The examination
Height, weight, blood pressure, and a general physical examination by a doctor. Your medical history is reviewed and recorded on the form the country requires.

We are on Hagley Road in Edgbaston, the main western approach into Birmingham, minutes from Five Ways and Broad Street. Same-day and next-day appointments, and the examination itself takes between thirty minutes and an hour. Before you book, check whether the embassy or employer requires an approved clinic, because that determines whether any report is accepted. We would rather tell you that now than after you have paid.
Tell us the destination country and the visa type when you book. Requirements differ sharply between countries and between visa categories within the same country, and a work permit medical is rarely the same as a residency one.
Bring your passport, the embassy or employer letter setting out what is required, any previous medical records, your vaccination history, and your glasses or contact lenses if you wear them.

What is required is set by the destination country, not by us. Most involve some combination of the following.
Height, weight, blood pressure, and a general physical examination by a doctor. Your medical history is reviewed and recorded on the form the country requires.
Commonly HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis. Some countries add others.
Standard on most forms.
Required by many countries, most often to screen for tuberculosis.
Bring what you have. Some countries require proof of specific vaccinations alongside the medical.


This is the part that catches people out, and it is worth five minutes of your time.
Many countries will only accept a visa medical carried out by a clinic on their own approved or panel list. The Gulf states in particular operate an approved centre system for work visas, and reports from clinics outside it are refused regardless of how thorough the examination was.
A refused report means paying twice and, more expensively, losing the days between.
So check before you book. Look at the embassy or consulate website for your destination, or ask your employer or visa agent, and find out whether a designated clinic is required. Then ask us. If we are not on the list for your country, we will tell you, and we will not take the booking.
Same-day and next-day appointments are usually available, and it takes between thirty minutes and an hour.
24 to 48 hours in most cases, and up to 72 hours where more tests are required.
A chest X-ray at a separate site, a blood test that needs repeating, or an embassy form that arrives incomplete. Bringing the embassy letter to the appointment prevents most delays.
Say so when you book rather than on the day. It changes how the appointment is arranged.
Our Birmingham clinic is at 88 Hagley Road, in the heart of Edgbaston's medical district, with free on-site parking to the rear and easy access from Five Ways, Birmingham New Street and the A38. Patients travel to us from across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
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Address
88 Hagley Rd, Birmingham B16 8LU
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday Closed
Phone
+44 0121 798 0729
hello@privatemedicalclinic.co.uk
Parking
By train and bus: Five Ways is the nearest station and New Street a short taxi ride. Buses run the length of Hagley Road.
By car: A38 and Hagley Road (A456); free on-site parking to the rear
Serving: Edgbaston and Harborne, Birmingham city centre and the Jewellery Quarter, Solihull and Wolverhampton, and Moseley, Kings Heath, West Bromwich and Walsall across the West Midlands.
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From £195, depending on the destination. Most countries fall between £295 and £495.
24 to 48 hours in most cases, and up to 72 hours where extra tests are required.
Your passport, the embassy or employer letter setting out what is required, previous medical records, your vaccination history, and your glasses or contact lenses.
Commonly, HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis. The destination country decides.
You are told, and it is explained to you. What a country does with a given result varies, and we will be straightforward about what it is likely to mean for your application.
No. They test different things for different purposes, and they are booked separately.
Between thirty minutes and an hour for the appointment itself.
Same-day and next-day appointments are usually available.
Many countries require one, usually to screen for tuberculosis.
Check first. Some countries only accept reports from clinics on their approved list, and the Gulf states in particular operate such a system for work visas. Ask your embassy or visa agent, then ask us before booking.
Contact us with the country and the visa type. Pricing depends on what is required.
No, and you do not need to live locally.
From £195, results in 24 to 48 hours, at Hagley Road, Edgbaston. Same-day and next-day appointments. Check your embassy’s approved clinic requirement first, and we will confirm before you pay.