Appendix 9 - Low TB Incidence Countries, Areas and Territories

The following countries are deemed for the purpose of Government immigration policy to be countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis.

• 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
• Lebanon
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Monaco
• Montserrat
• Netherlands Antilles
• Netherlands
• (New Zealand)
• Norway
• Oman
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• San Marino
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicaos
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
• United States Virgin Islands
• Vatican City

Effective 04/04/2005