A4.60 Applicants who will not be granted a waiver (13/12/2001)

Applicants will not be granted a medical waiver if:

1. they require dialysis treatment, or a consultant physician has indicated that they will require such treatment in the immediate future; or
2. they have active tuberculosis (see A4.60.1 below); or
3. they have a mental disorder or intellectual disability that has needed care in a hospital or supervised residence for more than 90 days in the last 2 years; or
4. they have a physical incapacity that requires full-time care.

A4.60.1 Applicants who have tuberculosis

Applications from people who have active tuberculosis must be deferred until at least 6 months from the date anti-TB treatment has begun, and applications will only then be approved if:

1. sputum and/or gastric juice is negative on culture for tuberculosis; and
2. the applicant continues to meet all other policy requirements.

Effective 13/12/2001