TB Testing: Chest X-ray
Students from certain countries must be tested for tuberculosis by getting a chest X-ray at Betanien Hospital.
Tuberculosis Test
The Norwegian health authorities require all new international students from countries with a high occurence of tuberculosis who intend to stay in Norway for more than three months, to be tested for tuberculosis (TB).
Please note that if you have recently been tested for TB in Norway or another country, you are still required to arrange a TB test appointment.
Persons exempt from TB testing must still be tested if they have been a resident in one of the countries listed above for more than 3 months and if they will be working within health care.
TB-testing is compulsory for citizens from:
Europe | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Belarus, Georgia, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. |
America | Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Surinam. |
Oceania | Guam, Kiribati, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. |
Asia | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North-Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Yemen. |
Africa | All countries except Egypt, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles and Tunisia. |
Why: Residence permits are not valid until final clearance from the health authorities has been given.
Where: Chest X-ray Unit, Betanien Hospital
When: 8 September. You will receive a confirmation e-mail when you complete the online registration form. Remember to print the confirmation and bring it with you to your TB-appointment.
Fee: None
Deadline: 20 August is the deadline to schedule an appointment. Students arriving after this date must send an e-mail to catrine.waage@uib.no as soon as possible and no later than 8 September. Please include your full name, address, date of birth, gender, home country and phone number if you have.
Documentation: Health documents and appointment confirmation
| If you do not attend your UiB scheduled appointment, you must make your own appointment and pay the required consultation fee by contacting the Office of Infection Control (Smittevernkontoret) directly at phone no. 55 56 58 80. |