Immigration testing

It is often necessary to have a genetic test for immigration purposes. The test may be a standard paternity test, a maternity test, or a test that will establish other familial relationships.

It is very important to use a laboratory that has the knowledge and skill to handle your test. Clients are typically referred to the AABB list of accredited laboratories. Many of the laboratories on the list do not have adequate genetic loci to complete difficult immigration cases, and many do not have knowledgeable staff members that are experienced in dealing with Embassies.

PTC also has staff members with years of experience dealing with Embassies for Immigration purposes. Some Embassies ask immigration clients to use PTC Laboratories because of our expertise in dealing with their cases.

PTC Laboratory has a very large number of genetic markers available, and is one of only two or three laboratories in the country that retains RFLP testing capabilities. When other laboratories cannot complete an immigration case because they do not have an adequate number of discriminating markers available, they often forward the case to PTC. They pass the cost of the additional testing is passed along to the client.

When you order a test from PTC you will be informed of the guarantee for that test. No matter how much testing is necessary to complete the case, you will not be charged an additional fee.

When you have a test for immigration purposes you must be truthful about the relationship of those involved in the test. If you are not truthful with the laboratory, then you are very likely to obtain an exclusion. That will likely interfere with the ability of the person to immigrate to the US.

The relationship that matters for a genetic test is the biological relationship, not the personal relationship. It does not matter if a person was raised as your child or as your sibling. What matters for a genetic test is their biological relationship to you. If your parents raised your cousin as their child, the biological relationship between you and that person is still cousin. You may be brothers as far as you are concerned, but the genetic test will determine that you are not brothers. Please be sure that you are reporting the right relationship to the Immigration authorities so that you will not have an unpleasant surprise when you receive the results of your genetic test.

This can be especially hard for mothers to understand. Even if you raised the baby from the day that it was born, if you did not give birth to the baby then your genetic test will not show you as the biological mother. Your relationship to the child is mother, but biologically, you are not the mother.

PTC will provide very quick and reliable genetic testing for immigration purposes. With our knowledgeable staff and extensive array of genetic markers, we provide the most reliable testing available for immigration purposes.