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darkcity · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: SF, CA

i'm going to take a wild guess that this has been answered to death, but if you know how crap the search function is, hopefully someone will take pity on me.

what should i bring to the medical checkup? my coworker told me just my passport, but his soju-rotted brain was hazy.

also, am i supposed to pay anything? i don't even have enough money for next month's rent.

thanks in advance.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

You must be new to Korea.

You have 90 days to get your ARC. You have to submit your medical including a drug test and HIV/AIDS test, so this must be done before getting your ARC.

Don't have money yet? Wait until you get paid, then go, you have 90 days.

Yes, bring your passport, you don't have a Korean ID yet (ARC).

Have marijuana in your system? Immigration doesn't need a marijuana test, but many hospitals still check for it in their drug test and put the results on your med form. Have it in your system from outside Korea? You have 90 days to get your test and ARC. Have it in your system from smoking in Korea? You are fuckng stupid, quit smoking.

icicle · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Location: Gyeonggi do Korea

Paying for it or not might depend on your school ... I know that I have heard of many people needing to pay for it ... But I was personally lucky enough that my hagwon paid for it. I think most people have needed to pay for it. But it might be worthwhile even in this case to ask your school if they can pay for it now and then take it out of your next pay. While you do have 90 days to do it there are lots of things which are easier to do when you actually have your ARC so I would personally recommend doing the medical exam and then getting your ARC as soon as you can after you arrive. You also need to have your ARC to get your Medical Insurance booklet.

Icicle

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

Along with your passport you need to bring an additional passport sized photo.

Unless you have arranged something with your school, you will pay for the exam.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

I've never brought photos to any of my medical exams in Korea. But you will need to bring some for your ARC.

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:

I know this for certain - photos are now required for the public school medical exam. I just re-signed and was 'blindsided' by this fact at the hospital.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

icicle · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Location: Gyeonggi do Korea

Definitely true about bringing a couple of photos with you. One of them is included on the report that they give you to take to immigration. Mine was stuck on and then embossed as an extra security measure.

Kikomom · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject:

No shot record? They aren't going to try to jab ya for tetnus or anything? That was the threat I made to Wario to get down to the clinic and pick up a copy of his. Guess this ain't the military, mam.

(Woohoo! He's leaving in the morning! ......... sssstaage

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject:

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

darkcity · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: SF, CA

yes, i forgot to mention that my coworker told me he also had to bring photo(s).

around how much should i expect to pay if my school doesn't cover it?

aarontendo · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Location: Daegu-ish

I didn't take a photo to my medical exam. They just looked at my ID card and charged me 50,000 and sent me on my way for the exams.