soundwave-©istockphoto.coM/igorkirillov, eye-©istockphoto.coM/antoniokhr Audio And Video By Biswajita Datta, Prithwish Kumar Pal, and Samir Kumar Bandyopadhyay Audio Transmission of Medical Reports for Visa Processing A solution for the spread of communicable diseases by the immigrant population. Mosquito-©istockphoto.coM/bakhtiar_zein, Medical report-©istockphoto.coM/shivendu Jauheri T he rapid growth of immigrants is a veritable menace for most state authorities. Aside from the hazards of population overcrowding, they create the risk of health hazards. According to recent medical statistics, international immigrants are the carriers of communicable diseases. In addition to tightened border con- trols, the strict and transparent visa approval process through Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MCE.2018.2835898 Date of publication: 9 August 2018 2162-2248/18/©2018IEEE proper medical diagnoses may play a vital role in addressing this problem. This requires the safe, secure, and prompt transmission of medical reports from recognized medical centers to embassies without violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This article in- troduces a novel transfer system of visa applicant medical reports for processing through multilayer security. Both cryp- tography and steganography are used here to ensure security. This nearly foolproof system helps to reduce the incorrect identification of visa applicants and quickens the visa-processing september 2018 ^ IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine 27