Cook Islands
HIV requires a medical assessment under immigration rules. It is not an automatic refusal; an arrival health declaration applies.
Entry & medication
Must I disclose HIV?Health declaration
Arrival health declaration required. Exact HIV-specific wording on the current arrival card not independently verified.
Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗Source 3 ↗Is an HIV test required?6+ months: yes
Full health test required for stays of six months or more. The reviewed law does not establish a routine arrival HIV test for all short visitors.
Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗Source 3 ↗Can I bring HIV medication?Not verified
What is known about enforcement?Assessment required
Assessment framework is established by host law; actual decision patterns and refusal rates are not verified.
Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗Source 3 ↗Sources & notes 3
Profile checked 2026-10-11. Updated by Positive Destinations: Jul 2026. Additional sources checked 11 October 2026.
- Regulations 69-72; Schedule 8 Part 2; conditional assessment rather than automatic refusal. Host government legislation · Effective 2023-04-24
- General health eligibility criteria. Host government
- Research starting point; headline restriction requires the qualification in host law. Specialist secondary source · 2026-07
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