Check if you need a chest X-ray or medical examination, and how to plan your appointment.
Your chest X-ray and medical examination results must be no more than 3 months old when we get your application.
The visa criteria and application form will tell you if you need a chest X-ray or medical examination.
If you need a medical examination, you normally get a 'general medical examination' unless you need a limited medical examination. A general medical examination is sometimes called a 'full medical examination'.
Check the situations where you need an X-ray or medical examination, and the different types of examinations.
Who needs an X-ray or medical examination
The visa details should also tell you when you need to have your X-ray or examination.
If you need a chest X-ray or medical examination, you must visit a doctor or radiologist from our list of panel physicians — unless there are no panel physicians in your country.
Check if there is a panel physician in your country.
Find a radiologist or doctor near you
You must visit a panel physician.
You can use any registered doctor.
You must visit a panel medical clinic who will refer you to a panel radiology clinic.
If there are other people on your application, they will each need an appointment.
If you are menstruating (having a period), you need to wait until your period finishes before having your medical examination. You cannot have your medical examination during your period because the blood can affect your urine test.
For an Accredited Employer Work Visa or Visitor Visa, if we need you to have a chest X-ray or medical examination, we give you an Immigration New Zealand health case reference number (NZHR). Give the NZHR to the clinic when you make your appointment.
You can bring a family member, support person or interpreter to your appointment.
Let the clinic know when you make your appointment if you are bringing someone with you.
If you are having a physical examination, you can ask the clinic for a chaperone. The clinic must have chaperones available.
Have the following ready to bring to your appointment:
Identity documents for X-rays and medical examinations
If you are 17 years or under, you need your parent or legal guardian to come with you.
If you are visiting any registered doctor because there are no panel physicians in your country, you need to also bring:
Get the medical certificate form you need:
Chest X-ray certificate (INZ 1096) PDF 273KB
Limited Medical Certificate (INZ 1201) PDF 879KB
General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007) PDF 517KB
RSE Scheme Supplementary Medical Certificate (INZ 1143) PDF 477KB
You need to also bring a completed 'Immigration Adviser Details' form to give to the clinic.
At your medical appointment, you must sign a form to allow the doctor to send your medical information to us.
If you are 17 years old or younger, your parent or guardian must sign the form for you.
If your doctor is using eMedical, they will give you an eMedical client consent and declaration form to sign. You can read the form before your appointment:
eMedical client consent and declaration form PDF 166KB
There are 3 parts to the medical examination:
The doctor checks your height, weight, mental state, hearing and vision, listens to your heart and lungs, feels your abdomen and checks your reflexes and other parts of your nervous system.
A nurse or health care assistant may complete parts of the examination.
You will need to:
You must pay any costs related to your X-ray and medical examinations.
Ask the clinic about the costs when you make your appointment.
In your visa application, you need to provide evidence of your X-ray or examination results.
Evidence you are in good health
To show you had an examination you can either:
Finding your eMedical and INZ health case reference numbers
You can ask the clinic for a copy of your medical examination results.
Information valid as at 2023/12/12 16:26:45.774900 GMT+13