a visitor without disclosing her status Or never... Read more »

Immigrants living in the USA!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hello everyone. The past 2 weeks questions have been posted with regards to travelling outside the USA and coming back into the USA if you are not an American citizen. I must say thank you very much to Scotcharles for the information provided.... Read more »

HIV Travel Restrictions

Posted by ScotCharles, 5 Replies

See: http://www.aegis.com/topics/travel.html

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