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muffintop
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Location: SK
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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject: medical time frame:10 days or 90? |
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| I heard it was ten days according to my CT and 90 days for the ARC. What is the time frame for getting a medical once the visa is issued and one starts working? |
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drdst122
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: medical time frame:10 days or 90? |
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| muffintop wrote: |
| I heard it was ten days according to my CT and 90 days for the ARC. What is the time frame for getting a medical once the visa is issued and one starts working? |
The medical timeframe has nothing to do with visa issuance.
You have 90 days from the day you enter the country to apply for the ARC. The medical is required in order to apply for the ARC; therefore, you need to give yourself enough time to get the results back.
Beyond that, the sooner you get your ARC the better: it's required to set up your health coverage, bank accounts, cell phone service, the list goes on... You're not doing yourself any favors by putting it off. |
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dimnd
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Western USA
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: medical.. |
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ok had a lot of mosquito bites and the clinic gave me something for them so wanted to wait until they went away before I went and did the blood work..didn't know if it would affect it.
teacher says I have ten days for getting the medical..I have a bank acct already. |
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broken76
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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There is alot of confusion on the medical check-up. Immigration gives 90 days before the ARC needs to be issued but this is for all long-term Visa holders in Korea and not just E-2s.
Now the school needs to register all teachers at the local board of education within the first 2-4 weeks of employment (depends on the local board of education). In order to register someone they need to have the teacher's resident or ARC number so you need to get your medical test done and the ARC issued pretty much ASAP. |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:12 am Post subject: Re: medical time frame:10 days or 90? |
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| Ut videam wrote: |
Beyond that, the sooner you get your ARC the better: it's required to set up your health coverage, bank accounts, cell phone service, the list goes on... You're not doing yourself any favors by putting it off. |
Exactly. Anyone putting it off is foolish. Or perhaps narcotic-dependent. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| broken76 wrote: |
There is alot of confusion on the medical check-up. Immigration gives 90 days before the ARC needs to be issued but this is for all long-term Visa holders in Korea and not just E-2s.
Now the school needs to register all teachers at the local board of education within the first 2-4 weeks of employment (depends on the local board of education). In order to register someone they need to have the teacher's resident or ARC number so you need to get your medical test done and the ARC issued pretty much ASAP. |
This is correct.
You must register within 10 working days at your local board of education to teach legally (may be longer in some areas). You must have your ARC to register.
So, Immigration's 90 day rule is trumped by the Board of ED. |
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dimnd
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Western USA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:29 am Post subject: medical/ARC |
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| If you just start your job and it takes a while for the immigration office to get your ARC done..more than the 10 days and a few days to get your results back from the hospital...How do you manage the 10 days time frame to register with an ARC? |
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