Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Technical Instructions(TB TIs) using Cultures and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Implementation
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The following table displays applicants for U.S. immigration being screened according to the Technical Instructions for Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment using Cultures and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) by country, population, and start date. Note: All other applicants for U.S. immigration are being screened according to the 1991 Tuberculosis Technical Instructions.
| Country | Population | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | All applicants | June 18, 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | All applicants | September 14, 2012 |
| Bahamas | All applicants | January 1, 2011 |
| Bangladesh | All applicants | June 15, 2011 |
| Belize | All applicants | October 1, 2007 |
| Bermuda | All applicants | January 1, 2013 |
| Bolivia | All applicants | October 1, 2012 |
| Botswana | All applicants | March 3, 2008 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | All Applicants | February 1, 2013 |
| Burundi | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Cambodia | All applicants | February 1, 2010 |
| Cameroon | All applicants | December 12, 2011 |
| Canada | All applicants | April 1, 2012 |
| Central African Republic | All applicants | December 12, 2011 |
| Chad | All applicants | December 12, 2011 |
| Chile | All applicants | June 1, 2012 |
| China | All applicants | July 1, 2009 |
| Colombia | All applicants | August 15, 2011 |
| Comoros Islands | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Costa Rica | All applicants | June 1, 2012 |
| Denmark | All applicants | April 1, 2013 |
| Dominican Republic | All applicants | February 2, 2009 |
| Ecuador | All applicants | July 1, 2012 |
| Egypt | All applicants | November 15, 2009 |
| El Salvador | All applicants | January 1, 2012 |
| Eritrea | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Ethiopia | Refugees (Eritreans) | March 10, 2009 |
| All applicants | April 1, 2009 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | All applicants | December 12, 2011 |
| France | All applicants | June 1, 2012 |
| The Gambia | All applicants | September 22, 2012 |
| Georgia | All applicants | January 1, 2011 |
| Ghana | All applicants | October 1, 2010 |
| Guatemala | All applicants | May 2, 2011 |
| Guinea | All Applicants | February 1, 2013 |
| Guyana | All applicants | September 1, 2012 |
| Haiti | All applicants | September 26, 2009 |
| Honduras | All applicants | June 1, 2012 |
| Hong Kong SAR | All applicants | November 3, 2008 |
| India | All applicants | October 1, 2010 |
| Indonesia | All applicants | November 1, 2012 |
| Ireland | All applicants | January 1, 2010 |
| Japan | All applicants | June 1, 2009 |
| Jordan | All applicants | April 5, 2009 |
| Kenya | Refugees (includes Ethiopians, Somalis, and Sudanese) | January 1, 2008 |
| All applicants | April 1, 2009 | |
| Kosovo | All Applicants | April 1, 2013 |
| Latvia | All Applicants | September 25, 2012 |
| Lesotho | All applicants | March 3, 2008 |
| Macau SAR | All applicants | November 3, 2008 |
| Macedonia | All applicants | April 1, 2013 |
| Malaysia | Refugees (Burmese) | January 1, 2009 |
| All applicants | November 1, 2011 | |
| Marshall Islands | All applicants | January 1, 2013 |
| Mauritania | All applicants | December 3, 2012 |
| Mauritius | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Mexico | All applicants | October 1, 2007 |
| Moldova | All Applicants | February 27, 2013 |
| Monaco | All applicants | June 1, 2012 |
| Mongolia | All applicants | January 1, 2013 |
| Mozambique | All applicants | March 3, 2008 |
| Namibia | All applicants | March 3, 2008 |
| Nepal | Refugees (Bhutanese) | December 13, 2007 |
| All applicants | August 2, 2010 | |
| Netherlands | All applicants | January 1, 2013 |
| Nicaragua | All applicants | June 1, 2012 |
| Nigeria | All applicants | October 1, 2010 |
| Panama | All applicants | February 4, 2013 |
| Philippines | All applicants | October 1, 2007 |
| Qatar | All applicants | October 1, 2007 |
| Rwanda | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Senegal | All applicants | January 1, 2009 |
| Serbia | All Applicants | February 1, 2013 |
| Seychelles | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Singapore | All applicants | November 1, 2011 |
| Slovakia | All applicants | December 1, 2012 |
| Slovenia | All applicants | January 28, 2013 |
| Somalia | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| South Africa | All applicants | March 3, 2008 |
| South Korea | All applicants | May 2, 2011 |
| South Sudan | All applicants | July 9, 2011 |
| Spain | All applicants | January 1, 2013 |
| Suriname | All applicants | September 1, 2012 |
| Swaziland | All applicants | March 3, 2008 |
| Sweden | All applicants | April 1, 2013 |
| Taiwan | All applicants | April 1, 2009 |
| Tanzania | Refugees (Burundian) | January 1, 2008 |
| All applicants | June 5, 2008 | |
| Thailand | Refugees (includes Burmese and Hmong refugees) | April 9, 2007 |
| All applicants | April 25, 2011 | |
| Turkey | All applicants | February 4, 2008 |
| Turkmenistan | All applicants | March 15, 2013 |
| Uganda | All applicants | March 2, 2009 |
| Ukraine | All applicants | April 1, 2013 |
| United Kingdom | All applicants | April 1, 2012 |
| Uruguay | All applicants | October 1, 2012 |
| Uzbekistan | All applicants | February 1, 2013 |
| Vietnam | All applicants | February 1, 2008 |
| Zimbabwe | All Applicants | August 1, 2012 |
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