Requirement for Tuberculosis (TB) Test
Certificate Submission
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High
TB-burden countries:
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Nepal
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Timor
Leste
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Russia
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Malaysia
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Mongolia
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Myanmar
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Bangladesh
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Vietnam
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Sri
Lanka
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Uzbekistan
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India
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Indonesia
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China
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Cambodia
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Kyrgyzstan
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Thailand
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Pakistan
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Philippines
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Laos
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Kazakhstan
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Tajikistan
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Ukraine
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Azerbaijan
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Belarus
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Moldova
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Nigeria
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South Africa
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Ethiopia
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Congo
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Kenya
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Mozambique
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Zimbabwe
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Angola
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Peru
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Papua New Guinea
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Legal Basis
Articles
11, 46(1), and 89(1) of the Immigration Act
Article
9-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act
Articles
2, 41, and 42 of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act
Article
24 of the Quarantine Act
Article
15 of the Tuberculosis Prevention Act
Applicable to
National of high TB-burden countries who apply for long-term visa at the
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Malaysia
- including all
D-type and F-type visas
- including
applicants who have received the Certificate of Confirmation of Visa Issuance,
or the Visa Issuance Confirmation Number
Exemption
The following are exempted from this requirement:
1. Diplomatic and
official passport holders applying for Diplomat (A-1), Foreign Government
Official (A-2), or International Agreement (A-3) visas
2. Children below 6
years old
3. Pregnant
mother-to-be
(with pregnancy certificate issued within 1 month by a
physician)
Required Documents
During submission of visa application, applicant must submit along the
following documents issued within 3 months from one of the designated hospitals
in Malaysia:
[Note] TB tests other than chest x-ray*
If for some reason the applicant cannot undergo a chest x-ray test,
please ask the physician to state the type of alternative TB tests conducted
(sputum test, tuberculin skin test, or blood test) in the Certificate of
Health, and to attach the report of the alternative TB test result.
Documents from other clinics/hospitals other than designated hospitals are unacceptable.
