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