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STATE DEPARTMENT REJECTS USE OF BONE AGE TESTING IN INVESTOR VISA PROCESSING The State Department has considered and rejected the use of bone age testing in immigrant visa processing. Bone age testing is the practice of using x-rays to examine the development of a person's bones to determine how old he or she is. The State Department contacted a forensic anthropologist for the Smithsonian Institution, who acts as an expert witness for the Department of Justice in litigation cases, who confirmed that there is no general way to determine a person's chronological age by bone age testing. However, since certain bones fuse at certain ages, it is possible to determine that a person is at least that age if those bones are fused. The State Department learned that the clavicle bone (collarbone) fuses at age 21 in American males but at an earlier age in American females. In addition, growth rates vary for different populations, so the use of clavicle development to determine whether a person is 21 years of age and therefore ineligible for status in an investor visa case would be unreliable. < Back | Next >Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk. |
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