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Bhutan

For visits longer than two weeks, US guidance requires a recent HIV result and says testing on arrival is possible.

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Brunei Darussalam

Official guidance identifies HIV entry rules but specifies medical screening for employment. Ordinary tourist requirements remain unclear.

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China

No HIV-specific customs declaration is required, but official guidance allows health screening. Broader entry guidance is not fully aligned.

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Cook Islands

HIV requires a medical assessment under immigration rules. It is not an automatic refusal; an arrival health declaration applies.

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Egypt

Confirmed HIV-test requirements concern work and some study or training stays. Ordinary tourist restrictions need clarification.

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Iran

Sources disagree. A visa-office HIV-test requirement is reported, but current US guidance reports no known HIV entry restriction.

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Iraq

Visit visas are exempt from the HIV-test rule described by the UK. Other routes can require testing after arrival.

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Kiribati

Visa health assessment may require HIV disclosure. The official visitor checklist makes medical certificates conditional.

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Kuwait

HIV-related entry rules are reported. Clear testing and removal provisions concern residence; the ordinary tourist position is unresolved.

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Oman

Requirements depend on passport and visa. The Filipino visa-free HIV-certificate rule was reported lifted in June 2026.

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Australia

No categorical HIV entry ban is described, but visa health assessment can apply. Keep a visa-specific conditions card rather than a blanket permission.

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Canada

No categorical HIV visitor ban is described, but serious illness and expected health-service demand can affect admission. Use a conditions card.

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Kyrgyzstan

The profile describes visitor restrictions and possible testing for stays over one month.

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Malaysia

Tourists are reported not to need an HIV test, but entry/removal advice conflicts. Absence of screening is not evidence that a legal restriction does not apply.

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Marshall Islands

Visitor checklists reportedly require medical clearance including HIV results; denial and duration rules need individual checking.

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Samoa

Visitors disclosing HIV reportedly face a health interview; admission conditions remain unclear.

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Syria

The profile reports removal on HIV grounds despite finding no explicit tourist-entry rule; anecdotes do not resolve this.

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Turkmenistan

The profile reports visitor restrictions/removal, despite visa forms not asking health questions.

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No HIV-specific restriction in the cited sources. Check visa and medicine rules separately.

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