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Tokki1

Found this in the Korean Herald today. Was quite surprised that a panel was actually considering human rights violations (which is obviously the case if a foreigner is deported for having hiv imho).

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ Shocked

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

I believe that Cuba's been doing this for quite some time.

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

Lol

most of Korean Immigration Laws are against Human Rights.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

I wonder how many suicides in this country are ajosshi's who caught the hiv from their 3 day holiday banging hos? With the staggeringly naive belief that only foreigners can get it, and with SE Asian trips, swapping, no condoms, *beep*-houses on every corner, I'm guessing this is going to at some point become the dirty little secret that comes out during the E-Bak term. Whiting!

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

I didn't South Korea had this policy. The US did until very recently but still won't grant permanent residency. Most countries don't make it an issue.

crusher_of_heads · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

xingyiman · Joined: 12 Jan 2006

I read a few years ago that in Korea there were like 200 Koreans during that year that had been diagnosed with HIV and the paper went on to say that all of those individuals had since died. So does Korea just refuse the Aintiviral medications to people who have HIV?

Tokki1 · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

Well, since HIV, homosexuality, paedophelia, drugs, etc...are all imported from the West (from 'foreigners') it's only fitting that they're deported. LOL. Laughing

chachee99 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Location: Seoul Korea

makes sense.

Easter Clark · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong

Wonder if all the "fan deaths" are actually "AIDS deaths" Question

Tokki1 · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject:

Benicio · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

HIV prevention- just wrap your knob in kimchi and you're good to go!

I swear these ajosshis who still head down to SE Asia and insist on going bareback with pros- they must be suicidal.
Or they must be too arrogant & ignorant for their own good.

I wonder which one it is......

Craven Moorehead · Joined: 14 Jan 2006

Tokki1 · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

There was one guy who had to flee Korea a few years ago. He was HIV+ and was cruising clubs, bangin women out in parking lots. Korean guy (imagine that! Shocked

). Don't know if he was ever caught.

plasticmustache · Joined: 09 Oct 2006

Don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but an increasing number of countries require foreigners to be tested for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prior to entry for a VISA. It is usually required as part of a medical exam for long-term visitors, students and workers.

Here are a few:

----Australia

All applicants (15 years of age or older) for permanent Residence. Permanent applicants under 15 years of age must be tested if being adopted or has history of blood transfusions. Temporary applicants need to declare any illness/condition at time of interview. Any temporary applicant who is likely to come in contact with blood must also be tested.

----Canada

Routine HIV testing is required for all applicants who are 15 years of age and over and are seeking entry to Canada for a period longer than 6 months (i.e. students, workers, visitors, those applying for immigration and refugee status, etc.), and resided in a designated country for 6 consecutive months within a 12 month period immediately preceding entry into Canada.

-----China, People's Republic Of

Foreigners planning to stay for more than 6 months (not required for entry or residency in Hong Kong or Macau). Those who are HIV positive are not allowed into China for any purpose.

Hong Kong
Intending immigrants must undergo HIV-testing.

----Korea (South)
People with HIV are not permitted to enter the country. However, for a stay of up to three months, it is not mandatory to prove one�s HIV status (for those visitors who do not require a visa). There are controls at the border regarding the HIV status. If a person�s HIV-positive status becomes known, he/she is expelled.

---United States of America

In principle, the USA refuses entry to foreign nationals known to be HIV positive. In exceptional cases, a stay of 30 days may be granted (for family visits, medical treatment, business travel or participation in a scientific, health-related conference).
HIV testing or a medical exam are not required. In the visa application form, the applicant has to say if he/she has a �communicable disease of public health significance�. The visa will be denied if this is the case. An applicant who answers �no� despite better knowledge commits an immigration fraud, which leads to immigration prohibition.
HIV-positive foreign nationals lose their right to remain in the USA and are expelled if their status becomes known.