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wotsit2004
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 Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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i recently applied for and was offered a job with EPIK. i have a mild genetic bone condition, which i did not mention in the application (because it doesnt affect day-to-day life, my appearance, or job performance, and i didnt want it to affect my chances of getting the job.)
anyway i read that its necessary to provide medical records for the korean residence certificate. is this true? does this mean all medical records from our doctor in our local country, or just a medical report provided by ourselves? im worried that this will be a problem as if i have to give full medical records from my doctor, these will will contradict what i said in my EPIK application. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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| wotsit2004 wrote: |
i recently applied for and was offered a job with EPIK. i have a mild genetic bone condition, which i did not mention in the application (because it doesnt affect day-to-day life, my appearance, or job performance, and i didnt want it to affect my chances of getting the job.)
anyway i read that its necessary to provide medical records for the korean residence certificate. is this true? does this mean all medical records from our doctor in our local country, or just a medical report provided by ourselves? im worried that this will be a problem as if i have to give full medical records from my doctor, these will will contradict what i said in my EPIK application. |
You do a medical check "in-country" at a government approved hospital (in addition to the medical questionnaire you filled out with the application).
They test for communicable diseases (like HIV, TB), general health and wellness, and look for (and test) for drug/alcohol use/abuse.
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wotsit2004
Joined: 17 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:55 am Post subject: Re: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| wotsit2004 wrote: |
i recently applied for and was offered a job with EPIK. i have a mild genetic bone condition, which i did not mention in the application (because it doesnt affect day-to-day life, my appearance, or job performance, and i didnt want it to affect my chances of getting the job.)
anyway i read that its necessary to provide medical records for the korean residence certificate. is this true? does this mean all medical records from our doctor in our local country, or just a medical report provided by ourselves? im worried that this will be a problem as if i have to give full medical records from my doctor, these will will contradict what i said in my EPIK application. |
You do a medical check "in-country" at a government approved hospital (in addition to the medical questionnaire you filled out with the application).
They test for communicable diseases (like HIV, TB), general health and wellness, and look for (and test) for drug/alcohol use/abuse.
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(thank you for your many responses!! they are beyond helpful.)
the medical check in korea just tests for general wellbeing right? i will also pass HIV and TB tests. the thing im worried about is whether they will have access to our home country's doctor's notes. i read that to get a korean residency certificate (not just an E2 visa), you have to provide your full doctor's notes, for the koreans to read through. this is what im worried about. do you know anything about this?
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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| wotsit2004 wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| wotsit2004 wrote: |
i recently applied for and was offered a job with EPIK. i have a mild genetic bone condition, which i did not mention in the application (because it doesnt affect day-to-day life, my appearance, or job performance, and i didnt want it to affect my chances of getting the job.)
anyway i read that its necessary to provide medical records for the korean residence certificate. is this true? does this mean all medical records from our doctor in our local country, or just a medical report provided by ourselves? im worried that this will be a problem as if i have to give full medical records from my doctor, these will will contradict what i said in my EPIK application. |
You do a medical check "in-country" at a government approved hospital (in addition to the medical questionnaire you filled out with the application).
They test for communicable diseases (like HIV, TB), general health and wellness, and look for (and test) for drug/alcohol use/abuse.
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(thank you for your many responses!! they are beyond helpful.)
the medical check in korea just tests for general wellbeing right? i will also pass HIV and TB tests. the thing im worried about is whether they will have access to our home country's doctor's notes. i read that to get a korean residency certificate (not just an E2 visa), you have to provide your full doctor's notes, for the koreans to read through. this is what im worried about. do you know anything about this?
thank you again |
You answer the medical questionnaire when you apply for the job.
You take the medical before you apply for your ARC (resident card). Then you get your ARC and all is good but don't expect medical coverage for your "condition" later without explaining the visa fraud (lying on your application) being a potential issue.
They NEVER have access to your home country records, you are not required to supply them (and most medical staff here couldn't read them anyway).
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wotsit2004
Joined: 17 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| wotsit2004 wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| wotsit2004 wrote: |
i recently applied for and was offered a job with EPIK. i have a mild genetic bone condition, which i did not mention in the application (because it doesnt affect day-to-day life, my appearance, or job performance, and i didnt want it to affect my chances of getting the job.)
anyway i read that its necessary to provide medical records for the korean residence certificate. is this true? does this mean all medical records from our doctor in our local country, or just a medical report provided by ourselves? im worried that this will be a problem as if i have to give full medical records from my doctor, these will will contradict what i said in my EPIK application. |
You do a medical check "in-country" at a government approved hospital (in addition to the medical questionnaire you filled out with the application).
They test for communicable diseases (like HIV, TB), general health and wellness, and look for (and test) for drug/alcohol use/abuse.
. |
(thank you for your many responses!! they are beyond helpful.)
the medical check in korea just tests for general wellbeing right? i will also pass HIV and TB tests. the thing im worried about is whether they will have access to our home country's doctor's notes. i read that to get a korean residency certificate (not just an E2 visa), you have to provide your full doctor's notes, for the koreans to read through. this is what im worried about. do you know anything about this?
thank you again |
You answer the medical questionnaire when you apply for the job.
You take the medical before you apply for your ARC (resident card). Then you get your ARC and all is good but don't expect medical coverage for your "condition" later without explaining the visa fraud (lying on your application) being a potential issue.
They NEVER have access to your home country records, you are not required to supply them (and most medical staff here couldn't read them anyway).
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thanks again for your response. i guess that is largely good news. im thinking about telling them about my condition when i have the medical exam, in that case. the only place in the application that i could have mentioned my condition in the EPIK application was to the question "Do you have any physical disabilities?", but this is a pretty mild condition, and I think I could argue that it is not a physical disability. in your opinion would this be a bad idea, considering that i have not mentioned this on the EPIK application? to be fair, it does have no effect on my teaching. another option is only mentioning this to a korean doctor - and not during the medical exam.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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| wotsit2004 wrote: |
thanks again for your response. i guess that is largely good news. im thinking about telling them about my condition when i have the medical exam, in that case. the only place in the application that i could have mentioned my condition in the EPIK application was to the question "Do you have any physical disabilities?", but this is a pretty mild condition, and I think I could argue that it is not a physical disability. in your opinion would this be a bad idea, considering that i have not mentioned this on the EPIK application? to be fair, it does have no effect on my teaching. another option is only mentioning this to a korean doctor - and not during the medical exam.
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Good or bad idea is only something YOU can answer.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it if it is as mild as you say but...
I am not you and I don't have a condition.
Side note: I DO have chronic asthma, it is in my history and it was never an issue AND I didn't disclose it when I applied for any of my visas, extensions or changes.
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wotsit2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:04 am Post subject: Re: medical conditions and korean residence certificate |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| wotsit2004 wrote: |
thanks again for your response. i guess that is largely good news. im thinking about telling them about my condition when i have the medical exam, in that case. the only place in the application that i could have mentioned my condition in the EPIK application was to the question "Do you have any physical disabilities?", but this is a pretty mild condition, and I think I could argue that it is not a physical disability. in your opinion would this be a bad idea, considering that i have not mentioned this on the EPIK application? to be fair, it does have no effect on my teaching. another option is only mentioning this to a korean doctor - and not during the medical exam.
tc |
Good or bad idea is only something YOU can answer.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it if it is as mild as you say but...
I am not you and I don't have a condition.
Side note: I DO have chronic asthma, it is in my history and it was never an issue AND I didn't disclose it when I applied for any of my visas, extensions or changes.
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ok. thanks a lot for your advice. |
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