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eddie420man
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| Why can't immi get their facts straight? |
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thematrixiam
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| any1 know of the costs to get these tests done at the foreign health clinic in itaewon. They speak english and you'd think that they'd be less hassle there. |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| any1 know of the costs to get these tests done at the foreign health clinic in itaewon. They speak english and you'd think that they'd be less hassle there. |
The International Clinic does not qualify under the immigration regulations.
If you get your tests done there, they will be REJECTED and you will have to go to one of the approved types of facilities to have them redone.
Once again, the health check must be performed by a government/public hospital (국립병원 / 공립병원) or a general hospital (종합병원). |
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thematrixiam
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:14 am Post subject: |
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| thematrixiam wrote: |
| any1 know of the costs to get these tests done at the foreign health clinic in itaewon. They speak english and you'd think that they'd be less hassle there. |
The International Clinic does not qualify under the immigration regulations.
If you get your tests done there, they will be REJECTED and you will have to go to one of the approved types of facilities to have them redone.
Once again, the health check must be performed by a government/public hospital (국립병원 / 공립병원) or a general hospital (종합병원). |
booourns
now I have to find a byangwan but at least I have three assorted varieties, gokrib, kongrib,or even a chonghab. sounds like a restaurant menu, mmmm tasty kongribs. |
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fetuskarate
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul/Incheon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:09 am Post subject: |
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| if it's any consolation, i took the test about 3 weeks after coming to korea and took the test. standard urine. i passed, which means that they definitely were *not* testing for cannabinoids... |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: |
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The reason why Immigration dropped the cannabinoid test requirement is because so few places in Korea had the ability to test for it in the first place.
So now that Immi has officially dropped the requirement (as of mid-March), you can be sure that no one's testing for it.
All you Canadian hopheads can breathe (inhale?) a little easier.  |
Dropped? REALLY? Check out ad for positions at Chosun University just posted 6/26. |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
| Dropped? REALLY? Check out ad for positions at Chosun University just posted 6/26. |
So, a university's ad trumps the word of Korean Immigration in their news releases AND published regulations? 
Further, their ad contains a number of errors. It states:
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| g) Health check: Including recent TBPE (a.k.a. Cannabis) test and HIV test from designated Korean facility or international facility. [Required of successful candidates by Immigration Service for visa issuance.] |
- TBPE test is NOT "a.k.a. Cannabis." It is a test for various illicit drugs (primarily narcotics AFAIK). It may or may not detect cannabis. I suspect not, however, since Immi previously required a separate cannabinoid test (now dropped) IN ADDITION TO the TBPE test (which is still required).
- The health check cannot be obtained from an "international facility." It must be obtained at a Korean hospital (government hospital, public hospital, or general hospital) AFTER arrival in Korea on the E-2 visa.
- The health check is not required for visa issuance; it is required after arrival in Korea for alien registration.
Once again, the definitive word on the cannabis test�from the Immigration news release and from their posted regulations in English AND Korean�is that the cannabis test is no longer required. |
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eddie420man
Joined: 22 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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Ok, so everything is finished now and here is my story.
the hospital we went to had the cannabinoid test on their forms. I showed the lady at the front desk the paper i printed off from the immigration website. She called immi, confirmed it was removed, and sent me in for my tests.
Just got my arc card on friday. |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Would you have passed if the cannabis test was on there? Just curious. |
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timetotravel
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| for the medical check, i am apparently going today and the school has given me a form to give the hospital.....was i supposed to get something different off the immi website for health check to give to hospital?? |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| Don't think so, but you should remind them that the cannabis test is no longer required by immigration. You might want to show them a printout of the immigration webpage which indicates this... |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| for the medical check, i am apparently going today and the school has given me a form to give the hospital.....was i supposed to get something different off the immi website for health check to give to hospital?? |
Nope, Immi has no standard form. Hospitals have a standard report for the "recruitment health exam" (채용신체검사서), that's all Immi wants.
It goes without saying that if your school has a form they want you to use, use that. |
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eddie1983man
Joined: 31 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| Would you have passed if the cannabis test was on there? Just curious. |
No, I would have failed. |
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KoreanAmbition
Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:12 am Post subject: |
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BOROMAE Hospital
Near Boromae subway station...
They do medical checks for 55,000 won. I just had one done recently and it took like 15 minutes. Easy as anything.
Good luck. |
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timetotravel
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| is that in Busan? |
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