Health requirements for resident visa

Hey Y’all!

We’re about to do our visa trip to the TRO in London and downloaded the form from the TRO UK website last night. In their resident visa section, there’s also a health requirements form to fill out which wants all the things you’d pay a packet to get done privately and are, well frankly, a bit of a cheek - such as AIDS and syphyllis (prob spelled wrongly, sorry!) and chest x-ray. The chances of us being able to a) get them done in time; and b) not have to spend a lot of money on them are pretty slim.

Does anyone know if they are actually required? I’m going to 'phone the TRO this afternoon and just ask what’s needed for resident visa application and see if they say so, but you know how it is with TW officialdom - you just cannot get the same story twice!!

I’m a bit cross really as ShiDa haven’t said anything about any health requirements, nor have the part of the TRO who deal with my scholarship or even the visa section when I contacted them with general questions. It wouldn’t surprise me though as you often think you’ve got everything done and then someone throws some rule no-one knows about at you and you’re back to square one… :laughing:

Yes, you have to do it. Do it in Taiwan. It’s hideous and third world, but cheap.

I applied for my visa when I was already here, though. They let you apply for a resident visa as a student, if you apply in your home country? I had to live here for four months on a visitor visa before I was allowed to apply, in 2004. I didn’t bother, in the end.

So far as I know, they do actually have to be done.

Twice I’ve gotten mine in a day from a clinic outside Heathrow that specialises in health checks for pilots – pretty much the same list. The guy there does the physical stuff and then you walk over to the BUPA hospital next door for the xrays, and next day you get the paperwork. I think it was a hundred quid, or so.

The TRO probably won’t tell you anything except “look on our website”.

Are you going to study at the language school, rather than a degree program? If so, you can get a 60-day extensible visitor visa at the TRO (without mentioning why you’re going), and then once in Taiwan get a dirt-cheap health check at a local hospital, and transfer onto a resident visa after a few months of good attendance and such.

Thanks a lot, guys! It turns out (from my call to the TRO who were almost scarily helpful!! :smiley: ) that they won’t issue resident visas for ShiDa, even though I’m on scholarship and would normally get one, so the whole thing becomes a non-issue until it gets to be time to change to resident - if I can. Last time I tried that, back in 1997, there were all sorts of versions of what was needed and none of them helped me suceed, so I didn’t bother in the end then either as I was coming back towards the end of my 2nd extension anyway for a break. Then I just got a new visitor visa. We’re staying longer this time though, but I suppose ShiDa will have some idea of what’s needed.

:bow:

Yes, the TRO won’t issue Resident Visas for the purpose of studying Chinese at Shi-Da, only visitor Visas which are extendable twice for a maximum of 180 days…and after studying for 4 mths at Shi-Da, you can apply for the resident Visa which in turn will make you eligible for an ARC…and when the time comes to apply for the resident visa, you will have to get a health check done at a local approved hospital in Taiwan.

All the requirements for the resident Visa for the purpose of studying Chinese can be found by clicking here

[quote=“Brendon”]So far as I know, they do actually have to be done.

Twice I’ve gotten mine in a day from a clinic outside Heathrow that specialises in health checks for pilots – pretty much the same list. The guy there does the physical stuff and then you walk over to the BUPA hospital next door for the xrays, and next day you get the paperwork. I think it was a hundred quid, or so.

The TRO probably won’t tell you anything except “look on our website”.

Are you going to study at the language school, rather than a degree program? If so, you can get a 60-day extensible visitor visa at the TRO (without mentioning why you’re going), and then once in Taiwan get a dirt-cheap health check at a local hospital, and transfer onto a resident visa after a few months of good attendance and such.[/quote]

Hi Brendon,

Would you please letting me know about the contact details of the clinic outside Heathrow? I am having the similar situation where I got to do my health checks before they will consider to issue the resident visa.

Many Thanks.

[quote=“Buttercup”]Yes, you have to do it. Do it in Taiwan. It’s hideous and third world, but cheap.
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Can anyone tell me where exactly to go for the health checks? I’ve now got a resident visa in my passport, which was issued as I’m actually an MOE Scholarship recipient, so it’s a gov’t grant and qualifies me on sight of the confirmation letter for a resident visa. However, I still need to have the health stuff done before I can get my ARC, according to the visa guru on the counter at the London TRO! I’d be grateful for any pointers on getting it done PDQ on arrival in Taiwan so that it’s all ready to just be ‘rubber-stamped’ (if such a thing actually exists in TW!!! :laughing:) and I can have as little to-ing and fro-ing as humanly possible. I know this is not really likely to happen and, based on experiences last time I was there for a year, I’m expecting at least 3, if not many more, trips before I can sort out the ARC!!

NO horror stories please, but if anyone has any ideas of where to go to get the AIDS tes, X-ray etc done, I’d be well pleased. :bow:

jason_tiger: Sorry, it’s been a long time and I’ve lost the address. But look for pilot-related services in the yellow pages.

Bao_Lisha: RenAi hospital, if you’re in Taipei. There’s a little office at the back that has the right paperwork, and a little tour map of the departments you have to visit. Bring stamps, and a local address for them to post the results to.

Cheers! :bow: Any idea of how long I need to allow to go around everywhere? Oh, and where is the hospital, roughly? Yes, I’ll be in TP.

Most bigger hospitals do them: Jen-Ai mentioned above is quite convenient (off the corner of Jen-Ai Rd and Fuxing South Rd right downtown), Wanfang Hospital is another good one (Wanfang Hospital MRT station on the brown line). This one has a dedicated office for foreigner health tests on the 2nd floor that looks very organized and efficient.

You should probably allow about 2 hrs to get through everything. Jen-Ai, at least, is a big local hospital and some of the stations (blood work and x-ray) are not specific to the health test, so you might have a bit of a wait with locals needing those. Not sure about Wanfang. It’s my local now, but I have never done a health test there.

Good luck.

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Wanfang sounds terrific as I know where that is too, (I lived in TW 12 years ago). I’ll take a book to read for all the waiting time - or maybe get a head start on my studies!! :laughing: :smiley:

Satellite TV: Do you normally waste that much time posting nonsense?? :astonished:

Is it by appointment only for Ren’ai, or do they accept walk-ins?
Also, stool test - really? (ack)

Walkins are fine for the teacher health check. Get there early though. It’s a well-oiled foreigner fleecing machine.

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Obviously not as much as the nonsense you posted :smiley:

Why do you think it’s nonsense to ask potentially fecked up potentially disease infested people to take a health exam. All countries do this.

An update to my own post: I didn’t have to have any health checks. The TRO in London issued the resident visa without them and it isn’t required for getting an ARC in Taiwan as I suppose it’s assumed that you’ve already had it done. So, if you get a resident visa without health test, don’t bother going for one in TW. I did go and wasted my time and money. :s

Obviously not as much as the nonsense you posted :smiley:
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How extremely rude and totally unfunny you are! I posted zero nonsense and you posted zero useful info. I doubt anyone would challenge that statement - unless s/he happens to be devoid of brain that is! (ie., you probably will…)