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What is the change? The U.K. has added more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe whose citizens must undergo tuberculosis testing for stays in the U.K. over six months.
What does the change mean? The change adds a step to the processing of visas.
Background: Over the past year, the U.K. imposed compulsory TB testing for long-term visas, gradually expanding the requirement to more and more countries.
The final list of countries includes:
Applicants who file on or after Dec. 31, 2013, must include a TB clearance certificate.
Applicants must go to a clinic approved by the U.K. Home Office and undergo a chest X-ray. Those who test negative will get a TB certificate. Those who are diagnosed with TB will not get a certificate and will receive a referral letter for treatment that can take up to six months to complete. Applicants cannot apply for a U.K. visa until they can prove that they are free of the disease.
The U.K. Home Office publishes a list of approved clinics in each country on its website.
BAL Analysis: Companies and individuals can avoid surprises by planning well in advance to get TB clearance certificates for stays in the U.K. lasting longer than six months.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group in the United Kingdom. For additional information, please contact uk@bal.com.
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