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 show all updates
  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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