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China visa medical.

A doctor-issued medical report for your China visa, completed by a registered GP. It is a 30-minute appointment at £180. Any tests your destination requires are arranged at your consultation.

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What does the appointment involve?

A China visa medical generally involves the following, based on China's current requirements as we understand them today.

  • Examination: Full physical: vitals, vision, skin, lymph nodes, ENT, heart, lungs, abdomen, spine, extremities, nervous system; disease-history questionnaire; mental-health screen

  • Bloods: FBC, Hepatitis B, syphilis serology, HIV, urinalysis. Additional charge, confirmed at consultation.

  • Chest X-ray: For TB screening. Referred to our imaging partner; additional charge.

  • Other tests: ECG; optional eye test

  • The report: Completed on the destination's own form, an embassy template, or a covering report we draft, with all signatures and stamps included.

Is there anything else I should know?

  • Requirements and forms are your responsibility. Visa medical requirements change and embassies do not always announce it, so you must check the current requirements directly with the China embassy or High Commission in London, obtain the correct forms, and satisfy yourself that you have exactly what your application needs. We will help wherever we can, but confirming what China requires is yours to do.

  • Part of this process may need to be completed in the destination country; we complete the UK part.

  • Certificates are officially recognised only when issued or confirmed by the health authority of the issuing country, so a routine UK GP certificate may need separate embassy or in-country verification. A second exam at a Chinese government hospital after arrival is common for Z-visa-to-residence.

China visa medical at a glance

  • When it's needed

    Z (work) visa to residence permit; X1 long-stay/student residence permit; work permit; CSC scholarships

  • Examination

    Full physical: vitals, vision, skin, lymph nodes, ENT, heart, lungs, abdomen, spine, extremities, nervous system; disease-history questionnaire; mental-health screen

  • Bloods

    FBC, Hepatitis B, syphilis serology, HIV, urinalysis

  • Chest X-ray

    Yes (TB)

  • How long it's valid

    6 months from date of examination

  • Turnaround

    Same day to a few days for a UK-completed form

  • Official form

    Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Physical Examination Record for Foreigner)

Based on China's published requirements. Confirm the current form applies to your visa category before booking.

What should I bring?

Bring a passport photo. LoveMyLife arranges exam, bloods, ECG and chest X-ray and completes/signs/stamps the form. Confirm with employer whether a further exam at a Chinese government hospital is still required after arrival.

Is there an official form?

Your report is completed on the destination's official medical form:

Open the China medical form (PDF)

Please make sure it is the current form for your visa category before your appointment; confirming that is your responsibility.

Pricing

Visa medicals

  • 15-minute consultation and report £120
  • 30-minute consultation and report £180
  • Vision check Included
  • Bloods, chest X-ray, vaccinations Extra
What each option includes

15-minute consultation and report. Destinations with minimal paperwork.

30-minute consultation and report. Destinations with a longer form or examination.

Bloods, chest X-ray, vaccinations. Only where your destination asks for them, confirmed at the consultation.

You pay after your consultation in person. Video and phone consultations are paid at booking. You submit the report to the embassy yourself.

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