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johnslat · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject:

Dear rjbsd,

If you're in the States, just google Department of Health for your city:

Example: http://www.health.state.nm.us/

Regards,
John

rjbsd · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 53

The department of health told me to call the licensing board in Austin. I hope I don't have to mail these forms to Austin.

rjbsd · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 53

johnslat · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

What gets me is that it seems so counter-productive, time-wasting, and virtually needless to have the same tests done twice: one in the country of hire and then again after one enters the Kingdom.
And I don't see how it would net falsifiers, who, if they falsify, would do so in their country of hire anyway and then foolishly hope that they'd pass the tests in Saudi.
Why not just do the tests in the Kingdom, after having made it clear to those being hired that should they fail the tests, they would owe the company their plane fare over and also have to pay their own plane fare back?

Regards,
John

rjbsd · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 53

I am actually glad to have the tests here. I have a few health problems and feel better knowing I passed everything before giving up my apartment and job.

I talked to the licensing board in Austin. They are going to send me a stamped, verification of my doctors license. I will just attach this to each copy. Actually, I asked for 3 copies and told her make sure to stamp, seal, whatever she can do. I noticed the KSA really likes seals, and stamps, and gold and silver pretty things.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

Cleopatra · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject:

johnslat · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

Dear Stephen,

Unless I'm much mistaken, I believe it's the way they do it in the UAE. A potential employee to the Kingdom would need to ensure that he/she was reasonably healthy, which would, admittedly, require an individual to have some degree of responsibility. But at least all the paperwork, red tape, raised seals, contradictory instructions, etc. would be eliminated.
Regards,
John

eclectic · Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 1122

The guy who hired me from the Uni just emailed me saying I will do all the med tests in KSA. So that means only once. Ill be picking up my visa here in Seoul, rather than go all the way back to America.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

I think you'll find Seoul will demand all the medical tests.

tacomaboywa · Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 194 Location: The Magic Kingdom

yeah, the medical requirement are the same if you are leaving from the US or from Korea.

eclectic · Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 1122

Well that is a real fly in the ointment, then, isn't it. How I hate needles and barely got thru the bloodwork here in Korea last year, stayed at the same hagwon in order to avoid another bloodwork deal had I accepted an offer from a public school, though it was for only 5% higher salary.

Stephen Jones, is the poster who implied utter Saudi ineptitude at drawing blood/drawing 125 cc as well, telling the truth or exaggerating there?

125 cc...hmmmm..not good, not good. Shocked