GOV.UK
UK Visas and Im m igration
(https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration)
See m ore inform ation about this Guidance
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-test-for-a-uk-visa-clinics-in-nigeria)
Guidance
Tuberculosis testing in Nigeria
Published 16 January 2014
1. Approved test clinicsYou m ust be tested for tuberculosis if
you are com ing to the UK for m ore than 6 m onths and a resident
of Nigeria or Benin.
Your test m ust be from a clinic approved by the Hom e Off ice.
We will not accept a tuberculosis test certif icate from a clinic
wehavent approved.
The following are approved clinics in Nigeria. There are no
approved clinics in Benin, so if youre from there youll need to
travelto Nigeria to be tested.
1.1 LagosMigration Health Assessm ent Centre (MHAC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) 74B, Sir Michael
Otedola Crescent, off Joel Ogunnaike Street G.R.A. Ikeja Lagos Tel:
+234(0) 807 219 1112, or +234 (0) 80 2226 4059, or +234 (0) 90 9215
6079
Em ail: IOM m edical booking
1.2 AbujaMigration Health Assessm ent Centre (MHAC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) No. 4, Buchannan
Close, off Buchannan Crescent, off Am ino Kano Crescent Wuse 11
AbujaTel: +234(0) 807 219 1122, or +234 (0) 80 9563 7898, or +234
(0) 80 8522 1427
Em ail: IOM m edical booking
2. Attending the clinicYou should contact the above approved
clinic to book an appointm ent. You should m ake it clear that you
need the test for a UKvisa application. You can expect to get an
appointm ent within a few days of your request. At busy tim es you
m ay have to wait 10days for an appointm ent, especially during the
UK student visa peak season between June and Septem ber. We cannot
arrangeor prioritise appointm ents for you.
3. What you should bring with you
proof of identif ication, which contains your photograph,
preferably your passport;
tuberculosis test fee; and
if you have had tuberculosis in the past or have any other lung
disease you should provide details of your previousscreening and,
if possible, your m edical notes and x-ray results.
If you would like an appointm ent with a fem ale clinician,
please inform the clinic when you schedule your appointm ent.
If you need to cancel your appointm ent you should contact the
clinic and refer to their cancellation policy and procedure.
4. Test feesThe fee for tuberculosis screening is 130 US Dollars
(or its equivalent in Naira). The fee will be payable in local
currency at theprevailing exchange rate advised by the IOM. You
will pay the IOM directly for the cost of your tuberculosis test.
The cost of thetest is in addition to the visa application fee.
The test fee does not cover treatm ent if you have
tuberculosis.
