Guidance

Papua New Guinea: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa

Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Papua New Guinea for your UK visa application.

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Details

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 Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands 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 and you’ve been away for more than 2 years

  • returning resident and you’ve been away for more than 2 years

Updates to this page

Published 16 January 2014
Last updated 5 June 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated details for both clinics.

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

  3. Karua Medical Centre has been removed from the list.

  4. Added Pacific International Hospital – PIHMC Waigani and Lae International hospital limited clinics.

  5. First published.

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