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**HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) TESTING REQUIREMENTS
                 FOR ENTRY INTO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

January 1996**An increasing number of countries require that foreigners be
tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prior to entry. This
is particularly true for students or long-term visitors. The
following list of country requirements is based on information
available as of December 1995 and is subject to change. Before
traveling abroad, check with the embassy of the country to be
visited to learn entry requirements and specifically whether or
not AIDS testing is a requirement. If the list indicates U.S. test
results are acceptable and the word Yes appears with an asterisk
beside it ("Yes*") in a particular country, prospective travelers
should inquire at the embassy of that country for details (i.e.,
which laboratories in the United States may perform tests and
where to have results certified and authenticated) before
departing the United States. 

**Country       Test Required                  U.S. Test
                   For                       Accepted?***Australia*       All applicants for                     Yes*
                permanent residence age
                15 and over.  All
                other applicants who
                require medical examinations
                are tested if it is indicated
                on clinical grounds.

*Bahrain*         All principal applicants               No
                residency for permanent
                residence          
     
*Belize*          All persons applying for               Yes*
                permits

*Belarus*         All persons staying longer             Yes
                than 3 months                     

*British Virgin*  Anyone staying more than 6             Yes
*Islands*        months and applicants for
                work permits

*Bulgaria*        May be required for any                No
                foreigner staying longer 
                than one  month for purposes
                of study or work and all
                intending immigrants

*China, People's* Those staying more than                Yes*
 *Republic of*    6 months                     

*Colombia*        Anyone suspected of being HIV          N/A
                positive will not be admitted

*Costa Rica*      Anyone applying for temporary          Yes*
                residency, study, or work 
                permits through a Costa Rican
                consulate in the U.S. must
                take a medical exam
                (including the HIV test)

*Cyprus*          All foreigners working                 No
                or studying

*Dominican 
Republic*        Foreigners seeking residency           No

*Egypt*           All foreigners staying for             Yes*
                more than 30 days  (spouses of
                Egyptian nationals are exempt)          
 
*El Salvador*     All applicants for permanent           No
                residency over 18 years

*Estonia*         Foreigners seeking                     Yes*
                residency or work 
                permits                 

*Germany, Federal*Applicants for residence             No
 *Republic of*      permits staying over 180
 *(Bavaria only)*   days in Bavaria

*Greece*          Woman intending to work                Yes*
                in entertainment centers     

*Guatemala*       Those who plan to apply                Yes*
                for retiree status     

*Hungary*         Anyone staying over 1 year,            Yes*
                and all intending immigrants          
                (some employers may
                require workers to be tested)
          
*India*           All students over 18, anyone        Test must be  
                between the ages of 18 and          taken within 
                70 with a visa valid for one        30 days of
                year or more and anyone             arrival*
                extending a stay to a year or
                more, excluding accredited
                journalists and those 
                working in foreign missions

*Iraq*            All foreigners                           No

*Kazakhstan*      All visitors, excluding          Yes, but only if 
                diplomats, must present          the test is taken                                                     
                a certificate of an              within month
                HIV test within 10 days          one of arrival*         
                arrival
                       
*Korea*           Foreigners working as                    Yes
                entertainers staying over  
                90 days and foreign 
                athletes who are members
                of Korean teams

*Kuwait*          Those planning to obtain                  No
                residence permits 

*Lebanon*         Those planning to live                    No*
                or work

*Latvia*          Those seeking residency                   Yes
                permits.  (Residency 
                permits are required
                for stays over 90 days.)

*Libya*           Those seeking residency                   Yes
                permits, excluding official
                visitors

*Lithuania*       Applicants for permanent                  Yes* 
                residence permits                 
               
*Malaysia*        Foreigners  seeking work                  Yes*
                permits in the following   
                categories: construction 
                and plantation workers,                     
                and house maids
                       
*Marshall Islands,*Temporary visitors staying             Yes*
 *Republic of the*   more than 30 days, and                 
                   applicants for residence
                   permits
                        
*Mauritius*       Foreigners planning to work                Yes*
                or seek permanent residence                 
                              
*Mexico*          Applicants for permanent                   Yes*
                residence visas                     

*Micronesia*      Anyone staying over 90                     Yes
*(Federated*      days and anyone holding 
 *States of)*     a work permit     

*Moldova*         Anyone staying over 90 days                Yes

          
*Montserrat*      University students and                    Yes*
                applicants for work and                
                residency
                       
*Oman*            Those newly-employed by                     No
                private sector companies 
                and upon renewal of work 
                permit
                       
*Panama*          Women intending to work                     No*
                in entertainment centers  
                and anyone who adjusts 
                visa status once in Panama 
                for longer stays
                       
*Papua*           Anyone planning to work                     Yes
 *New Guinea*     or seeking residency

*Paraguay*        Applicants for temporary                    Yes*
                or permanent resident status                      

*Philippines*     Applicants for permanent                    Yes
                resident visas

*Russia*          All foreign visitors                        No*
                (legislation pending)

*Saudi Arabia*    Applicants for                              Yes
                residency/work permits
     
*St. Kitts and Nevis*Students, intending                    Yes*
                     immigrants and those                
                     seeking employment
                          
*Singapore*       Workers who earn less                        No
                than $945 per month

*Slovakia*        Applicants for long term                     No
                (over 30 days) visas

*Syria*           Those seeking residency and                  No
                anyone wishing to marry a  
                Syrian national in Syria

*Taiwan*          Applicants for residency                     No*
                and work permits.  (Test 
                is also required for 
                anyone staying over 90 days)
                       
*Turks and Caicos* Foreign workers (testing                   No
  *Islands*         is part of medical exam 
                  that is required for 
                  work permits)
                        
*United Arab*     Applicants for work or                 No, testing
*Emirates*       residence permits                      performed 
                                                       on arrival
 
*Ukraine*         Anyone staying longer                         No
                than 6 months and all 
                applicants for permanent                     
                residency
                       
*Venezuela*       Applicants for residency                      Yes*
                permits 
                                   

***A test performed in the U.S. may be accepted under
certain conditions.  Check with the embassy or
representative office in Washington, D.C. for detailed 
requirements.***Prepared by  the  Bureau of Consular Affairs
 Public Affairs and Policy Coordination Staff*Travel Publications
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