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[cck3000]

I have been reading some of the post here before I made my inquiry. I am asking anyone who has information about the health check which is required for the visa. I have been in Korea for almost two years. I would like to go to Indonesia after my contract has expired in December. Would I have to return to America to get a health check or can I bring a health check from Korea? What other documents would I need to get employment? When would be the ideal time to go to Indonesia to look for work? Any useful advice would be greatly appreciated.

Best,

CCK

[bule_boy69]

Its news to me that a health check is required.

Does anybody have any up to date info about a new requirement?

Has anybody here actually had one in order to get their work permit/KITAS?

[Elicit]

I am fairly new to Indonesia and have friends that have arrived in the past few weeks. Nobody including myself has been required to undertake a health check. As my friends all work for different schools I doubt that it's a current requirement. That said, things change quite regularly.

I think a health check would be of far more use on re-entry to your country of origin considering the hangover i'm nursing.

[rayman]

New staff at my school had to undergo a compulsory health check last week as part of their Kitas requirements. This was the first I'd heard of it. It was performed at a health clinic in Jakarta and from all accounts, was quite rudimentary. No blood, stool or urine tests. Just blood pressure check, weight etc.

[sherlock]

Hi,

Theoretically, these tests are a requirement. As always it depends on how closely or 'liberally' your school adheres these requirements. Many schools choose what they want to adhere to and get around the other requirements using 'other' methods.

Also, you may find that there are different requirements depending on the registration/status of your school. At my last school (intl school), we were required to do a physical and just last year they introduced blood tests as well. These new, more stringent, requirements were introduced last year as the govt was cleaning up its act on Intl schools.

[malu]

Sherlock is correct. Health check is mandatory now... just like giving way to pedestrians, taking a driving test etc.

As with all such regulations it is impossible to say with certainty what will actually happen in your case until you apply.

[travelNteach]

rayman, u said that new staff had to get checked. what about returning staff? were they exempt?

i also work at an international school, but none of us, new or returning teachers, have been required to take a medical exam. a few years ago the school floated the idea of blood testing for drugs and alcohol but never implemented it.

Sherlock, was that a government regulation or your school's policy? i know a lot of schools, including jis, are requiring teachers to get physicals and do random drug testing thoughout the year. what were the blood tests for?

[rayman]

travelNteach, I assume returning staff will undergo the health check as well when it comes time for their kitas to be up for renewal.

Keeping in mind, some schools have long required an employee medical check as a requirement of their health insurance company.

[sherlock]

It was a school requirement and (soon to be) government law. The new laws regarding Intl schools require teachers to get a medical, including HIV test. Whilst I have not done this, I do know some teachers who have.

Please be aware that some schools are already implementing these new regulations but they have not become law yet, so some schools will hold off - this may explain the inconsistencies. In any case, it remains to be seen what the new laws will actually look like so nothing can be considered as definite at the moment.

In short - the law is what your school tells you it is. Well at least if you want a job with them that is.

[Stepy67]

Ive been here for almost 3 months and havent had to have any health tests at all....

Does it just depend on your school/city?