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busybee2 Jan 5th 2009 5:19 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7129159)
Agreed def random, in 11 years here, I have always had a chest xray and just renewed my visa 3 weeks ago and had a chest xray
but as a working woman you would have an xray but not if you were a housewife - not allowed to work.

Grace O Malley Jan 5th 2009 5:20 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 7129200)
but as a working woman you would have an xray but not if you were a housewife - not allowed to work.
so you have an xray if you work? Is there some kind of logic behind that.

busybee2 Jan 5th 2009 5:25 pm
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logic hahahahahaha :rofl: i dunno but those the rules, xray for workers no xray for housewife/s, hence one less piccie required for housewife. maybe because if you are working with lots of other people you either may come across more diseases :confused:

Grace O Malley Jan 5th 2009 5:38 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 7129220)
logic hahahahahaha :rofl: i dunno but those the rules, xray for workers no xray for housewife/s, hence one less piccie required for housewife. maybe because if you are working with lots of other people you either may come across more diseases :confused:
the x ray is for TB right, don't housewives breathe then?

busybee2 Jan 5th 2009 5:40 pm
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nah we are too busy 'cleaning the house' to breath:p

Grace O Malley Jan 5th 2009 5:45 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 7129280)
nah we are too busy 'cleaning the house' to breath:p
lol and you never go outside of the house hey.

Jesus this place is so .............. um cant think of the exact word

busybee2 Jan 6th 2009 4:03 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7129300)
lol and you never go outside of the house hey.

Jesus this place is so .............. um cant think of the exact word
we only go out of the house to do the school run, join in the fun on waky races, blitz the supermarkets, go back home and do the cleaning, etc etc all holding our breath :eek:

andrewpops Jan 7th 2009 5:18 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 6811223)
well we have been through many a renewal for visas here in AD (anyway) and always a chest xray this is always done at al noor, so perhaps its the hospital which 'are doing it' so as always here in this place it depends on the time and place:rofl:
As of 1/1/09, all residency medical checks in AD have to be done by the Abu Dhabi Health Authority. These are done at Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in AD. My work colleague went for his tests yesterday and waited for around 3 hours for a number. Tried his luck this morning at 5:30am and there was around 100 people waiting. Think Emirates ID but worse...

busybee2 Jan 7th 2009 5:21 am
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i am sure that you can still pay to do them in the private hospital such as al noor :confused:

Grace O Malley Jan 7th 2009 5:27 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
The Al Noor clinic adjacent to the hospital for the residency medical tests is still open, I went past it last night?

andrewpops Jan 7th 2009 8:51 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7135476)
The Al Noor clinic adjacent to the hospital for the residency medical tests is still open, I went past it last night?
Dug this out from the National website

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20...73341449570282

From the article:-

From Jan 1, the Disease Prevention and Screening Centres will be the only recognised test centres in the capital, requiring longer hours.

As usual - confusion reigns!

Hello.Kitty Jan 7th 2009 9:12 am
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Also, a woman is exempt from the chest x-ray if she is pregnant.

lobby lou Jan 7th 2009 1:51 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
just to clarify ....kids for military dont have all the tests .....
I recently got my labour card ....no xray....no medical actually ......:thumbup:

Madam Medusa Jan 7th 2009 2:37 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 7128563)
Thanks, I'd be interested to know.
well got my health card and visa...but no special iranian card, i'm dead offended...

MM, xx

Grace O Malley Jan 7th 2009 2:38 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by lobby lou (Post 7136872)
just to clarify ....kids for military dont have all the tests .....
I recently got my labour card ....no xray....no medical actually ......:thumbup:
Kids dont have medical tests?

No HIV test for you?

Kim67 Jan 8th 2009 2:43 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 7137021)
well got my health card and visa...but no special iranian card, i'm dead offended...

MM, xx
It's so strange, I really don't know what mine's all about, will just keep it in my wallet and see if I ever need it.

commander Jan 8th 2009 2:48 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7137027)
Kids dont have medical tests?

No HIV test for you?
you can only catch it once..

(kidding people)

Grace O Malley Jan 8th 2009 6:13 am
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Originally Posted by commander (Post 7139681)
you can only catch it once..

(kidding people)
once is enough!

everyone has to have a HIV test surely?

Madam Medusa Jan 8th 2009 10:56 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7140056)
once is enough!

everyone has to have a HIV test surely?
i thought that was all the blood test was checking...?

MM, xx

Grace O Malley Jan 8th 2009 11:06 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 7140833)
i thought that was all the blood test was checking...?

MM, xx
Thats what i thought and no one was exempt?

Hello.Kitty Jan 8th 2009 11:12 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
I think kids are definitely exempt... well, my toddler was.

commander Jan 8th 2009 11:13 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Hello.Kitty (Post 7140901)
I think kids are definitely exempt... well, my toddler was.
same here.

Eva Jan 8th 2009 11:17 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7140877)
Thats what i thought and no one was exempt?
Think LLOU is talking in the context of a Labour Card not Residence Visa

Madam Medusa Jan 8th 2009 11:18 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Hello.Kitty (Post 7140901)
I think kids are definitely exempt... well, my toddler was.
oh they are for sure...

MM, xx

Bambi in Abu Dhabi Jan 8th 2009 11:32 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by annacarna (Post 7140877)
Thats what i thought and no one was exempt?
Those on a Military Contract are exempt from the Medical, I have no idea why.

commander Jan 8th 2009 11:36 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Bambi in Abu Dhabi (Post 7140959)
Those on a Military Contract are exempt from the Medical, I have no idea why.
funny that as i have a really good friend who is a captian in the UAE army (one would assume he is on a military contract) and he definately has the full medical??????

Eva Jan 8th 2009 11:37 am
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Originally Posted by commander (Post 7140971)
funny that as i have a really good friend who is a captian in the UAE army (one would assume he is on a military contract) and he definately has the full medical??????
Is he a National? or expat?

commander Jan 8th 2009 11:39 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Eva (Post 7140977)
Is he a National? or expat?
Expat..ex royal marine

Bambi in Abu Dhabi Jan 8th 2009 11:41 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by commander (Post 7140971)
funny that as i have a really good friend who is a captian in the UAE army (one would assume he is on a military contract) and he definately has the full medical??????
Bisarre*, isn't it? The guys I know here are from the British Army, kind of on loan. They didn't do the Medical before being granted Residence Visas. Just goes to show how arbitrary it all is... or seems...

Eva Jan 8th 2009 11:43 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by commander (Post 7140980)
Expat..ex royal marine

Possibly civilian contract from M.O.I. Think one has to be National to be 'in Army' and subject of Military Contract.Not 100% but fairly certain.Sure I'll be corrected if wrong.Wings clipped even

commander Jan 8th 2009 11:54 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Eva (Post 7140993)
Possibly civilian contract from M.O.I. Think one has to be National to be 'in Army' and subject of Military Contract.Not 100% but fairly certain.Sure I'll be corrected if wrong.Wings clipped even
who knows. The only consistent thing about UAE is the inconsistency

Eva Jan 8th 2009 11:58 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by commander (Post 7141022)
who knows. The only consistent thing about UAE is the inconsistency
youcansaythatagainyoucan'tsaythatagain

Nice avi.....good package?

commander Jan 8th 2009 12:01 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Eva (Post 7141034)
youcansaythatagainyoucan'tsaythatagain

Nice avi.....good package?
yea 45K per month, free house, medical, car and unlimited lycra.

happy days

Blue Cat Jan 8th 2009 12:02 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by commander (Post 7141044)
yea 45K per month, free house, medical, car and unlimited lycra.

happy days
can he lend me some, dosh that is not lycra :)

commander Jan 8th 2009 12:06 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 7141049)
can he lend me some, dosh that is not lycra :)
he is a knight now, so he can spare some no doubt..

Grace O Malley Jan 8th 2009 12:23 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by commander (Post 7140971)
funny that as i have a really good friend who is a captian in the UAE army (one would assume he is on a military contract) and he definately has the full medical??????
no one is exempt from the HIV test

I know folk on secondment from Royal Air Force and those working directly for military and they have the same tests as everyone else

Spugsy Jan 8th 2009 12:40 pm
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Welivehere (Post 6810421)
and even that is unlikely if you are Western expat.....
isn't it only if yu're over 40?

I switched companies so need to go to get my blood tests done again, gah.

commander Jan 9th 2009 12:14 am
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Age doesn't matter spugs

Mischief Queen Jan 12th 2009 9:49 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
I work full time and I didn't have an x ray... arrived in September.

Grace O Malley Jan 12th 2009 10:50 am
Re: Resident Visa medical test in UAE
 
Originally Posted by Mischief Queen (Post 7155632)
I work full time and I didn't have an x ray... arrived in September.
well welcome to the world of inconsistencies


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