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Tuberculosis testing in Pakistan

Updated 10 December 2020

PAKISTAN: Tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa

You must be tested for tuberculosis. If you are coming to the UK for more than 6 months and are a resident of PAKISTAN. Your test must be from a clinic approved by the Home Office. We will not accept a tuberculosis test certificate from a clinic we have not approved.Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan for your UK Visa application.

Published 16 January 2014
Last updated 10 December 2020 —From:UK Visas and Immigration

A). HOW TO GET AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT FOR TB TEST IN PAKISTAN :
      Operator need following information for UKTB Test appointment,
UAN:  00 92 346 1929 404   

  ( All INFORMATION IS FREE & ALWAYS WILL BE )

1) Location for Appointment  ( MPR, LHR, KHR, ISB )   

2) Visa type                         

3) Name                              

4) Date of birth                  

5) Passport No                       

6) Applicants actual Contact No     

7) Applicants actual Email ID        

8) UK Address                        

9) UK contact number   

A). Does the UK TB test Cost money ?
Yes, there is a fee for TB screening. You will have to pay this fee yourself. The fee covers all diagnostic requirements. It does not cover treatment if TB is detected.The following fees are physicians have been authorized by UK Home Office, effective from July 8th, 2020. Payment for X-rays should be made to SCB in PAKISTAN.
Exam and Tests :

• Physical Examination Fee – PKR 8,800 .
• Chest X-Ray Fee – PKR 10,950 for Lahore Centre Only.
• Chest X-Ray Fee – PKR 10,630 for rest of the Centres in Pakistan.

B). Requirements for UK TB test :  

• Three Latest Passport Size Pictures with White Back Ground Only. ( Your ears have to be visible + Expression Should be neutral )
• Original Valid Passport + 2 Carbon-Copies of first 2 Pages .
• If you have already taken test,please bring old certificate(s) as well .
• Please bring the Postal Address andContact details of your UK based Sponser.
• Your mandatory Polio Health Certificate from any Ministry Of Health Approved   Government Hospital,nearest to your locality.

Children :
All children must see a clinician who’ll decide if they need a chest x-ray. Children under 11 will not normally have a chest X-ray.You must take your child to an Approved clinic and complete a health questionnaire. If the clinician decides your child doesn’t have TB they’ll give you a certificate. Include this certificate with your child’s UK visa application.

Pregnant Women :You can choose:

• An X-ray with an extra shield to protect you and your unborn child in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters.
• A Sputum test (phlegm coughed up from your lungs) – there may be an extra fee and you could wait up to 8 weeks for results.
• To wait until after delivery

If you don’t want to be tested you can use an X-ray taken within the last 3 months at a UK-Approved Screening clinic. Ask a clinician to review your X-ray. If it’s accepted the clinician will give you a certificate to send with your UK visa application.

D). You should contact one of the approved clinics below to book an appointment. You should make it clear you need the test for a UK visa application.

AL-MAROOF International Hospital

F-10 Markaz
Al-Maroof International Hospital
2nd Floor, West Corner
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan

Appointment details: Monday to Friday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM

Telephone: +92 346 1929 404

The Cost of the Test is in addition to the visa application fee.       

           

IOM SUB OFFICE 

House No : 70
Block – H , Near D / Ground
Gulberg – 3
LAHORE
Pakistan
Appointment details: Monday to Friday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PMTelephone: +92 346 1929 404

The Cost of the Test is in addition to the visa application fee.  

IOM SUB OFFICE

House No : 66- A
Sector : F- 2, Defence Road ,
Opposite Govt Guest House
MIRPUR AJK
Pakistan
Appointment details: Monday to Friday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PMTelephone: +92 346 1929 404

The Cost of the Test is in addition to the visa application fee.  

IOM SUB OFFICE

Shahrah-e- faisal
Block No: 6, 
Plot No : F-14, Opposite KFC
KARACHI
Pakistan
Appointment details: Monday to Friday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PMTelephone: +92 346 1929 404

The Cost of the Test is in addition to the visa application fee.  

This Article is written by, 
UK-IQE Department Of Consultants .

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