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scot47
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| So he wants a job but suffers from verbosity ? |
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EricinAsia
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Now I'm just wondering how much a physical will cost me back in the US. I wonder, how long are those physicals good for? Do a need one for each new job I apply to? Or, will I just need one. . . I'm sure it's on one of these threads someplace. |
Whoa! You're jumping ahead of yourself; the visa process doesn't start until you've actually accepted a written job offer. (First, you have to apply to see if they'll take your quals.) Moreover, the type of visa---employment visa versus business visit visa---depends on the employer/sponsor. For example, an employment visa is typical for direct-hire positions; whereas, numerous companies contracting with universities and other such entities prefer business visit visas for the teachers they bring over. The employment visa process involves a med exam and lab tests (valid for 90 days only), a criminal background report, and degree authentication; however the business visit visa application process does not which is why it's quicker to obtain. You can read about both visa types within this forum. |
Must the health exam be complete in my nation or origin? |
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johnslat
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear nomad soul.
While there is no Wasta University, one can pass the Wasta Bar, provided one is driving through South Dakota.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vic_sf49/3773778356/
This is exactly the same picture I took, had blown up, and hung on the wall of my office in Riyadh.
Students were always asking me where it was located. I used to tell them it was in the desert, about thirty miles outside of the city. 
Regards,
John |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Johnslat:
Love it! Hmm... I get the impression the Wasta Bar's clientele rival those of the er, 'patrons' at the cantina in the Star Wars movie.  |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Must the health exam be complete in my nation or origin? |
(I believe you mean "nation of origin.")
That's something you'd have to find out if you receive a job offer from an employer who requests employment visas for teachers. On the other hand, if you only get job offers that come with a business visit visa, then no med exam, lab tests, criminal background report, or degree authentication is needed. |
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EricinAsia
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Must the health exam be complete in my nation or origin? |
(I believe you mean "nation of origin.")
That's something you'd have to find out if you receive a job offer from an employer who requests employment visas for teachers. On the other hand, if you only get job offers that come with a business visit visa, then no med exam, lab tests, criminal background report, or degree authentication is needed. |
Are business visit visa type job offers of lesser pay or status? Are you suggestion I could be hired while living in Korea and not have to return to the United States? I still have a ways to go on my current contract and the final component of my MA is a human participation study that could take up to 12 months to have complete . . . if this were not the case, I'd have applied already and might already be on Saudi soil.
Yes, your are correct, "Nation of Origin"
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