Guidance

Sierra Leone: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa

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

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You鈥檒l need to have a tuberculosis (TB) test if you鈥檙e coming to the UK for 6 months or more and both of the following apply:

  • you鈥檝e lived in Sierra Leone or Guinea for 6 months or more
  • you were living there (or another聽listed country) within the last 6 months

You鈥檒l need 补听TB聽test if you鈥檙e coming to the UK as:

  • a fianc茅, fianc茅e or proposed civil partner on 补听family visa聽and you鈥檝e been away for more than 2 years

  • 补听returning resident聽and you鈥檝e been away for more than 2 years

Updates to this page

Published 17 January 2014
Last updated 20 August 2024
  1. Bank account numbers corrected.

  2. Updated the test fee information and the step-by-step procedures when attending the clinic.

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

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

  5. You can now book your TB appointment online.

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. Updated details.

  8. Updated TB fee information.

  9. First published.

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