Guidance

Tuberculosis testing in South Korea

Updated 12 July 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.

The following are approved clinics in South Korea.

Approved clinics

Gangnam Severance Hospital

235 Dogok-ro  
Gangnam-gu
Seoul  

Telephone: (82) 2 2019 1207

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://gs.severance.healthcare/gs/patient-carer/appointment/visa/uk.do

Operating hours:

  • Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 11am, 1:30pm to 4pm
  • Saturday, 8:30am to 11am

Test fees

11 years and above Below 11 years
110,450 KRW 86,000 KRW

The cost of the test is in addition to the visa application fee. 

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

Severence Hospital

International Health Care Center 
50 – 1 Yonsei-Ro
Seodaemun-Gu
Seoul 120-752 

Telephone: (82) 2 2228 5815

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://sev.severance.healthcare/sev/patient-carer/appointment/visa/visa.do

Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm

Test fees 

11 years and above Below 11 years
113,000 KRW 89,000 KRW

The cost of the test is in addition to the visa application fee. 

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

Attending the clinic

You should contact one of the approved clinics to book an appointment and make it clear that you need the test for a UK visa application.

You can expect to get an appointment within a few days of your request. At busy times you may have to wait 10 days for an appointment, especially during the UK student visa peak season between June and September.

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

If you need to cancel your appointment, you should contact the clinic and refer to their cancellation policy and procedure.

What you should bring with you

  • your passport; a photocopy would also be acceptable (in case the applicant’s passport is not available)
  • 2 recent passport sized photographs (2 photographs, or 2 3x4 photographs taken within 6 months)
  • 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