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ombeach
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 Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:38 am Post subject: ARC without medical check |
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I'm at a Public School, employed by an MOE in a rural district.
Was taken to Immi today to apply for my ARC which will obviously enable me to arrange my new bank account/phone contract/internet.
I expected to undergo the standard medical examination prior to my ARC application but was told it was not necessary.
Immi accepted my ARC application and told me that my card will be issued and sent to my school address within 2 weeks.
So has this rule been relaxed as I'm in a rural location? (I was always required to provide the med. check when in a metropolitan location)?!?!
Just a bit surprised *(and happy)that I don't have to keep proving I'm not a drug user with HIV and TB etc.?!?! |
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Wildbore
Joined: 17 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like the weren't doing their job as usual. But this time, it worked out for the better. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:47 am Post subject: Re: ARC without medical check |
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| ombeach wrote: |
I'm at a Public School, employed by an MOE in a rural district.
Was taken to Immi today to apply for my ARC which will obviously enable me to arrange my new bank account/phone contract/internet.
I expected to undergo the standard medical examination prior to my ARC application but was told it was not necessary.
Immi accepted my ARC application and told me that my card will be issued and sent to my school address within 2 weeks.
So has this rule been relaxed as I'm in a rural location? (I was always required to provide the med. check when in a metropolitan location)?!?!
Just a bit surprised *(and happy)that I don't have to keep proving I'm not a drug user with HIV and TB etc.?!?! |
Sounds like you haven't been out of Korea for more than 90 days since your last ARC issuance.
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| It was same for me. Didnt have to turn in medical test. I just transferred to new school. |
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Skippy
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Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Similar for me. Renewing with schools I have not been asked for one. Transferring to a new school asked for, but it was the school asking. I bet immigration would not have cared to much. I think the official took it looked and it and filed it away.
Still people should not expect not to do one. If immigration asks, then get one. If school or recruiter asks, double check if it really needed.
Also since you are with a public school. You can expect a health check in the future. I think it is free and for insurance purposes with the public schools.
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ombeach
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:10 am Post subject: Re: ARC without medical check |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| ombeach wrote: |
I'm at a Public School, employed by an MOE in a rural district.
Was taken to Immi today to apply for my ARC which will obviously enable me to arrange my new bank account/phone contract/internet.
I expected to undergo the standard medical examination prior to my ARC application but was told it was not necessary.
Immi accepted my ARC application and told me that my card will be issued and sent to my school address within 2 weeks.
So has this rule been relaxed as I'm in a rural location? (I was always required to provide the med. check when in a metropolitan location)?!?!
Just a bit surprised *(and happy)that I don't have to keep proving I'm not a drug user with HIV and TB etc.?!?! |
Sounds like you haven't been out of Korea for more than 90 days since your last ARC issuance.
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I've been out of Korea for over a year - my coordinator from the MOE said that it wasn't necessary to submit a medical check which really confused me, and immi accepted the application. |
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ombeach
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| Skippy wrote: |
Similar for me. Renewing with schools I have not been asked for one. Transferring to a new school asked for, but it was the school asking. I bet immigration would not have cared to much. I think the official took it looked and it and filed it away.
Still people should not expect not to do one. If immigration asks, then get one. If school or recruiter asks, double check if it really needed.
Also since you are with a public school. You can expect a health check in the future. I think it is free and for insurance purposes with the public schools.
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Thanks.
Strangely I've been out of Korea for over a year so wasn't renewing or transferring. Perhaps, like you say, the MOE will do the medical soon and send the results to immi post ARC application?
Don't mind a health check every now and then, but would rather not cough up 100,000+ won to prove I'm clean and uninfected! |
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