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chufeng · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 32

[quote="A'Moo"]Knowing Chinese is a big deal here, irregardless of what anybody says....quote]

Irregardless of your level of Chinese, you certainly shouldn't be teaching anyone English. Rolling Eyes

Neither should the original poster, based on the numerous (and rather bizarre) errors that permeate his writing. That is why I guessed that the OP was a non-native speaker - the errors in his writing are not typos and are also not the type of errors a native speaker would make.

As to the original question, I wouldn't be surprised if the local officials in Zhejiang accept a medical exam from your home country. I also had success with that in Zhejiang. Just make sure that your doctor does *all* the tests mentioned on the form and signs and stamps every piece of paper and test result you plan to bring to China. However, you need to be prepared for some random bureaucrat to reject your paperwork once you get here and force you to take a local medical exam. This is China, and that kind of stuff happens all the time. If that is really going to cause you to get on the next plane back home, you might want to rethink your plan.

CJF · Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 28 Location: Wuxi

I had a Medical Certificate issued in Jiangxi Province which was valid for a year. After 6 months I changed schools and provinces (to Jiangsu) but had to have a new exam and certificate issued by the Jiangsu PSB.
Different rules in different provinces apply. Each province is a law unto itself in many aspects of foreigners employment.

Wait 'till you get to your province to have your medical. Some are rigorous, others could be passed by a diseased dog. Anyway, why pay yourself ? (through the nose no doubt in the US), most schools will arrange the date and pay for the exam for you after they agree to employ you.

Leon Purvis · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:

Check the Chinese consulate's website. Read the visa requirements carefully.
If there's no requirement for a physical prior to your arrival, don't bother with a stateside physical because more than likely, your school will send you down to the clinic for another.

In 2004, the consulate required all the authentication rigamarole for the med check and the degree. In 2006 it didn't. I worked with a guy last year who got his degree out of a box of Cheerios and nobody cared.