Immigration Medical Examination (IME) for New Zealand Visa Applicants

The Health screening protocol approved by immigration New Zealand requires you to complete a medical and chest X-ray for New Zealand visa applications.

What to bring to your appointment

Original and valid passport and  photocopy of passport your glasses or contact lenses if you use them

• a list of any medicaiton you are taking(including dosage)
• any relevant medical reports or x-rays
• Applicants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian who cannot provide consent and make decisions on their behalf.
• Proof of relationship (of parent or legal guardian) is necessary when consenting to conduct IMEs for children.
• FRC (Family Registration Certificate) for Pakistani nationals.
• Marriage certificate of the mother, wherein, Father name of the accompanying children is entered.
• We can request for legal papers (court or government orders) allowing the legal guardian to take custody of the child.
• if you're using an immigration adviser, a completed 'immigration Adviser Details' form.
• Valid Polio vaccination card being issued by approved governmental health authority.

Please note: it will take approximately 03 to 04 hours to complete your health assessment

Chaperones (Needed as universal requirement for all programs)

A parent or guardian (in absence of parent) must be present when a person under the age of 18 is examined or x-rayed. A chaperone will be offered and available during the physical examination for all applicants. If you have a medical requirement, you can bring a family member, support person to your appointment. Let the clinic know when you make your appointment if you will be bringing another person with you. However, the clinic will evaluate the entry of non-appointed person on an individual case base and the available seating space within the premises.

Physical Examination

You will need to remove some items of clothing for the physical examination. Some parts of the physical examination may be completed by a nurse or health care assistant.The medical staff at the clinic will guide you to required steps of examination and extent of undressing required.

Service Fee

The current service fee is given on below table. It covers the cost for initial IME only, which includes Physical examination, Urine analysis, chest x-ray, full blood count, Creatinine, HbA1C, Serology test for HIV, VDRL, Hepatitis B and C.

Last fee is effective from 1st June. 2023

Age Group	Medical Indicates	Islamabad,Mirpur and Karachi MHAC Fee	Lahore MHAC Fee (16% GST)
Below 5 yrs	Physical Examination (PE)	PKR 22,000/-	PKR 22,000/-
From 5 yrs and less then 11 yrs	PE, Urine Test	PKR 23,000/-	PKR 23,000/-
From 11 yrs and less then 15 yrs	PE, Urine Test,CXR	PKR 26,000/-	PKR 26,000/-
From 15 yrs and above	PE, Urine Test, CXR, HIV, V.D.R.L, Hep B, Hep C, Serum Creatinine, Complete Blood Picture,HbA1c	PKR 37,000/-	PKR 38,000/-
Cases with CXR only		PKR 11,000/-	PKR 11,000/-

Health assessment fees are subject to change

Screening at Lahore center applies 16% GST on Laboratory and Radiology test on top of the above service fee.

Additonal Medical test ,including Sputum examination, furtherance request for a repeat chest X-ray and specialist consultant are not included on service fee and will be charged separately.

Submission of your Medical Result:

For eMedical applicants, the medical documents will be submitted electronically at eMedical after receiving of complete results. You may contact us through an email at: mhdislamabad@iom.int  if you wish to inquire about your health case submission status.

Please be advised that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the UN Migration Agency and a non-profit organization. The Migration Health Division at IOM neither charges any of our applicants for appointments nor offers expedited services for a fee. We urge all applicants to avoid paying any external, non-IOM representative for appointment-related services. If you are approached by someone asking for payment, please report this to us immediately at reportfraudmhdpk@iom.int.

For any further information or to schedule your appointment, please contact us directly through our official channels.