Starting January 31, 2022 New Zealand visa applicants applying for online Visitor Visas are required to lodge their visa applications first prior to doing their medical examination.  Upfront medical examinations will no longer be available for these type of visa applicants. 

Please visit the INZ website at https://www.immigration.govt.nz/ for more details.

Due to the surge in RT-PCR testing, hospitals and testing facilities are currently not able to release results within 24 hours.  As such, visa applicants who have opted to get their RT-PCR test done at SLEC-Ermita are requested to choose one of the options below:

1. Schedule their RT-PCR test 2-3 days prior to their medical examination.
    - Applicants with medical exams scheduled on Tuesdays who still choose to have the RT-PCR done at St. Luke’s will need to have the swabbing done at St. Luke’s Medical Center-BGC in Taguig.
    - RT-PCR testing at SLEC is currently not available on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

2. Have the RT-PCR test done at another testing facility of your choice.
   - Please present the electronic or printed copy of the negative result on the day of your medical examination.

Kindly monitor our website regularly for updates.

Thank you for your understanding.

Due to current surge in COVID-19 cases, SLEC-BGC shall be closed from January 7, 2022 until further notice.  All visa applicants scheduled at SLEC-BGC should proceed to the SLEC-Ermita clinic for their medical exam.  The same schedule shall be followed.

Please be informed that beginning October 1, 2021, all visa applicants ages 2 years or older shall be asked to present a negative RT-PCR test (nasopharyngeal swab) result prior to entering St. Luke’s Extension Clinic (SLEC).  Companions of children, senior citizens, and PWDs should also present a negative RT-PCR test result.

RT-PCR swabbing should be done within 3 days of the medical exam appointment and at a DOH-accredited laboratory.

RT-PCR testing is available onsite at SLEC - Ermita on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (except Philippine holidays), 7:00 AM to 12:00 NN only, with test result available within 48 hours.  The price of the RT-PCR test is Php3,360.00.