Korean Job Discussion Forums

saeemon · Joined: 16 Jan 2007

i worked here last year and i never heard of this. now this year my new school tells me they want a urine same, blood test and chest x-ray for the Government? what kinda bullshit is this?

I don't do drugs and have nothing to hide, but isn't this a bit ridiculous? if they would tell me WHY they wanted it, or what they were testing for that might be differentm but WTF is this about????? anyone run into this?

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

SOP...just get it done... Smile

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Lonewolf · Joined: 02 Feb 2003

Just do it. If you have nothing to hide you hide nothing. it's paid time off from work. no big deal doesn't take that much time I had to do it twice they still found nothing wrong.

christinajou · Joined: 03 Feb 2005

i got mine done last semester...i heard that teachers working at public schools need to get theirs done every two years. it was a very simple check-up...took like 20 minutes to do the whole thing. cost me 35,000 won.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

My school paid for mine. Each year at my school they pick a group of teachers randomly to get checked...I got picked...

anyangoldboy · Joined: 28 Sep 2007

My recuirter paid for mine. It cost them 2000won and it took 10 minutes. Chest x-ray and all including a nal swab

Metsuke · Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I got the same information today...

But then I was told that if I didn't do it I'd be fined 100,000 won.

Anybody else hear about this?

nomad-ish · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:40 am Post subject:

what regions do you all teach in?? i'm just wondering if i should be preparing for this...(ie. trying not to look too shocked)

sojourner1 · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:47 am Post subject:

I have seen it happen at a hagwon, but nothing resulted of it.

Half of the foreign teachers were taken on a Saturday afternoon for a medical checkup. I was told foreigners have to do this at the 6 month mark.

I think the government requires schools and other employers to submit some of their staff to the test. It must be some employment law technicality.

Anyone know what the deal is?

demaratus · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:45 am Post subject:

Is this a requirement? It is in Taiwan and China I believe, a full medical including hiv/syphilis test and a chest xray is required, I know I had to take one, the quickest medical exam of my life no more than 10 minutes max. This was a requirement for foriegners applying for working visas as well as student visas.

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

I had to get a blood test & chest xray only. No other tests were required. The results were: HIV-, Hepatitis-, TB-. When I asked what blood group am I?, I was told my blood wasn't tested for that.

Apparently a police check is now required, too. I got mine free at the local Jongno Sam Ga Station in Seoul. Just take a passport & ARC card. If you've just arrived in Korea, you may have to pay for a check from your home country. eg Qld Police were charging $60Au, & the Federal Australian police 'all state' check was over $300Au.

Both the medical & police check seem to be a new requirement introduced this year. I didn't require either last year.

demaratus · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:32 am Post subject:

Would a check from a doctor in Canada be acceptable? I am having a medical here today. So I also need a recent police check from my local police before coming or is it free in Korea?

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

As long as the med check tests for Aids, Hepatitis, & TB it should be okay. Don't forget a chest xray, too. A urine test wasn't necessary. Re the police check, it was free in Korea, but I'd already been here 13 months. If you haven't been to Korea before, get the police check done in Canada.

demaratus · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Checks