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wattdimmed
Joined: 24 Nov 2013
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 Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject: Health Test Q |
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hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:57 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| wattdimmed wrote: |
hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
Thanks! |
They can wait for up to 90 days.
They often test within a week or two of your arrival (since your paperwork for telephone, banking and internet requires you to have an ARC).
Basically, when they choose to test is up to them.
If you fail the pee test then they will usually test again within a week or two. If you fail twice you can expect to be sent home at your expense.
I suggest you stop your habit a month before your expected arrival date. They only do a pee test.
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Hokie21
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:56 am Post subject: |
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If I were you I'd expect to be tested within a week of arriving. That way they can get the rest of the paperwork out of the way. If that's too soon for you, good luck explaining to them why you'd rather wait a couple of more weeks.
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| wattdimmed wrote: |
hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
Thanks! |
When you come two Korea to teach on your E2 visa, legally you have only 2 weeks from your first day of teaching to get your health check and blood test done, get your ARC issued and get registered at the local Education office. So, you need to be clean and ready for your health check and blood test on your day of arrival. If you don't get your health check done in your first week you probably aren't a legal teacher despite all the other hoops you've already gone through.
While it's true that visitors on various kinds of visas have 90 days to get their ARCs from Immigration, if you are working as a teacher you also have to meet the Education office rules. They give you two weeks from your first day of teaching to register. A photocopy of your ARC is required.
So whatever drugs you are doing - legal or otherwise in your home state or country - if they are illegal in Korea, you should stop well in advance of your arrival, so that you can pass blood and urine tests at a minimum.
The best schools will get you in for your health check (which the best schools pay for) in your first few days, which allows you to get your ARC. Then, within your first two weeks, they will register you at the Education Office, for National Health Insurance and for the National Pension - all require your ARC to sign up. |
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goat
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| wattdimmed wrote: |
hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
Thanks! |
I like your user name. It's write on par with your post. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:32 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| wattdimmed wrote: |
hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
Thanks! |
I like your user name. It's write on par with your post. |
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goat
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| ontheway wrote: |
| goat wrote: |
| wattdimmed wrote: |
hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
Thanks! |
I like your user name. It's write on par with your post. |
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A spin on words. A journalism method for drawing attention. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| goat wrote: |
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| goat wrote: |
| wattdimmed wrote: |
hi,
I'm applying for jobs and intend on going the hakwon route. I know I'll be tested for certain ailments and habits. Where I'm at in the States, mary's perfectly legal. I also know that Korean schools test for her touch in your blood.
My question is- how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this.
Thanks! |
I like your user name. It's write on par with your post. |
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A spin on words. A journalism method for drawing attention. |
Ah, journalistic method. Right on. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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how often do dimwits come here and post this without doing any research?
JUST BECAUSE ITS LEGAL IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STATES HAS NO BEARING ON WHAT KOREA THINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU SMOKE, DON'T EVEN BOTHER APPLYING FOR KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We enough of a bad rep with Koreans because of morons like you
Also don't give me this crap "alcohol is more harmful than weed bs" its not what the Koreans think and thats what matters |
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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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how often do dimwits come here and post this without doing any research?
JUST BECAUSE ITS LEGAL IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STATES HAS NO BEARING ON WHAT KOREA THINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU SMOKE, DON'T EVEN BOTHER APPLYING FOR KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We enough of a bad rep with Koreans because of morons like you
Also don't give me this crap "alcohol is more harmful than weed bs" its not what the Koreans think and thats what matters |
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wattdimmed
Joined: 24 Nov 2013
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
how often do dimwits come here and post this without doing any research?
JUST BECAUSE ITS LEGAL IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STATES HAS NO BEARING ON WHAT KOREA THINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU SMOKE, DON'T EVEN BOTHER APPLYING FOR KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We enough of a bad rep with Koreans because of morons like you
Also don't give me this crap "alcohol is more harmful than weed bs" its not what the Koreans think and thats what matters |
well, had i not done any research, i wouldn't have thought to ask this question. since korean laws are not applicable to me here, the onus is not on me to adhere to it. there is no legal expectation for me to abide by laws of a country of which i'm not a citizen. since this isn't a moral issue and because i'm in the legal green, there's no reason for you to get nasty.
by your train of logic, your fits of rage, drunken or otherwise, or infidelity, your boorishness and arrogance, your didactic nose sticking it where it doesn't belong should have barred you then. what koreans think and do, even if permissible by law and their culture, doesn't mean you can join in the rawkus because of
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everyone else, thanks for the advice.
btw, the name's from beckett. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 3:53 am Post subject: |
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| wattdimmed wrote: |
| well, had i not done any research, i wouldn't have thought to ask this question. since korean laws are not applicable to me here, the onus is not on me to adhere to it. there is no legal expectation for me to abide by laws of a country of which i'm not a citizen. |
As long as you stay in your home country you are correct.
The minute you get on a plane that concept goes out the window and that kind of thinking can land you in a jail cell for a long time or, depending on the country in Asia, executed.
-Innocence is NOT always assumed and on more than 1/2 of the planet you are guilty until proven innocent.
-You are not protected by your constitutional rights once you leave home and your embassy cannot/will not help you (beyond giving you a list of overpriced lawyers who can't help you either).
A positive drug test is considered proof of illegal activity and it can land you in a jail cell (visa fraud for lying on your visa application about drug use if nothing else).
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: China
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You really need to think long and hard about coming to KOrea.you d o not seem to understand that the laws are different . You can be tested anytime at the whim of the police if they suspect you are using drugs. Tompatz nailed it the embassy will do absolutely nothing for you. If you use/buy in Korea you should keep in mind that the friendly Korean or white guy will likely turn you in if he or she gets caught.
The reason people on this board are angry if that every year burned out stoners come to Korea. they can barely do their job and often get arrested for drugs or other offenses which damages the reputation of the Western English teacher ccommunity. |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:23 am Post subject: Re: Health Test Q |
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| how soon after you arrive do they test you(at least, on the average)? Since it's legal here, I couldn't care less about misconceptions and perceptions on my "habit." But I'd rather not get screwed out of flight costs and employment because of this. |
In Korea, testing positive = jail time. I've met people (Korean) who that happened to. This was a while ago, but I'm pretty sure the drug laws here are still very strict. A distinction is not really made between hard and soft drugs. They are all considered very bad. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| there is no legal expectation for me to abide by laws of a country of which i'm not a citizen. |
If you plan on living here, there is. |
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