Countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis
You need to have a chest x-ray if you have been living in a country that does not have a low incidence of tuberculosis (TB).
When you need a chest x-ray
If you are applying for a visa to come to New Zealand for 6 months or more you need to have a chest x-ray if:
- you are a citizen of a country that is not on this list, or
- in the last 5 years you have spent more than 3 months in a country that is not on this list.
If you are a citizen of a country that is not on this list, but you can prove you have never lived in or spent time in that country, you may not need to have a chest x-ray.
Check the list of countries with a low incidence of TB
| Countries with a low incidence of TB | ||
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Chile Czech Republic Denmark Dominica |
Finland France Germany Greece Grenada Iceland Ireland Israel: includes the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and East Jerusalem Italy Jamaica Jordan Libya Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Montserrat Netherlands Antilles |
Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos United Kingdom United States of America United States Virgin Islands Vatican City |