Guidance

Kenya: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa

Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Kenya for your UK visa application.

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You’ll need to have a tuberculosis (TB) test if you’re coming to the UK for 6 months or more and both of the following apply:

  • you’ve lived in Kenya, Eritrea, Somalia or South Sudan for 6 months or more
  • you were living there (or another listed country) within the last 6 months

You’ll need a TB test if you’re coming to the UK as:

Published 16 January 2014
Last updated 28 November 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated test fees.

  2. Updated ways to contact the clinic.

  3. Updated eligibility details on who needs a TB certificate.

  4. Updated clinic contact details.

  5. Removed a reference that highlights returning residents do not require a TB certificate.

  6. Updated test fees section.

  7. You can now book your TB appointment online.

  8. Updated list of required documents.

  9. Updated guidance

  10. Change to fee payable.

  11. IOM opening hours amended, applicants no longer required to bring photos.

  12. Updated payment and contact details.

  13. Updated contact information.

  14. Updated email address and telephone numbers for Nairobi IOM.

  15. Updated fee information.

  16. First published.