Immigration Rules Appendix Tuberculosis (TB)

This appendix sets out when a person is required to provide a valid TB certificate with their application for entry clearance and the requirements for a TB certificate to be valid.

  1. TB1. A person must provide a valid TB certificate with their application if paragraph TB2 applies, and they are applying for entry clearance to come to the UK:
    1. (a) for more than 6 months, except for applications made under Appendix Ukraine Scheme; or
    2. (b) as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner under Appendix FM: family members; or
    3. (c) as a returning resident in accordance with Appendix Returning Residents.

TB2. A valid TB certificate is required if the applicant has been continuously present in a country or countries listed at TB6 for 6 months or more, which includes a period (of any length) within the 6 months before the date of application.

  1. TB3: A TB certificate is valid only if it:
    1. (a) was issued by a medical practitioner approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of these rules, as listed on the Gov.uk website; and
    2. (b) confirms that the applicant has undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in the applicant; and
    3. (c) was issued within the 6-month period immediately before the date of application; and
    4. (d) has not expired.
  1. TB4. A person may be required to provide a new valid TB certificate before the application for entry clearance is granted, if:
    1. (a) the TB certificate provided with their application expired more than 6 months before the date on which the application is considered; and
    2. (b) the applicant otherwise meets the requirements to be granted entry clearance.

TB5. The decision maker may waive the requirement to provide a valid TB certificate if they are satisfied that the applicant is unable to obtain a certificate and it is reasonable to waive the requirement on the specific facts of the case.

  1. TB6. The list of countries for the purpose of TB2 is:
    1. • Afghanistan
    2. • Algeria
    3. • Angola
    4. • Armenia
    5. • Azerbaijan
    6. • Bangladesh
    7. • Belarus
    8. • Benin
    9. • Bhutan
    10. • Bolivia
    11. • Botswana
    12. • Brunei Darussalam
    13. • Burkina Faso
    14. • Burma
    15. • Burundi
    16. • Cambodia
    17. • Cape Verde
    18. • Central African Republic
    19. • Chad
    20. • Cameroon
    21. • China
    22. • Congo
    23. • Congo Democratic Republic
    24. • Côte d’Ivoire
    25. • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
    26. • Djibouti
    27. • Dominican Republic
    28. • Ecuador
    29. • Equatorial Guinea
    30. • Eritrea
    31. • Ethiopia
    32. • Gabon
    33. • Gambia
    34. • Georgia
    35. • Ghana
    36. • Guatemala
    37. • Guinea
    38. • Guinea Bissau
    39. • Guyana
    40. • Haiti
    41. • Hong Kong or Macau
    42. • India
    43. • Indonesia
    44. • Iraq
    45. • Kazakhstan
    46. • Kenya
    47. • Kiribati
    48. • Korea
    49. • Kyrgyzstan
    50. • Laos
    51. • Lesotho
    52. • Liberia
    53. • Madagascar
    54. • Malawi
    55. • Malaysia
    56. • Mali
    57. • Marshall Islands
    58. • Mauritania
    59. • Micronesia
    60. • Moldova
    61. • Mongolia
    62. • Morocco
    63. • Mozambique
    64. • Namibia
    65. • Nepal
    66. • Niger
    67. • Nigeria
    68. • Pakistan
    69. • Palau
    70. • Papua New Guinea
    71. • Panama
    72. • Paraguay
    73. • Peru
    74. • Philippines
    75. • Russian Federation
    76. • Rwanda
    77. • Sao Tome and Principe
    78. • Senegal
    79. • Sierra Leone
    80. • Solomon Islands
    81. • Somalia
    82. • South Africa
    83. • South Sudan
    84. • Sri Lanka
    85. • Sudan
    86. • Suriname
    87. • Swaziland
    88. • Tajikistan
    89. • Tanzania
    90. • Thailand
    91. • Timor Leste
    92. • Togo
    93. • Turkmenistan
    94. • Tuvalu
    95. • Uganda
    96. • Ukraine
    97. • Uzbekistan
    98. • Vanuatu
    99. • Vietnam
    100. • Zambia
    101. • Zimbabwe