Requirement for
Tuberculosis testing for applicants visiting the UK for longer
than 6 months
All applicants submitted in Thailand wishing to come
to the United Kingdom for a period longer than six months will
need to obtain a certificate confirming that they are free from
infectious tuberculosis (TB) before submitting their visa application.
The categories of applicant that will be affected by this new
requirement include long-term students, work permit holders, other
employment and domestic workers, volunteer workers (plus all dependants
of the aforementioned), and all settlement and marriage cases.
Please note that those failing to submit a certificate at the
time of application will be refused and the visa fee not refunded.
The following will be exempt from the TB testing requirement:
•
All diplomatic passport holders;
•
All children aged under 11 years.
To obtain the necessary certificate, applicants will need to attend
the clinic run by International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
staff at:
Kasemkij Building
8th Floor, 120 Silom Road
Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel: +66 2 234 7950-5
Fax: + 66 2 234 7956
Email: bkk.tbdp.uk@iom.int
Attendance is by appointment only and the full test fee of 2600
Baht must be paid in advance.
Only certificates issued by the IOM clinic will be acceptable.
At the IOM clinic, applicants will be tested for pulmonary TB
by chest X-ray and, as necessary, sputum smears. If free from
infectious TB, the applicant will be issued with a certificate
(valid for six months) and the applicant can then submit their
visa application in the normal way. Those found to be suffering
from infectious TB will be asked to seek further treatment and
will not normally be allowed to apply for a visa until after they
have been successfully treated and are certified free of infection.
Attached is a fact sheet providing information on this important
new requirement.
