Working Holiday Visa Question

[peter93]

Hi,

I'm applying for the UK working holiday scheme, but currently I live in China. As China is not one of the countries designated as low risk for TB, I could be required to fill in a chest x-ray form. However it also states that the form is only for if you plan to stay longer than six months, which I do not intend to do.

Do I still need the chest x-ray because the minimum length of the working holiday visa is 1yr? If I can provide flight details out of the country will that be enough? It would be great to not have to do it as finding a doctor willing to fill out the form is likely to be expensive due to the language barrier.

Thanks in advance for any advice

[JandM]

Letting you know someone has seen this and you're not being ignored. I don't know an answer to give you, though. I think your quickest and surest way to an answer would be to contact INZ themselves directly.

[peter93]

Thanks for responding.

I have already been in touch with INZ, they didn't seem able/willing to give a straight yes or no. I was told to simply submit my application and I will be told whether or not a chest x-ray was necessary. I was pretty unsatisfied with this answer as the application will surely automatically tell me to get an x-ray as it is not able to factor in the fact I don't intend to stay for the entire period of the visa. Was pretty disappointed with INZ on this to be honest.

[JandM]

INZ telephone answerers are a sort of human FAQ - the response you get depends on which bit of the data base they happen to call up, and if the wording there matches your query. You might get a more helpful reaction if you start out by saying that you KNOW your question isn't dealt with in the normal regulations, so could you speak to a supervisor or other official who is able to interpret and apply the rules to your particular case.