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No restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS.
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HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for United Kingdom and Gibraltar
There are no specific entry or residence regulations for people with HIV/AIDS. Neither a medical certificate nor an HIV test result is required when entering the country. Foreigners with a known HIV infection are not subject to specific residence regulations. There are no regulations regarding the control, deportation or expulsion of those concerned.
(Source: 1)
In certain circumstances, TB-related health checks are performed at entry ports. People found ill are then directed to treatment.
ARVs can be imported to the UK if a doctor’s prescription is carried.
People discovered to be HIV-positive are not deported from the UK, but neither is HIV a reason for receiving asylum.
(Source: 2)
HIV treatment information for United Kingdom and Gibraltar
There are appropriate treatment possibilities and facilities. Detailed information can be obtained from the Health Information Service. There are HIV/AIDS treatment centres in London and elsewhere.
- Health Information Service
Phone: 0800 66 55 44
(Source: 1)
HIV information / HIV NGOs in United Kingdom and Gibraltar
Updated information is available through the aidsmap search engine at
www.aidsmap.com/en/orgs/ux/default.asp.
Global Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Scan
The Global Criminalisation Scan is an initiative of GNP+. It aims to collect and keep up to date information on national and state level laws criminalising the transmission of or exposure to HIV. It also aims to provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, research, and initiatives on the subject and to provide a platform for advocacy initiatives.
Find out more about the scan and the criminalisation of HIV transmission legislation at
http://criminalisation.gnpplus.net/.
Key HIV resources for United Kingdom and Gibraltar
- General Consulate of the United Kingdom, Dusseldorf, 9 March 2000, Department of Health, London, 14 February 2000
- Lisa Power, Terrence Higgins Trust, in person to the authors June 24, 2008
updated: 6/24/2008
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