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kei1261
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 Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:44 am Post subject: Re: " |
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| spunkmonkey wrote: |
Home:
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Radiology
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China:
You will have to do and pay for the items you have not done at home.
The items in bold are a must have in order to secure the invitation letter. The remaining two you can do in China for a fraction of the home cost.
I hope this clears up pages and pages of confusion.  |
I was able to successfully submit a physical examination form after undergoing only the perfunctory medical examination segment. For the other items (x-ray, ECG, and blood tests), my MD just wrote in "Not clinically indicated" and also drafted a short letter on the clinic letterhead stating that those tests were not clinically indicated upon the physical examination she conducted. It worked. |
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LongShiKong
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Spunkmonkey, thanks for clearing that up.
My return flight to China leaves a day after I see my doctor which doesn't give me time to wait for test results unless I change my flight. Furthermore, the school waited until now to inform me that they didn't (nor couldn't) send me the invitation letter without the medical certificate.
They're now threatening me: "You can not go to china with tourist visa." It seems schools are only to eager to abide by this (apparently new?) gov't policy if they think it'll save them the time and expense of having FTs tested in China. |
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LongShiKong
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: " |
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| kei1261 wrote: |
| "Not clinically indicated" |
I'm sure they were too lazy (or incompetent) to look up the root words of 'clinically' and 'indicated'. 
Doctors' handwriting alone should be enough to confuse them. |
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kei1261
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: Re: " |
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| LongShiKong wrote: |
| kei1261 wrote: |
| "Not clinically indicated" |
I'm sure they were too lazy (or incompetent) to look up the root words of 'clinically' and 'indicated'.
Doctors' handwriting alone should be enough to confuse them. |
My doctor (who is a female) has excellent handwriting!
We looked at the form together, and she said "Why the hell would they want you to do all these things?" |
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Nauczyciel
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I had no problems applying for Z visa with my "health certificate" (apart from the fact that the info on the embassy website doesn't say that they actually need it; I only took it with me by pure chance). Regarding tourist visa, I witnessed a cnversation between a consulate worker and a student of Chinese who had already booked a flight to Zhejiang for late August but was still not issued a formal invitation from the university she had already paid to be a student of. The worker said they could not give her stdent visa, but neither could they give her L (tourist) visa, because it could no longer be converted in China. Finally they said they could issue her F (business) visa. |
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batman1
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:17 am Post subject: Do the Chinese check for Hepatitis C? |
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| My friend wants to work there, but has just found out that he has Hep C? will that show up on the medical exam in China? In Hong Kong? |
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wangdaning
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Somewhere Out There
Joined: 22 Dec 2008
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Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: Medical |
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I would really like to get the right answer on this because I will be going to China soon.
On the Chinese Consulate websites I have checked, they require you to submit the medical for them to issue the work visa.
HAS ANYONE RECENTLY BEEN ISSUED A WORK VISA WITHOUT SUBMITTING A MEDICAL WHEN APPLYING FOR IT? and then just getting the medical in China?
HAS ANYONE HAD A MEDICAL DONE OUT OF CHINA TO GET THEIR WORK VISA AND THEN NOT HAD TO RETAKE IT IN CHINA?
If your contract states the school will pay for the medical, is anyone getting reimbursed for the ones taken outside of China?
Thanks alot |
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randyj
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:51 am Post subject: Re: Medical |
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| Somewhere Out There wrote: |
| HAS ANYONE HAD A MEDICAL DONE OUT OF CHINA TO GET THEIR WORK VISA AND THEN NOT HAD TO RETAKE IT IN CHINA? |
2005 in Hubei my physical from the US was accepted without having to duplicate the exam in China, but I think it was a near thing. Before I came to Wuhan, the FAO insisted I have the physical performed in the US, assuring me it would be accepted. I did as he asked, fully expecting another one in China. A few days after arriving, he called to say he would pick me up in a couple of hours to go have a physical requested by the PSB. As I said, I was not surprised. As much as it is possible to smirk over the telephone, I did so. He got the message. Soon thereafter he called to say the PSB had relented and an additional examination would not be necessary. I do not know what he did to cause the PSB to relent. I never asked him. |
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aahz
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| For a medical check to teach overseas, I have two conditions that cause me to worry about my possibility to pass. One is sleep apnea (although it's not on my medical records). The other is obesity (I'm a fat guy...) . How big a worry is it to get to teach in China or another country? |
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Insubordination
Joined: 07 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| Had a fairly obese friend (female) who worked in Korea. I'd estimate she was around 120kg. I don't know if it'd be a cause to refuse entry if you're otherwise clear because it's only a temporary visa. Maybe you could ask a company who processes visas if it knows. |
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TexasHighway
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:18 am Post subject: |
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| I had a very obese colleague I worked with in Shanghai. I just hope you don't mind getting stared at! |
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hopscotch
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: US Applicants Have to Pay Huge Cost for Medical Exam |
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| Alert: Medical tests for the health exam exceed $800 US! Has anyone else had this same charge? I will be going to a university to teach. I am old hat and have done this in both Japan and Korea. The new university asked for the medical exam even though I am there for a single semester. Of course, the officials said as long as a doctor signs the paper, I don't have to have the exams. Of course my US doctor has had my form for 5-days and still no response on what he plans to do about it. I had a shouting match with his staff today, trying to get the papers through. If I go to a US hospital the HIV test alone is $350 making the total costs for all tests and for the doctor's fees to be more than $800. I live 90-minutes from Canada and of course will go there tomorrow to get all my tests and to see a Canadian doctor. But if there is a less painful and less costly way then would you please tell me how you got the exam passed? Can I fly to Taiwan and get the exam and the VISA? |
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thessy
Joined: 09 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Medical |
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| Somewhere Out There wrote: |
HAS ANYONE RECENTLY BEEN ISSUED A WORK VISA WITHOUT SUBMITTING A MEDICAL WHEN APPLYING FOR IT? |
Yes. Whether or not you need the medical when applying for the visa depends on which Chinese Embassy you are applying at. The rules vary from embassy to embassy. |
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thessy
Joined: 09 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| aahz wrote: |
| For a medical check to teach overseas, I have two conditions that cause me to worry about my possibility to pass. One is sleep apnea (although it's not on my medical records). The other is obesity (I'm a fat guy...) . How big a worry is it to get to teach in China or another country? |
Neither of your health problems should be an issue. If you have a pulse and don't have HIV (or supposedly and of a few other infectious diseases) you will pass the medical exam in China. |
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