Immigration Rules
Immigration Rules: Immigration Rules Appendix Tuberculosis Tb
gov.uk change note: New section added. In line with Statement of Changes HC 1780.
Headline
The TB certificate appendix has been reformatted with bullet points and dashes added throughout, but the substantive requirements remain unchanged.
Changes in detail
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TB1 — Plain text paragraphs → Formatted with bullet point dashes before each paragraph and sub-paragraph (TB1 main text and sub-paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)).
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TB3 — Plain text paragraphs → Formatted with bullet point dashes before the main paragraph and all four sub-paragraphs (a) through (d) detailing TB certificate validity requirements.
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TB4 — Plain text paragraphs → Formatted with bullet point dashes before the main paragraph and both sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) covering new certificate requirements.
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TB6 — Plain text country list → Formatted with bullet point dashes before the main paragraph and before each of the 104 listed countries requiring TB certificates.
Practical implications
No action required. This is purely a formatting change that does not affect the substantive TB certificate requirements, country list, validity periods, or any other eligibility criteria. All existing advice and pending applications remain unaffected.
Administrative changes
The entire appendix has been reformatted to use consistent bullet point formatting (dashes) throughout all paragraphs and sub-paragraphs. No substantive content, country names, time limits, or requirements have been altered. This appears to be a standardisation of formatting across Immigration Rules appendices.
Diff
@@ -1,261 +1,260 @@ -TB1. A person must provide a valid TB certificate with their application if paragraph TB2 applies, and they are applying for entry clearance to come to the UK: - - -(a) for more than 6 months, except for applications made under Appendix Ukraine Scheme; or - -(b) as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner under Appendix FM: family members; or - -(c) as a returning resident in accordance with Appendix Returning Residents. - - - +- TB1. A person must provide a valid TB certificate with their application if paragraph TB2 applies, and they are applying for entry clearance to come to the UK: + + +- (a) for more than 6 months, except for applications made under Appendix Ukraine Scheme; or + +- (b) as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner under Appendix FM: family members; or + +- (c) as a returning resident in accordance with Appendix Returning Residents. + + + + TB2. A valid TB certificate is required if the applicant has been continuously present in a country or countries listed at TB6 for 6 months or more, which includes a period (of any length) within the 6 months before the date of application. - - - -TB3: A TB certificate is valid only if it: - - -(a) was issued by a medical practitioner approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of these rules, as listed on the Gov.uk website; and - -(b) confirms that the applicant has undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in the applicant; and - -(c) was issued within the 6-month period immediately before the date of application; and - -(d) has not expired. - - - - - - - - - -TB4. A person may be required to provide a new valid TB certificate before the application for entry clearance is granted, if: - - -(a) the TB certificate provided with their application expired more than 6 months before the date on which the application is considered; and - -(b) the applicant otherwise meets the requirements to be granted entry clearance. - - - + + +- TB3: A TB certificate is valid only if it: + + +- (a) was issued by a medical practitioner approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of these rules, as listed on the Gov.uk website; and + +- (b) confirms that the applicant has undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in the applicant; and + +- (c) was issued within the 6-month period immediately before the date of application; and + +- (d) has not expired. + + + + + + + + +- TB4. A person may be required to provide a new valid TB certificate before the application for entry clearance is granted, if: + + +- (a) the TB certificate provided with their application expired more than 6 months before the date on which the application is considered; and + +- (b) the applicant otherwise meets the requirements to be granted entry clearance. + + + + TB5. The decision maker may waive the requirement to provide a valid TB certificate if they are satisfied that the applicant is unable to obtain a certificate and it is reasonable to waive the requirement on the specific facts of the case. - - - -TB6. The list of countries for the purpose of TB2 is: - - -• Afghanistan - -• Algeria - -• Angola - -• Armenia - -• Azerbaijan - -• Bangladesh - -• Belarus - -• Benin - -• Bhutan - -• Bolivia - -• Botswana - -• Brunei Darussalam - -• Burkina Faso - -• Burma - -• Burundi - -• Cambodia - -• Cape Verde - -• Central African Republic - -• Chad - -• Cameroon - -• China - -• Congo - -• Congo Democratic Republic - -• Côte d’Ivoire - -• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - -• Djibouti - -• Dominican Republic - -• Ecuador - -• Equatorial Guinea - -• Eritrea - -• Ethiopia - -• Gabon - -• Gambia - -• Georgia - -• Ghana - -• Guatemala - -• Guinea - -• Guinea Bissau - -• Guyana - -• Haiti - -• Hong Kong or Macau - -• India - -• Indonesia - -• Iraq - -• Kazakhstan - -• Kenya - -• Kiribati - -• Korea - -• Kyrgyzstan - -• Laos - -• Lesotho - -• Liberia - -• Madagascar - -• Malawi - -• Malaysia - -• Mali - -• Marshall Islands - -• Mauritania - -• Micronesia - -• Moldova - -• Mongolia - -• Morocco - -• Mozambique - -• Namibia - -• Nepal - -• Niger - -• Nigeria - -• Pakistan - -• Palau - -• Papua New Guinea - -• Panama - -• Paraguay - -• Peru - -• Philippines - -• Russian Federation - -• Rwanda - -• Sao Tome and Principe - -• Senegal - -• Sierra Leone - -• Solomon Islands - -• Somalia - -• South Africa - -• South Sudan - -• Sri Lanka - -• Sudan - -• Suriname - -• Swaziland - -• Tajikistan - -• Tanzania - -• Thailand - -• Timor Leste - -• Togo - -• Turkmenistan - -• Tuvalu - -• Uganda - -• Ukraine - -• Uzbekistan - -• Vanuatu - -• Vietnam - -• Zambia - -• Zimbabwe + + +- TB6. The list of countries for the purpose of TB2 is: + + +- • Afghanistan + +- • Algeria + +- • Angola + +- • Armenia + +- • Azerbaijan + +- • Bangladesh + +- • Belarus + +- • Benin + +- • Bhutan + +- • Bolivia + +- • Botswana + +- • Brunei Darussalam + +- • Burkina Faso + +- • Burma + +- • Burundi + +- • Cambodia + +- • Cape Verde + +- • Central African Republic + +- • Chad + +- • Cameroon + +- • China + +- • Congo + +- • Congo Democratic Republic + +- • Côte d’Ivoire + +- • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea + +- • Djibouti + +- • Dominican Republic + +- • Ecuador + +- • Equatorial Guinea + +- • Eritrea + +- • Ethiopia + +- • Gabon + +- • Gambia + +- • Georgia + +- • Ghana + +- • Guatemala + +- • Guinea + +- • Guinea Bissau + +- • Guyana + +- • Haiti + +- • Hong Kong or Macau + +- • India + +- • Indonesia + +- • Iraq + +- • Kazakhstan + +- • Kenya + +- • Kiribati + +- • Korea + +- • Kyrgyzstan + +- • Laos + +- • Lesotho + +- • Liberia + +- • Madagascar + +- • Malawi + +- • Malaysia + +- • Mali + +- • Marshall Islands + +- • Mauritania + +- • Micronesia + +- • Moldova + +- • Mongolia + +- • Morocco + +- • Mozambique + +- • Namibia + +- • Nepal + +- • Niger + +- • Nigeria + +- • Pakistan + +- • Palau + +- • Papua New Guinea + +- • Panama + +- • Paraguay + +- • Peru + +- • Philippines + +- • Russian Federation + +- • Rwanda + +- • Sao Tome and Principe + +- • Senegal + +- • Sierra Leone + +- • Solomon Islands + +- • Somalia + +- • South Africa + +- • South Sudan + +- • Sri Lanka + +- • Sudan + +- • Suriname + +- • Swaziland + +- • Tajikistan + +- • Tanzania + +- • Thailand + +- • Timor Leste + +- • Togo + +- • Turkmenistan + +- • Tuvalu + +- • Uganda + +- • Ukraine + +- • Uzbekistan + +- • Vanuatu + +- • Vietnam + +- • Zambia + +- • Zimbabwe