Brunei Darussalam
Regulations on entry, stay, residence, and treatment access for people living with HIV
The categories of restriction are:
- Restrictions on entry limiting the entry of people living with HIV.
- Restrictions on short-term stays which in most cases is defined as under 90 days.
- Restrictions on long-term stays which in most cases is defined as over 90 days.
The types of restriction are:
- HIV testing/disclosure required for entry.
- HIV testing/disclosure required for work visa.
- HIV testing/disclosure required for study visa.
- HIV testing/disclosure required for residence.
- Ban on entry.
- Ban on work.
- Ban on study.
- Ban on residence.
- Deportation based on HIV status.
Restrictions on entry to Brunei Darussalam
Sources are mixed on whether Brunei Darussalam imposes entry restrictions on people living with HIV.
According to UNAIDS, Brunei Darussalam requires HIV testing or disclosure for certain types of entry, and deports non-nationals on the basis of HIV status.
The US Department of State reports Brunei Darussalam has imposed HIV travel restrictions as part of a ban on communicable diseases. The Ministry of Health requires all travellers entering Brunei to fill out a Health Declaration Card and submit it to the Officer-In-Charge upon disembarkation. However this form does not seem to include any HIV disclosure field.
However, the website of the Embassy of Brunei to the USA includes a list of requirements for obtaining a visitor visa, and this does not explicitly include medical examinations or tests.
These requirements include a yellow fever vaccination certificate for visitors over one year of age coming from infected areas.
Restrictions on short-term stay in Brunei Darussalam
We are aware of some official restrictions on short-term stay of people living with HIV in Brunei Darussalam.
According to the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam, non-national workers are required to undergo HIV tests on-arrival and for the renewal of their employment contract.
According to UNAIDS, Brunei Darussalam requires HIV testing for work and study permits.
Restrictions on long-term stay in Brunei Darussalam
We are aware of some official restrictions on long-term stay of people living with HIV in Brunei Darussalam.
As above, HIV tests are a requirement for work and study permits.
According to UNAIDS, Brunei Darussalam requires HIV testing for residency permits (longer than 90 days) and denies the, on the basis of HIV status. Non-nationals living with HIV are deported on the basis of their HIV status.
Treatment access in Brunei Darussalam
We did not find any available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Brunei Darussalam.
Sources
The HIV Justice Network's Global HIV Criminalisation Database
Visit the Brunei Darussalam page on the Global HIV Criminalisation Database to see more information about known HIV criminalisation laws in this country, an overview of how the laws are used, and any significant advocacy developments.
UNAIDS Global AIDS monitoring data
This information about access to HIV services comes from UNAIDS https://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/, a platform to view data on HIV-related laws and policies. This is information provided by national authorities and civil society and may contradict other sources.
Migrant populations
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Migrants are able to access HIV services | N/A |
Refugees and asylum seekers
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
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