Guidance

Tuberculosis testing in Sri Lanka

Updated 5 October 2023

Your test must be from a clinic approved by the Home Office. We will not accept a tuberculosis (TB) test certificate from a clinic we have not approved.

Approved clinic

IOM Sri Lanka

IOM Migration Health Assessment Center
11th Floor
Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka
80A Elvitigala Mawatha
Colombo-08

Telephone: 011 203 1700

Email: uktbappointmentssl@iom.int

Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Attending the clinic

You should contact the approved clinic to book an appointment and make it clear you need the test for a UK visa application.

You can expect to get an appointment within a few days of your request. At busy times you may have to wait 10 days for an appointment, especially during the UK student visa peak season between June and September.

If you would like an appointment with a female clinician, please ask the clinic when you schedule your appointment.

If you need to cancel your appointment you should contact the clinic as soon as possible.

What you should bring with you

  • the passport you are using to submit your application and valid ID, which contains your photograph, such as a national ID card
  • the TB test fee
  • 2 recent passport sized colour photographs
  • if you have had TB in the past or have any other lung disease, you should provide details of your previous screening and, if possible, your medical notes and x-ray results

Test fees

11 years and above Below 11 years
90 USD 40 USD

The fee must be paid in local currency directly to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) clinic.

The cost of the test is in addition to the visa application fee.

The test fee does not cover treatment if you have TB.