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[091212m]

I'm going to be applying for my Z work visa but am having problems with the medical. I'm a Canadian resident currently staying in Brazil with my boyfriend while we get all of our paperwork sorted out before we go to China.
I have an appointment set up to get my medical done here in Brazil, then I will be going to Canada to apply for my Z visa. Has anyone gotten their medical done in a different country than where they are from? I'm worried that the Chinese Consulate in Canada won't accept a medical done out of the country, I called them to ask and they can't seem to give me a definite answer.
If anyone has experiences with this please share some information, it would be greatly appreciated!

[dean_a_jones]

No specific experience, but something to consider:

You might just go ahead and get it done in Brazil, particularly if it is cheaper. Then take the results to the embassy and see what happens. If you are really worried, get the forms filled out and test results done etc. and bring them to your GP in Canada. Perhaps they will fill out the form on the basis of your results and not make you take the more expensive tests in Brazil. If you have a regular GP in Canada, call and explain the situation and ask if they would be happy to do this.

Worst case scenario, you need to get the test again in Canada (is it free, you guys have national health, right?).

Most annoyingly, you are likely to have to do it again on arrival in China anyway, as is quite common.

[grape_fruit]

Please read the sticky for medical exams in the forum. The information you need is there - that's the purpose of sticky's.

[Cairnsman]

[lemak]

I'm in a similar situation. I already asked this question in the medical sticky around a month ago. Have an all clear medical report from a reputable hospital in South Korea, yet due to some shenanigans at the Chinese Embassy in Seoul I can't apply for a Z visa there. I *can* however apply in Bangkok.
If you're in no real rush, 091212m, I'm going to try and use my ROK health check in Thailand 2 weeks or so from now. Can let you know how it pans out. No huge deal if they say I can't, as the Thai medical is only a 6 hour or so turnaround.
Do you have any huge reason why you're not willing to do another check in Canada? Is it money, or time? My personal reason is having had to do one for Korean immigration last month (plus piss and drug check), one for my Chinese letter of invitation this month, another to get the visa in BKK, and another once actually in China. Four medical checks in two months seems a little excessive.

[t-dawg]

I'm a Canadian and I recently got to China, so I thought I would share my experience with you.
I spent months getting my medical check completed in Canada, including all my shots, blood tests, eye exams, etc. I printed off the proper forms from the Chinese embassy site in Ottawa, and had my doctor sign and stamp each page, as well as a 2x2 passport photo. I handed in a copy to the embassy, and two weeks later I was here in China.
Three days after my arrival, I was dragged off to the "tourist foreign health" clinic at the local hospital and forced to undergo the same tests again, with additional urine tests and even a liver function ultrasound. I tried to show them my original health certificate from my Canadian doctor, but was told that it wasn't good enough!
I'd say just save your money and have it done here at your employer's expense, since that's very likely what will happen to you on arrival anyway! Further inspection of the embassy's website suggests that the medical check is not necessary to get your entry visa anyway, it is strictly for the residence permit.

[kimo50]

I am American. Applied for my Z visa and had the medical check done in the Philippines. Upon arrival in China I was taken to a hospital for another medical exam. Fortunately I brought my med exam docs from the Philippines. The Chinese doctor looked over the docs and issued a medical clearance without a single exam or cost other than the certificate fee.

[choudoufu]

[Cairnsman]