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[stellarsky627]

Hey,

I've been known to have high blood pressure sometimes, but not always. I know one of the medical checks they do when people arrive to Korea is Blood Pressure. Has anyone been kicked out of the country for high blood pressure??? Or had high blood pressure on the medical check and it was fine?

Or has anyone lost their visa for any other medical check related issues? I worry I'll go through all of this and then suddenly they'll find a way to kick me out of the country and I'll lose my job because of high blood pressure and being overweight. Any ideas?

[Senior]

I think you will be sweet. As long as you aren't HIV positive or have drugs in your system, you should be fine.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

There's no way to tell whether your blood pressure is too high or too low unless you trend it over time. That's what you tell the doctor when he goes "Oh, you have fatty liver" "Oh, blood pressure too high" ... You say "Thanks, I'll keep an eye on it."

[hamie]

Mine was high when I went and they ended up taking it 3 times. They told me to relax. In the end I saw the doctor and all I could say was "look I'm under a lot of stress, I've just got off a plane, I don't even know where I am (I was taken to a medical clinic on the forth floor, in some town 30 minutes away from where I live at 9am on a Saturday) and .... I'm sure you get the story.
Medical check was done and dusted very soon after that and passed.

[AustSaint]

Don't fret about blood pressure, I mean it is serious but it won't stop you getting a pass on the medical check.

[Fishead soup]

Second to stomach cancer, high blood pressure is the second biggest killer here. You even meet people hwo are relatively thin and don't drink who have High blood pressure. One of the reasons for this is the high amount of sodium in the diet.

I once got a score of 180/90 on an annual Medical exam. I was advised to take medication and given a thumbs up for an E-2 Visa. High blood pressure is nothing to take lightly. There's a good reason why it's called
"The Silent Killer". You're going to have to lose weight and modify your lifestyle. That doesn't mean you can't have fun. You just need to find a heathier and more active lifestyle. For me instead of going out for Samgyup sal all the time I sometimes go out for Hoe( Korean Sashimi).

[Fishead soup]

Second to stomach cancer, high blood pressure is the second biggest killer here. You even meet people hwo are relatively thin and don't drink who have High blood pressure. One of the reasons for this is the high amount of sodium in the diet.

I once got a score of 180/90 on an annual Medical exam. I was advised to take medication and given a thumbs up for an E-2 Visa. High blood pressure is nothing to take lightly. There's a good reason why it's called
"The Silent Killer". You're going to have to lose weight and modify your lifestyle. That doesn't mean you can't have fun. You just need to find a heathier and more active lifestyle. For me instead of going out for Samgyup sal all the time I sometimes go out for Hoe( Korean Sashimi).

[chellovek]

My friend got told he had high blood pressure when he did his medical check in Korea. With regards to employment it was no problem.

[chellovek]

My friend got told he had high blood pressure when he did his medical check in Korea. With regards to employment it was no problem.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

Thanks guys.

Thanks guys.

Also, be advised that hospitals might cost you a manwon, but develop a relationship with your local clinic. Getting a nurse to take your vitals once every two weeks, followed by a short conversation with a doctor, costs about 2500 won. You're just not going to be able to do this back home. Not only that, if you get seasonal allergies, he can hit you with the hard stuff like corticosteroids.

[Senior]

[Jhill1998]

Official Response from Koran Immigration:

English:
As the number of native foreign language instructors has increased in Korea, the number of foreign instructors who have used illicit drugs has also increased. So, we have decided to strengthen our visa requirements by making all E-2 visa applicants submit their medical examination results when apply for visa so that we can create a safe learning environment for our students.

In principle, anyone who has used illicit drugs or who is infected with a government-designated communicable disease must not be granted a confirmation of visa issuance. Also, for those who have been given “denied or pending” status as their medical examination results demonstrate that they are not eligible to teach as the instructors, we will contact their employers and request the applicants to leave Korea voluntarily.

Nevertheless, those who can be treated and who are allowed to teach can continue to stay in Korea as long as a government-designated hospital confirms that their presence will not be a public health risk. This means that we will not block a foreigner just because he/she has high-blood pressure.

Korean:
원어민 회화지도 강사의 도입이 증가하면서 일부 무자격 회화지도 강사들의 마약흡입 등 불법행위가 계속 발생함에 따라 청소년 등이 안전하게 학습을 받을 수 있도록 자격검증을 보다 강화할 필요성 때문에 채용신체검사서를 제출하도록 하고 있습니다.

마약흡입 경력이 있거나 법정전염병 감염자 등에 대해서는 원칙적으로 사증발급인정서 발급을 불허하고 있으며 채용신체검사 결과, 회화지도 강사 활동을 하기가 현저히 불가하여 ‘불합격 또는 판정보류’ 판정을 받은 경우에 고용주에게 통보하여 원칙적으로 자진출국 유도하고 있습니다.

다만, 국내에서 치료가 가능하고 정상적인 강의활동이 가능하며 공중위생이나 보건상 위해가 없다는 지정의료기관의 소견이 있는 경우에는 체류 허용하고 있습니다. 따라서 단순히 혈압이 높다는 이유로 회화지도 활동에 제한을 하지는 않음을 안내하여 드립니다.

[wanderkind]

[Lucas]

[Smithington]