TB Test For UK Visa in Karachi Pakistan

Today I got myself tested for TB at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi. The medical requirements for people applying for UK visa is a TB Test. TB test is done at AKUH in Karachi. The certificate is issued by International Organisation For Migration (IOM). In this post I will share my experience with IOM and give suggestions to people who want to get themselves tested. There is no information available on the internet on how to get tested and whats the procedure. Only a number is given which is busy most of the times. :(

The first thing is getting an appointment with IOM. For that you have to call the IOM Call Center on 051-111-466-472. This line is busy most of the time. But it is not that much busy in the morning at around 8:30. So if you call early in the morning you have better chances of getting an appointment. Otherwise you will find the line busy all the time. The guy will ask for your full name, passport number, date of birth and the visa category you are applying. He will then provide you an application number and appointment day and timing.
Bank Fees: The fees for TB Test is Rs 3500 (Yup!! I know this is too much for a stupid TB test and the TB test is usually done in Rs. 500 but we cant do anything about it). You have to pay this fees at Standard Chartered Bank. They have special deposit slips for IOM. But you cant deposit your payment in all SCB branches. Currently there are two branches where students can deposit the IOM fees: one at University Road opposite Bait ul Mukarram mosque and the other one at Boat Basin. Passport number is also required for depositing the fees. After depositing fees at bank they provide you a slip which you have to take with you to IOM on the day of your appointment.
Visit IOM: On the day of appointment take your passport, a copy of your passport, two photographs and the bank deposit slip to IOM. IOM is located on Tipu Sultan Road. For getting there you have to take a turn to Karsaz from Shahrah-e-Faisal and go straight till the Tipu Sultan Road comes. It is just a few minutes ahead (on the opposite side) from the Karsaz checkpoint (where there is a fan). There is a sign on which Tipu Sultan Road is written. Just turn left and the first bungalow you see is IOM. Its opposite to Fiction. You go there at the gate and show your passport and they will give you a number which you have to show inside. My advice is to reach at IOM at 8 o clock in the morning. The IOM people will give you a sealed envelope which you have to take to Aga Khan Hospital for Chest X-Ray.
Visit Aga Khan Hospital: Take the sealed envelope you get from IOM to Aga Khan Radiology department where they will take it from you along with your passport. Then you will get your chest X-Rayed. They will return your passport back after the test.
Collect Results: For collecting the results you have to visit to IOM again. The results are given on the same day if you get tested at AKUH before 10 AM otherwise you have to collect them the next day. You will be getting the results on showing your original passport. The collection timings is 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM from Monday to Thursday.
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