1, detection object
From 20 13 12 3 1, if you are a China resident and intend to apply for residence in the UK for more than 6 months,
Before applying for a visa, you must have a tuberculosis examination at the designated inspection institution and make sure that you are not infected with tuberculosis.
If you plan to go to Britain for less than 6 months, you don't need to have a tuberculosis examination unless you apply for a 6-month fiance (wife) visa.
2. Children's testing
All children over the age of1/kloc-0 who apply for a residence visa in the UK must be tested for tuberculosis.
For children under the age of 1 1, parents or guardians must take them to the testing institution designated by the British visa office to complete the health questionnaire. The doctor will decide whether your child needs to be tested according to the answers to the questionnaire. If the doctor doesn't think your child has
If you need to be tested, you will get a doctor's certificate. This certificate must be submitted together with your child's application for a residence visa.
All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by their parents or guardians when they go to the designated testing institution, and bring the materials listed under "Information required for testing".
3. Designate a testing organization
You must go to any testing institution designated by the Ministry of the Interior. Testing certificates issued by non-designated testing institutions are not accepted.
4, detection process
You need to contact any designated testing institution to make an appointment and explain to the doctor that the testing is used to apply for a British visa. Your reservation request will be approved in a few days. We can't give you priority to make an appointment.
5. Information needed for testing
Identification documents containing personal photos, such as personal passports;
Tuberculosis detection cost
If you have been infected with tuberculosis or other lung diseases before, you need to submit the relevant proof of previous screening, and if possible, please also submit the previous diagnosis report and X-ray test report.
If you need to make an appointment with a female doctor, please inform the testing institution when making an appointment.
If you need to cancel the appointment, please contact the relevant testing institutions and follow their rules and procedures.
6. Test items
You need a chest X-ray. You may need to take off your coat when you have a chest X-ray. We will provide a coat to protect you.
7, detection time
The detection time depends on the specific detection mechanism and its working intensity. You need to contact the relevant testing institutions for confirmation. If X-ray examination can't confirm the diagnosis, sputum samples should be kept. It takes two months to get the test results of sputum samples.
8, testing costs
The cost of chest X-ray examination is RMB in 550 yuan. This fee does not include the cost of tuberculosis treatment.
9. Test results
If you have a standard test and your chest X-ray is normal, you don't need further tuberculosis test, and you will get the test results and proof soon. If the test results are inconclusive, further sputum examination is needed. It will take two months to get the results of this test. If the test results show that you are not infected with tuberculosis, you will get relevant certificates and need to submit them at the time of visa application. The certificate is valid for 6 months.
If the test results show that you are infected with tuberculosis, you can't prove it. The doctor will provide you with relevant treatment suggestions and treatment plans. The treatment period is about 6 months. During this period, you will not be able to apply for a British visa unless you can prove that you have completed the treatment and recovered.
10, more information
10- 1 exempt object
Applicants who meet any of the following conditions do not need to be tested for tuberculosis: 1 1 children under the age of 0 are exempt from the British immigration law (unless the doctor thinks it is necessary to be tested).
10-2 detection of pregnant women
Pregnant women can choose to take any of the following tests:
X-ray detection is carried out under protection, and the protective cover can protect you and the fetus.
Sputum specimen detection. There is an extra charge for this test, and the results will not be available until 8 weeks after the test.
In addition, it can also be tested after the fetus is born.
If you have any questions, please consult the professionals of the testing organization.
10-3 If you have ever been infected with tuberculosis,
If you have been tested for tuberculosis before and the result is positive, then you must go to our designated testing institution for a second test, even if you receive corresponding treatment after the test. You also need to provide details of previous screening, X-ray reports and other information about treatment and rehabilitation.
10-4 disagrees with this result.
The consent form issued by the doctor shows that the test result is the final result.
10-5 inspection certificate and validity period
After we make a decision on your visa application, we will return the examination certificate together with other originals. If you successfully get a visa, you need to take this certificate (or a copy) with you when you go to the UK, and prepare to send it to the immigration officer when you arrive in the UK.
Tuberculosis detection certificate is valid for 6 months. But if you live with tuberculosis patients for a long time, you will only be given a test certificate valid for 3 months.
Test certificates issued when applying for visas from other countries.
Examination certificates issued when applying for a visa in other countries, such as Australia, will not be used to apply for a British visa. You must take the test according to the special requirements of applying for a British visa.
10-6 visa application
You need to submit the examination certificate, your visa application and other supporting materials. If you submit the test certificate after submitting your visa application, we will not accept it. Please refer to this website for detailed information about the visa application process and the information to be submitted.
10-7 refund
The inspection fee will not be refunded in the following cases:
You are not infected with tuberculosis.
You decide not to apply for a visa or cancel your visa application.
Your visa application is rejected, or
You decided not to go to England again.
10-8 information confidentiality
If the local government has relevant requirements, the doctor will report the detected cases of tuberculosis to the local or higher-level government. Doctors must also report cases to the visa and immigration department of the Home Office, which will pass this information on to the British Health Protection Agency and other government departments.
Frequently asked questions about tuberculosis detection:
1. If students are already in the UK and need to renew or reapply for a visa, where can they have a tuberculosis test?
A: If students submit visa materials in the UK, they don't need to provide test certificates. At present, the UK Visa and Immigration Administration has not appointed any medical institution in the UK to conduct this test.
2. Students have registered for preparatory courses for less than 6 months. Why are they required to issue TB test certificates when submitting application materials?
A: Although many students have attended the preparatory course for less than six months, due to the preparatory course,
There is a strong correlation between the course and the following main courses (usually more than 6 months). Students are likely to stay in the UK to study the main courses after the preparatory courses, so students are submitting the preparatory courses.
When applying for a course visa, you will often be asked to issue an examination certificate.
3. Can the TB test certificate replace the original health and quarantine certificate?
A: No, because the TB test certificate is a document required by the British Visa and Immigration Administration, and all visa applicants who have been over 6 months must submit it when applying for a visa; The health and quarantine certificate is a document required by the British Customs, and it must be submitted according to the instructions of the staff when entering the UK.
4. The name and contact address of the school on the TB test certificate are different from those determined at the time of delivery (that is, the school on CAS). Is the test certificate still available? Do you need to do TBtest again?
A: If tuberculosis
The certificate is still valid, so you don't need to do it again. However, students need to write an explanatory letter when submitting materials, explaining why the school above TBcertificate is different from that above CAS.
The above is all the information that Bian Xiao has compiled for you about applying for TB testing in the UK. I hope it will help you. I hope everyone can prepare the application materials and get the visa smoothly!