Guidance

Tuberculosis testing in Algeria

Updated 26 November 2024

Your test must be from a clinic approved by the Home Office. We will not accept a TB test certificate from a clinic we have not approved.

Approved clinic

Centre Médical BELKAID

21 rue Ibn El Khatib
Sacré-Coeur
Algiers
Algeria

Telephone: +213 (0) 21 61 52 35 / 21 64 92 03 / 558 08 67 89

Email: [email protected]

Operating hours: Sunday to Thursday, 9:30am to 4pm

Test fees

11 years and above Below 11 years
8000 DZD 5000 DZD

The fee must be paid in DZD (Algerian Dinars) directly to the clinic. The cost of the test and x-ray is in addition to the visa application fee.

The fee is not refundable if you test positive for TB or decide not travel to the UK, or your visa is refused.

The test fee does not cover treatment if you have TB.

What you should bring with you

  • valid Identification which contains your photograph such as a passport, national ID card or Refugee Asylum Seeker Card
  • 4 passport sized photographs
  • the TB test fee
  • if you have had TB in the past or have any other lung disease, you should provide details of your previous screening and, if possible, your medical notes and x-ray results

IOM Algeria MHAC

07 Rue Doudou Mokhta Benaknoun
Alger
Algeria

Telephone: +213(0) 66 19 06 807

Email: [email protected]

Operating hours: Sunday to Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm

Test fees

11 years and above Below 11 years
7000 DZD 4000 DZD

What you should bring with you

  • valid identification which contains your photograph such as a passport, national ID card or Refugee Asylum Seeker Card
  • the TB test fee

Attending the clinic

You should contact the approved clinic to book an appointment and make it clear you need the test for a UK visa application. You can expect to get an appointment a few days after you request one.

You may have to wait 10 days for an appointment, especially during the UK student visa peak season between June and September.

If you need to cancel your appointment, you should contact the clinic as soon as possible.

If you would like an appointment with a female clinician, please ask the clinic when you schedule your appointment.