Tuberculosis tests for visa applicants

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Countries where you need a TB test for your UK visa application

You must be tested at a clinic that has been approved by the Home Office.

Some countries do not have approved testing centres so you’ll need to get tested in a different country. Some other countries have approved clinics where you can get tested.

Countries and where to find approved clinics

A

Afghanistan

Algeria

Angola

Armenia

Azerbaijan

B

Bangladesh

Belarus

Benin (get tested in another country)

Bhutan

Bolivia

Botswana

Brunei

Burkina Faso (get tested in another country)

Burundi

C

Cambodia

Cape Verde (get tested in another country)

Central African Republic (get tested in another country)

Chad

Cameroon

China

Congo (get tested in another country)

Côte d’Ivoire

D

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti (get tested in another country)

Dominican Republic

E

East Timor (get tested in another country)

Ecuador

Equatorial Guinea (get tested in another country)

Eritrea (get tested in another country)

Ethiopia

G

Gabon (get tested in another country)

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea (get tested in another country)

Guinea Bissau (get tested in another country)

Guyana

H

Haiti

Hong Kong

I

India

Indonesia

Iraq

K

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati (get tested in another country)

Kyrgyzstan (get tested in another country)

L

Laos

Lesotho (get tested in another country)

Liberia (get tested in another country)

M

Macau (get tested in another country)

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Mali (get tested in another country)

Marshall Islands (get tested in another country)

Mauritania (get tested in another country)

Micronesia, Federated States of (get tested in another country)

Moldova

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar (Burma)

N

Namibia

Nepal

Niger (get tested in another country)

Nigeria

North Korea

P

Pakistan

Palau (get tested in another country)

Papua New Guinea

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

R

Russia

Rwanda

S

São Tomé and Principe (get tested in another country)

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands

Somalia (get tested in another country)

South Africa

South Korea

South Sudan (get tested in another country)

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname (get tested in another country)

Swaziland (get tested in another country)

T

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Togo (get tested in another country)

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu (get tested in another country)

U

Uganda

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

V

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Z

Zambia

Zimbabwe