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north_time



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:53 pm    Post subject: Medical exam Reply with quote
Does anyone happen to know if a Canadian medical exam is mandatory as part of the process to apply for a working visa in China?
Or does this vary according to province or jurisdiction in China?
Thanks!
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hot_water_hillbilly



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The medical clearance is now required to obtain the work permit and visa letter of invitation.
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RBJfaraway



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hot_water_hillbilly wrote:
The medical clearance is now required to obtain the work permit and visa letter of invitation.


So, if I understand you correctly, the Chinese employer must have a medical check in hand before they can acquire a letter of invitation. I happen to be in the US, not Canada. However, that seems to imply that no matter where you're coming from you have to have a med check done in your own country. The closest Chinese consulate to me is the one in L.A. I got pretty excited b/c I thought an expensive and redundant medical check could be avoided. See here:

http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/chinavisa/t27603.htm

So I guess my question to Hot Water Hillbilly is whether or not that is a blanket policy for all FT's or one that applies specifically to Canadians.
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hot_water_hillbilly



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Foreign Expert Bureau now requires the health clearance in order to issue a work permit and thus the letter of invitation, regardless of nationality. You can confirm it with your provincial authorities. As always in China, nothing is absolute of course. But this is the new process of as last year.

Sure, it's expensive, time consuming, and the like. But, other countries require it as well
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RBJfaraway



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well you didn't tell me what I wanted to hear, but I appreciate the insight. At least now I know to plan for a doctors appt. in the near future. Thanks for clearing that up HWH. Very Happy
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hot_water_hillbilly



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
hot_water_hillbilly wrote:
...regardless of nationality...
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roadwalker



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm from the States and arrived in China in 2010. I thought my school was just ignorant of the procedures when they insisted I get an exam in the US prior to getting the z-visa documents. It hadn't been my experience the other 3 times I worked in China. I was wrong.

Not only that, but the Chinese consulate in San Francisco insisted on having a copy of their medical form AND a copy of the supporting paperwork (lab tests, etc) to verify my exam, in order to grant me a z-visa. The last time I had gone there, they only wanted the work permit and visa notification. Period. I ended up giving them the originals since I was in a hurry and guessed correctly that I would be examined again in China.

For the US anyway, they don't have an approved list of doctors. Get the cheapest exam possible from any medical clinic. I skipped the x-ray and got away with it but got the others.
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RBJfaraway



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh I didn't mean to suggest that you were unclear, just that it was bad news. Thanks again.

hot_water_hillbilly wrote:
hot_water_hillbilly wrote:
...regardless of nationality...


Edited to add quote.
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RBJfaraway



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
roadwalker wrote:

Not only that, but the Chinese consul