Guidance

Tuberculosis testing in Bhutan

Updated 15 May 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.

Approved clinics

Ministry of Health

Department of Public Health
Royal Centre for Disease Control Building
Serbithang, Wangchutaba
Thimphu
Bhutan

Telephone:

  • 00975 77445039
  • 00975 17866823

Email: rcdc.bhutan@gmail.com

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital

JDWNR hospital
Changzamtok, Thimthrom
Post box no. 128
Thimphu
Bhutan

Telephone:

  • 00975 17662247
  • 00975 17612571

Email:

Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 4pm to 7pm

Test fees

Below 11 years 11 years and above
Ngultrum 1,500 Ngultrum 1,500

Attending the clinic

You must visit the clinic to take the TB test and make it clear you need the test for a UK visa application. An appointment is not necessary.

Processing times can take up to 6 to 8 weeks.

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

What you should bring with you

  • valid identification which contains your photograph, such as a passport, national ID card or Refugee Asylum Seeker Card
  • 2 recent passport sized photos
  • 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