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Pakistan: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa

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

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 16 January 2014
• Last updated: 8 January 2024 — See all updates

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Tuberculosis testing in Pakistan

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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 Pakistan 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:

• a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner on a family visa
• a returning resident and you’ve been away for more than 2 years

Published 16 January 2014
Last updated 8 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2024

   Updated clinic name of Aziz Medical Center to AMC.

2. 16 October 2023

   Aziz Medical Center in Islamabad has moved to a new address.

3. 5 October 2023

   Updated eligibility details on who needs a TB certificate.

4. 15 June 2023

   Updated test fees for the Aziz Medical Centres.

5. 14 April 2023

   Updated address of Dr. Arshad Health Associates clinic.

6. 17 August 2022

   Added two new clinics for Dr. Arshad Health Associates in Islamabad and one in Karachi.

7. 29 November 2021

   Added Aziz Medical Centers in Islamabad and Lahore to the list of approved clinics.

8. 19 January 2018

   Updated details.

9. 3 December 2015

   List of approved test clinics updated.

10. 8 January 2015

    Added list of approved test clinics

11. 16 January 2014

    First published.