Countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis
If you're from or have visited a country that isn't on the list of countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis, you may need to have a chest x-ray to apply for a New Zealand visa.
| Countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Andorra | Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Austria |
| Barbados | Belgium | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Canada |
| Cayman Islands | Chile | Costa Rica | Cuba | Cyprus |
| Czech Republic | Denmark | Dominica | Finland | France |
| Germany | Greece | Grenada | Iceland | Ireland |
| Israel (including the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and including East Jerusalem) | Italy | Jamaica | Jordan | Libya |
| Liechtenstein | Luxembourg | Malta | Monaco | Montserrat |
| Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | 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 | |
If you're a citizen of a country that's not on the list, or you've spent more than 3 months in the last 5 years in a country that's not on the list, you'll need to have a chest x-ray to apply for a visa to come to New Zealand for 6 months or more.
If you’re a citizen of a country that's not on the list and you can show us that you've never lived in or spent time in that country, you may not need to have a chest x-ray.