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phuketbound · 5th December 2007, 12:32

Public government schools already require that you have a medical check. It was a pain in the butt to get it in Canada, because of it being for a third party. I had to pay over 100$ to get the form filled out and signed by the doctor. The form that was sent to me from Korea, asked if my shots were up to date, and a myriad of other funny questions, that my doctor actually laughed out loud at.

When I arrived here, the school board, never even asked for it. Go figure!

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It'll be interesting to see if they actually follow through with this new regulation.

With regard to the medical check, an applicant will be required to submit a self-completed form indicating his or her medical history.
Once arriving here, according to the release, the applicants need to go through a mandatory health check, including blood and drug tests, at a clinic or hospital designated by each school or education office.

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phuketbound phuketbound is full of .... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seoul, Korea Posts: 6,605 vCash: 450 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 1807	Re: Korea - New Visa Rules Mean Some Teachers Have to Go Home? Public government schools already require that you have a medical check. It was a pain in the butt to get it in Canada, because of it being for a third party. I had to pay over 100$ to get the form filled out and signed by the doctor. The form that was sent to me from Korea, asked if my shots were up to date, and a myriad of other funny questions, that my doctor actually laughed out loud at. When I arrived here, the school board, never even asked for it. Go figure! ---------- It'll be interesting to see if they actually follow through with this new regulation. With regard to the medical check, an applicant will be required to submit a self-completed form indicating his or her medical history. Once arriving here, according to the release, the applicants need to go through a mandatory health check, including blood and drug tests, at a clinic or hospital designated by each school or education office. __________________ "Success is a journey, not a destination." ~Ben Sweetland Last edited by phuketbound; 5th December 2007 at 12:47.