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As I have explained many many times on these forums (use search), the scar itself doesn't matter.  What matters is what they will diagnose it as.  Any and all reports including Quantiferon test (done in Dubai) may help in that.  But the outcome cannot be guaranteed 100% - as you have seen with your experience in Qatar already.

@XTang thanks for your response, can you please also tell me , i am currently residing in UK , would it be better if i do my medical in UK only or is it better to do it in UAE itself  . 

i dont want to risk my current job incase my medical fails

All specialists have diagnosed by scar as non tb. and my igra test is also negative , i have a medically fit certIficate from UK govt as well.

Look, the only medical that counts for the visa is the one done in the UAE itself.  You can NEVER skip that medical and have to go through with it.   Even if you have done the UK medical before.   The medical that is done before is to help you save your money by revealing any issues that you may have.  For issues that are unclear like your current situation, the in-country medical is the deciding factor - they may or may not consider your UK reports (they are not legally bound to in anyway).   

I would suggest to get all your UK reports attested by your foreign office and then the UAE Embassy in London.  Then arrive and take a Quantiferon test in the UAE.  If that is negative, then go for the UAE medical.  If they have any issue, they will call you back for a re-test (sputum etc) and at that stage, you can show them your documents and try to argue your case.   Outcome is not certain as I mentioned before.

And if you are worried, share the details with your new employers, tell them that you will come on a quick vacation to get the medical done (and not resign).  If it clears then you will resign.  This will save them and you, money and hassle.

@XTang okay thank you so much , i did not know another medical test is done in UAE itself after GAMCA. I had Qatar in mind where tests are done in home country only.

This was a huge help ! is it also possible that i get a premedical done before my company applies for the visa on my visit to Dubai ?

You can do a pre medical but what I am trying to tell you is, that counts for nothing practically.  The real medical is the one in UAE which you will always have to go through.

@XTang okay thank you so much you have been a huge help !!

@XTang just one last question , i am sorry i am taking up a lot of your time out of anxiety. this medical centre in uk states that a chest x-ray is not required for Dubai , is it only for british passport holders ?

Forget about clinics in UK as a basis for anything related to UAE.  This pre medical that they do, and what I was trying to say nicely, counts for, precisely, two tenths of nothing (I substituted nothing for the actual word I wanted to use but forum policies 😅). 

Maybe I need to explain the background to you as you are unduly fixated on the UK healthcare and pre-medicals.  Around 10-15 years ago, the pre-medical was just a  paper filling exercise.  I remember arriving in the UAE with a one page pre-medical form filled out by my GP and no tests.  The medical itself was done in the UAE.   Now consider the fact that most of the workers in the UAE come from Pakistan, India, Phillipines etc........all places, where, Hepatitis and TB are endemic; it would stand to reason that back then, there were a lot of people marked as UNFIT (and keep in mind, at that time, there was no relaxation i.e. you have Hep B/C, you are gone.......now they don't test for Hep C and Hep B is fine except in six categories).  Employers started a fuss as they had to deport a lot of workers at their own cost.   Out of all this, GAMCA arose........this was put together by ALL GCC countries to do unified testing in countries of origin (the major sources of workers.......and not all countries).  The clinics in origin countries have to abide by strict protocols and if unfit people beyond a certain %age get through to the GCC (and caught in the medical there), their licenses can be revoked.  Then there are non-Gamca countries like the UK where these diseases are not widespread enough and / or the amount of workers is not large enough to warrant an investment like Gamca .  So they tell you to do it at any licensed healthcare facility. After all of this, GAMCA or non GAMCA, they will still DO a medical when you arrive which simply means that they don't rely on any other medical outside of the UAE.  Why?  because the purpose of that medical is to stop the flood or reduce it to a trickle, of unfit people coming which leads to higher deportation costs (or becoming illegal to avoid deportation), from high incidence / high volume countries ............which makes sense in the countries that I mentioned (as if you don't have something like GAMCA, people will pay for false results).  Thus, the purpose is an additional layer of checks to reduce the volume........but  the purpose is NOT reliance on these outside clinics.  So don't ever assume that if GAMCA or whatever hospital has marked you as FIT.....then that means something.  To the DHA, it means nothing.   Don't compare with Qatar........as far as I know, only Qatar and maybe Kuwait are the outliers i.e. reliance on GAMCA.....mainly because they don't have the infrastructure to handle the scale of in-country testing........every other GCC country relies on the in-country medical only.

A chest x-ray WILL be done in UAE as part of the normal visa medical and it is mandatory for all nationalities.   No special treatment to any nationality. 

So simply stop worrying about the UK part of it - these clinics don't know anything, are not connected to the UAE authorities in any way and can neither harm nor help you in anything.  Do what you have  to do but more importantly, gather evidence (and attested like I described) for the real medical that will take place in the UAE.

@XTang alright ! Thank you so much you’ve been a life saver!

As I have explained many many times on these forums (use search), the scar itself doesn't matter. What matters is what they will diagnose it as. Any and all reports including Quantiferon test (done in Dubai) may help in that. But the outcome cannot be guaranteed 100% - as you have seen with your experience in Qatar already. - @XTang

Hello dear, I am also in the same situation as I got a visa for Kuwait, but my medical exam was unfit due to a scar on my chest X-ray. I have never been diagnosed with TB in my life. I consulted more than 3 pulmonologists, and they all said that I don't have any problems with my chest x-ray. Is there any test to prove that it's not caused by tuberculosis?

Kuwait is a different situation.  They will not accept anything from you.   

On the test, you can do a Quantiferon Gold test.  If it is negative then it means that you haven't been exposed to TB.  You can do this for your own peace of mind.