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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.
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