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Forever
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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 Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:56 pm Post subject: HIV test for E-2 visa may be abolished |
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First they scrapped the test for "Marijuana"
now Immigration may scrap the HIV blood test, awaiting results of Andrea Vandom's constitutional court case.
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It was announced in September that some travel restrictions on people who are HIV positive would be lifted. The general travel ban has now been lifted, but HIV tests remain for those on E-2, E-6, and E-9 visas.
As noted in September, it's up to the Labor Ministry to make decisions about keeping or lifting HIV restrictions on E-9 (migrant worker) visa holders, the E-6 ('entertainer') restrictions will remain, and testing for E-2 visa holders may be lifted depending on the outcome of Andrea Vandom's constitutional court case.
One wonders how much the constitutional court case, the NHRCK petitions by English teachers and migrant workers, and the fact that the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific will be held in Busan in 2011 influenced the decision to lift the travel ban. |
http://populargusts.blogspot.com/2010/01/korea-lifts-hiv-travel-restrictions.html
Not that it ever bothered me, but congratulations to Andrea who took a stand again Immigration laws. |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:02 am Post subject: |
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If you still have to give a blood test during your medical, then it makes no difference.
I would actually prefer to be tested for HIV, because it's something you can throw back in their face, when Koreans complain about "low quality foreigners" teaching English. |
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Forever
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| Rusty Shackleford wrote: |
If you still have to give a blood test during your medical, then it makes no difference.
I would actually prefer to be tested for HIV, because it's something you can throw back in their face, when Koreans complain about "low quality foreigners" teaching English. |
Yes, I have done that a few times with my sealed transcripts, medical results and police-check. |
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