The Bridge Clinic has a number of visiting doctors who are approved by the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions to complete immigration medicals on their behalf. Medicals, chest x-rays and blood tests can all be arranged at the same appointment. We can usually arrange appointments within one to two weeks of a patient telephoning. We advise you check thoroughly what medical requirements your visa application has, as we are unable to act in an advisory capacity about this.

Please note that we can now provide e-health medicals for those Australian Visa Applicants who are applying for e-visas. Please telephone 01628 760919 for further details.

Making your Appointment:

Appointments can be made by telephoning 01628 760919.

We need to know the following information.
Please have this to hand when you call:

1. The name, date of birth, address and contact telephone number of all attendees.
2. Where the report and x-ray need to be sent once completed.
3. Your credit card details.
4. Your next of kin and GP details.

To your appointment you will need to bring:

• Any documentation you have regarding existing or previous medical conditions
• For Australia Forms 160 and 26
• For New Zealand Medical and X-Ray Certificate
• Passport and Driving Licence
• Passport photos
• Any prescription glasses or contact lenses you use.

Please ensure you will the most up to date medical forms available.  For Australia they can be downloaded from www.immi.gov/au/allforms/application-forms and for New Zealand from www.immigration.govt.nz. Do not sign or date the forms prior to your medical.  Please complete and bring with you the Bridge Clinic’s Immigration Medical Registration Form.  This can be downloaded by clicking on the pdf icon at the bottom of this page.

Please note that you should drink plenty of water prior to your appointment as a urine sample will be requested from all clients, including children over the age of 5. Ladies should avoid bookings appointments during their menstrual cycle as the urine sample may be spoiled. If this happens an additional urine sample will be required and you will need to re-attend the clinic.

We will require your credit card details at the time of booking. By giving us your credit card details you are granting us permission to deduct any charges associated with your medical, including our cancellation fee, from your credit card. Any extra tests required as a result of the initial medical examination will be charged additionally to your credit card.

Costs for medical examinations are:

Please note that often additional blood or urine tests are required according to the guidelines set out by the High Commission. Extra tests will be charged additionally to those prices indicated above. Tests that may be required include:

Medical Practitioners and health workers will usually require additional screening for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.  If you have tattoos or multiple piercings or if you have had a blood transfusion you may also require these additional Hepatitis tests, depending on how, where and why they were done.  Clients with an elevated BMI (body mass index) will usually be required to have additional fasting blood tests.  This can be arranged at a convenient time.  Repeat urine tests that require further laboratory analysis may also be requested by the Panel Doctor. 

It is not necessary for you to telephone the clinic for x-ray, urine or blood test results.  We will contact you directly if there are any issues arising from your results.  Your co-operation in this matter is very much appreciated.

Postage:

Australia:

In accordance with the Australian High Commission guidelines we are unable to let you collect your documentation or send it to your home address. Please advise us of your required postal destination, usually the Local Clearance Unit in Sydney or the High Commission in London. We send all documents within the UK by Special Delivery and internationally by International Signed For. We must point out that International Signed For does not enable tracking once the documents have left the UK.

New Zealand:

Documents are sent by special delivery to client’s homes or can be collected from The Bridge Clinic once completed.
The following charges for postage apply:
Special Delivery = £3.00 per person
International Signed For = £8.00 per person

We can take no responsibility for documents once they have left the Bridge Clinic and we do not keep copies of your medical forms.  Royal Mail tracking numbers are available for documents sent by the Bridge Clinic.  Please make this request known at the time of booking.  After despatch, any tracking queries should be addressed to the Royal Mail and then subsequently to the Australian High Commission (T: 09065 508900) or to the New Zealand High Commission (T: 09069 100100). Clients may organise their own courier to collect documents from the clinic and despatch them to their required destination. However, even when couriered the documents are not always signed for upon receipt.

It is strongly suggested that you do not make your migration travel arrangements until you have received your visa.  We cannot guarantee that documents will be ready within a specified time frame as sometimes unforeseen circumstances occur.  This is especially pertinent for clients who require further third party medical opinion or additional tests.  However please be assured that we will always do our utmost to ensure that documents are completed and despatched as promptly as possible.

Cancellation Fee

Should you wish to cancel your medical or your radiological examination we will require 48 hours notice. If this notice period is not adhered to then a charge of £55.00 per person per appointment will deducted from your credit card.

For more information
Please telephone 01628 760919

Immigration Registration Form

Immigration Registration Form (click to download)