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Happy new year to all, may i ask some advice from u guys. what are the medicine to be take if you have hepa b, what are the things to do?I read something about hepa and there was this 4life transfer factor which can help boost immune system. is it true it can help lower the infection. need your help!!

jakybelel,

hi, if its the first time that ur wife will have the medical test for employment i mean for new visa and she is positive Hepa carrier im sorry but im afraid they might cancel the visa for new application...

hi unico,

i consulted the doctors they say that she is not harmful to others her PCR is negative that means that the virus is in inactive stage. The Seha has clearly mentioned in the card on the back side that "this test is conducted to prevent the communicable disease".

according to the doctors in other hospital she is not harmful. My question is whether we can request to do the same PCR test in Khalifa hospital and ask them to have a good look at the report?, coz if we find the same report may be they grant us permission

my dear can you please send my husband advice about hepa and what you went thru, so that he can stop worrying and be inspired. thanks

Unico wrote:

Dear Midge,Jill13 and everyone,

Thank God for a wonderful gift this new year!!!Finally I got my Residence Visa again....Guys thank u so much for your prayers....all of you guys don't ever lose hope God is really good in many ways...for those who doesn't know my story i've been here in dubai since 2005.I gave birth last year my baby boy who is one year old now is negative as well as my husband i am very scared when the first time they took my blood test they ask me to repeat again...i am still having an argument that im done with the test but they insist to have it again and im wondering why,i asked the doctor he didnt tell me anything,i was told to have another test...but my friend who is inside the hospital told me HE IS NOT YET SURE THAT "MAYBE" I AM POSITIVE IN HEPA B....I cried and couldn't move until the clinic of this Medical Fitness closes i was there trying to understand the situation and how i got infected knowing that my husband is negative and my son it was really horrible...that night we went to have a test with my husband and to my surprise i am really positive HEPA B and the doctor explain it to me that i am a healthy carrier and he even gave a treatment for 3nights each injection it costs me 300dirhams just to clean my liver as per his advice and take the risk...I got 5 injections and i should stay in the hospital for 1 hour each night and it was really so tiring coz after work i need to go there for my treatment but sad to say after all those apending and sacrificing I got the lab test still positive and i cried again and my husband gave me so much encouragement which i appreciated a lot and finally i decided to speak with my officemate who is PRO and a good friend of mine and advice me to go Al Baraha Hospital which I did and FYI guys they gave me MEDICALLY FIT they don't even speak with me that i am positive with HEPA B....anyway my case is renewal and i am working in HR Department i don't want to give false hope to each and everyone of you but Al Baraha Hospital might help you first thing its not crowded if you have to renew your visa i paid 610 dirhams for my medical test....i am very sure they will give consideration for RENEWAL CASES which 100% happened to me...Thank you so much for those who prayed for me...To God be the Glory.
Guys justpray hard and really God answers prayer.He is always awake...God bless us all!!

May god help you with this. And do whatever is good for you.
Best of luck.

Pray for all of you. May god help all of us

hi daskino what happen to your medical result? i been checking everyday for new update about this hepa b forum and seems no new update is on.what happen did you pass the medical exam???

Hi jill,

dasinko wrote that he will have his medical test next Monday or Tuesday. So I see your question is asked before it should be.

I have I news that might open a hope for people who are checking this forum, especially who are HBV positive and going to renew their visasbut might also be hopeless for new comers. Just to notify that the source is not an official person. Last Wdenesday, I went to SEHA "Prevention Medicine and Screening Center", the exclusive center for medical tests for visas in Abu Dhabi city. I asked the receptionist about the case of HBV carriers for medical test to get visas. He told me that the persons who are going for visa renewal and their jobs are not related to Food handling, Medical/Health staff, Nursery teachers, Saloons, primary school teachers will not be tested HBV. Other oners will be tested and if positive, they are likely to be deported.

Hi for All,

Despite the discrepencies in all reports and news from all sources about the subjects, these two links might give more ideas.

Hi, guys.  I am supposed to take a medical test tomorrow.  However, I postponed the medial test due to my work.  I will definitely leave a post later.  Take care.

hai,
      when you have hbv +ve means you may test +ve for atleast 6 months. but since you said you had some injections take it could be interferron treatment which helped you to show -ve result, but still make sure that you do your treatment properly and bedrest will be advisable. have a good control on your diet. donot take drinks,fatty food or any use salt.you have to give absolute rest for your liver for atleast 6 months. the best diet will be fruit juices and coconut juice will also be better for you.let me see if i can help you with an ayurvedic medicine,its a leaf which you make juice and drink.by the way i am a pharmacist here. you can contact me for any help at 050 3795233 or mail me at shajibasher786@yahoo.com. take care.

if you are breast feding please avoid it

take care and god bless you

Thanks Shaji for sharing your tips...if you had still more tips/suggested lifestyle for us who are HBV carriers..please do share in this blog. It would greatly help all of us to stay healthy and live life as normal.

May God continue to bless you more

Guys,

I have been in consultancy for sometime now and do frequently get approached by employers for job. I have a very good job offer in hand which i am not accepting because i don't know what will happen in the medical. What i have assessed so far that if you renew VISA you dont have problem but if you change jobs you might have issues. I would appreciate some advise.
What if i get a company registered in my name from RAK freezone or any freezone in dubai and if i am found positive who are they going to approach becuase i will be the sponsor myself. Can we work on something like this? Just thinking about possibilities.

Please comment.

Hi everyone,

Me and my wife have the same problem as many of you. The only way to be here is to keep my wife on a tourist visa. But today there was an article in Gulf News



Did anyone already encounter any problems to renew tourist visa by going to Oman?

Thanks

Hi,

One of my friend went for his father visa renewal and he managed to speak to the doctor about the Medical tests.
The doctor said,
You will be checked for everything including hepb if,
1. You are new in the country and applying for residence.
2. You switch jobs outside freezone, from non freezone to freezone and vice versa.
You will be checked only for HIV if,
1. You are renewing the VISA anywhere i.e. Free or non freezone.
2. You switch jobs from one free zone to another company.

This finding is pretty much aligned with previous post so we can pretty much conclude that the above process is the right one.

Hope this helps. Any news in change in rules that anyone have then please share.

hello,i hope this is true bcoz my husband is worried when  time comes for his visa renewal nex year. I hope rules for medical test will change again. There so many people with this problem is really affected, they just come to dubai to earn for their living and to help their families.

Daskino,

Haven t heard from you. What happened to your test?

daskino wrote:

Hi, guys.  I am supposed to take a medical test tomorrow.  However, I postponed the medial test due to my work.  I will definitely leave a post later.  Take care.

Hi cheeko,

Would you please advise the test center location where did your frient go for his father visa renewal? Abu Dabi or Dubai?

Hello Unico!
This is really a great news.Hope you can sleep peacefully now. But still we need to take an extra care with the foods we are taking. Just stay normal and healthy!
God Bless!

Unico wrote:

Dear Midge,Jill13 and everyone,

Thank God for a wonderful gift this new year!!!Finally I got my Residence Visa again....Guys thank u so much for your prayers....all of you guys don't ever lose hope God is really good in many ways...for those who doesn't know my story i've been here in dubai since 2005.I gave birth last year my baby boy who is one year old now is negative as well as my husband i am very scared when the first time they took my blood test they ask me to repeat again...i am still having an argument that im done with the test but they insist to have it again and im wondering why,i asked the doctor he didnt tell me anything,i was told to have another test...but my friend who is inside the hospital told me HE IS NOT YET SURE THAT "MAYBE" I AM POSITIVE IN HEPA B....I cried and couldn't move until the clinic of this Medical Fitness closes i was there trying to understand the situation and how i got infected knowing that my husband is negative and my son it was really horrible...that night we went to have a test with my husband and to my surprise i am really positive HEPA B and the doctor explain it to me that i am a healthy carrier and he even gave a treatment for 3nights each injection it costs me 300dirhams just to clean my liver as per his advice and take the risk...I got 5 injections and i should stay in the hospital for 1 hour each night and it was really so tiring coz after work i need to go there for my treatment but sad to say after all those apending and sacrificing I got the lab test still positive and i cried again and my husband gave me so much encouragement which i appreciated a lot and finally i decided to speak with my officemate who is PRO and a good friend of mine and advice me to go Al Baraha Hospital which I did and FYI guys they gave me MEDICALLY FIT they don't even speak with me that i am positive with HEPA B....anyway my case is renewal and i am working in HR Department i don't want to give false hope to each and everyone of you but Al Baraha Hospital might help you first thing its not crowded if you have to renew your visa i paid 610 dirhams for my medical test....i am very sure they will give consideration for RENEWAL CASES which 100% happened to me...Thank you so much for those who prayed for me...To God be the Glory.
Guys justpray hard and really God answers prayer.He is always awake...God bless us all!!

hi guys

any update....??? forum looks quite nowadays:)

Hi guys!

I'm so happy for those who passed the tests.  I'm still in the Philippines and may not be going back to Dubai for a few more years as I'm having a great job here now - so much better than what I had in Dubai.

My message is this, things happen for a reason. It takes our unwavering faith to believe that those reasons work for us in the long run. 

These days, I'm actively doing research on a particular herb that directly kills the virus and regenerates the liver into seroconversion.  My goal is to achieve seroconversion. And I seriously think that I have found exactly how to do it.  Now, I only need your help and support to work with me on this.  We might not live long enough to see this through completion but I want to impart the message that this illness will bring out the hero in each of us rather than breaking our spirits and pulling as down. 

I understand everybody's need for anonymity and I highly respect that.  Therefore we shall communicate in anonymity and pitch in our valuable support anonimously.  I will create a designated email just for this and let's start the ball rolling from there.

Btw, this is a voluntary cause and I expect everyone to come for the same reason as well.

God bless us all.

Regards,
KK

Hi KK,

I am already following a herbal plan. I started it recently and
have to go back to my home country to test the results after 14 weeks. Please feel free to contact me on waqas.chisti@gmail.com . I only wanted to share this once i see it working , but since you have already started this topic i fully support this .

kk wrote:

Hi guys!

I'm so happy for those who passed the tests.  I'm still in the Philippines and may not be going back to Dubai for a few more years as I'm having a great job here now - so much better than what I had in Dubai.

My message is this, things happen for a reason. It takes our unwavering faith to believe that those reasons work for us in the long run. 

These days, I'm actively doing research on a particular herb that directly kills the virus and regenerates the liver into seroconversion.  My goal is to achieve seroconversion. And I seriously think that I have found exactly how to do it.  Now, I only need your help and support to work with me on this.  We might not live long enough to see this through completion but I want to impart the message that this illness will bring out the hero in each of us rather than breaking our spirits and pulling as down. 

I understand everybody's need for anonymity and I highly respect that.  Therefore we shall communicate in anonymity and pitch in our valuable support anonimously.  I will create a designated email just for this and let's start the ball rolling from there.

Btw, this is a voluntary cause and I expect everyone to come for the same reason as well.

God bless us all.

Regards,
KK

hai,
       you will be checked for hepatitis b. but you are saying that you were a passive carrier and your wife and kid doesnt have it. if you are a carrier in any forms your wife will be having it.

so make sure yourself to check it for hbv.i am a pharmacist working in dubai. i know many people who were checked hbv +ve and were banned for entering for 1 year, which clearly says that you cannot be a passive carrier since 93. get the help of a doctor .

i feel you are all right. why to put you in tension. get checked for hbv


take care
regards
shaji

HI TO ALL;

I'm new to this forum...

My knowledge is that...Anyone can be a hepaB positive and still be a passive carrier or not infectious.

Being a hepaB positive (HBs Ag) has many "profile".

My wife is positive with (HBs Ag) which we discovered more than 10 years ago, yet until now I am still negative.

When we visit the specialist very recently, he perform a test to determine the "profile" of the hepaB and the result and the doctor's explanation is:

- HBe Ag negative (meaning the virus is nil or very minimal that it rarely is transmited to others), and;
- Anti HBe positive (meaning she has anti-bodies which eliminates further production of hepaB virus.

It is automatic than once your positive of HBe Ag, you will be negative of Anti-HBe and vice versa.

HBv + ve is when you were infected with the virus and detected within 6 months from infection. At this stage there is a big possibility to be complete healed if treated correctly.

Sad to say that UAE is only testing for (HBs Ag) with no consideration whether you have anti-bodies or you are not infectious.

I have the same problem with you guys not able to bring my wife here on residence visa because of this...AND I'M AFRAID THIS MAY AFFECT OUR RELATIONSHIP...

Still hoping that UAE gov. will reconsider their law.

-rds

Vengates,
Have you got any new about the change of rules? let us know, please...

vengates wrote:

Hi
i am still waiting for good news from MOH. every week i am following with the Director of preventive medicine, MOH.
the change of rules are on paper and waiting for ministry approval. they are saying it is just matter of time.
I am keeping my wife in visit visa for the time being.
i hope, soon we get the good news.

Hi i'm new to this forum n i'm glad to find this blog which means that i will get a lot of info n help.

My case is nearly d same with Vengates, i'm having this Hepa B since '96 my husband n my son not infected n they already got vaccine. I came to work in Dubai in 2004 n i got 3 times visa residence here, 1st when i joined with the first company for 2,5 years n second when i moved to another company for a year n third when i joined to my husband visa until last April'09 due to my husband's contract is finished. So i was bit surprised when i got my first residence visa bcos at that time i was infected with Hepa B n also d second n d third, and now my husband is coming back to work in UAE n i found out about new rule in UAE thru this forum, right now i'm under visit visa but if i have to do visa run every 3 months n out of country for a month it's gonna cost us lot of money. 

I never want to be infected with any disease and nobody else want and we all want to live the same as other normal human being without any discrimination n embarassment.

So hopefully d rules will change very soon and can anybody please advice for the cure or the treatment for Hepa B, what need to be eat or not n what medication need to take.

What is seroconversion ?? n what is d chance for people with Hepa B to get seroconversion.
Thank you so much for this forum n for people who r willing to help and please update me for any news.

God Bless Us forever.

Hi KK,

Where's the email that u will create in order to communicare with u. Am willing to help and support u with  research on a particular herb that directly kills the virus and regenerates the liver into seroconversion. Please post it so we can start.Let's try all the possibilities. We can do it by helping each other.

hi every one pls. tell me what should my husband take if he has a fever? maybe this is one of the symptoms of hepa b, can you pls. advice me what is safe medicine to take if he has a 'flu-like'. thanks.....

Hi All, 

I am new comer to this blog, I was reading this posts since couple of days, thought of joining since i am also a victim of this.  I have one question for all, I am working in UAE since 16 years, and i came to know that i was infected since 5 years, and 1 1/2 years back i moved to abudhabi for job, and got the visa for 3 years, but now i got another good job(very good offer) and wanted to join that, but i read some news that they are checking for hep.b for everyone and they are deporting, and also i read some posts that some have got the fit certificate after the committee decided.  Now i am in dilema whether to go for new job or continue till 1 1/2 years and wait for the next renewal.  Anyone tell me if i change my job now what will be the situation. 

Thanks all,

Take care and gold bless all of us.

Hi Broad,

New rule was implemented July of 2008, i was so lucky i had my medical a month before that. We'll my husband's co-league got deported though he was here in the gulf for a long time because he changed job.

Hi Luvbugs,

Thanks for the info.  But i read some posts in this blog says that they have got the fitness certificate after the committee decides to give them.  So there is any chance of getting a fitness certificate if i change a job, otherwise if i want to renew after 1 1/2 years, what will be the situation.  I came to know that renewal is easier than taking up a new job..  some one give more clear info pl.

God save all of us.

Hi Broad,

Man i would advise not to take any chances. i dont know your current job situation but i have a similar issue where have got good offer but have said no because the risk was too high.
Hang in there wait and hope may be the rules will change.

broad wrote:

Hi Luvbugs,

Thanks for the info.  But i read some posts in this blog says that they have got the fitness certificate after the committee decides to give them.  So there is any chance of getting a fitness certificate if i change a job, otherwise if i want to renew after 1 1/2 years, what will be the situation.  I came to know that renewal is easier than taking up a new job..  some one give more clear info pl.

God save all of us.

Hi Broad,

There is one possibility that might go with you. You ask your current employer to give you NOC and make visa transfer rather than cancellation. I think (AND YOU NEED TO RECHECK AND CONFIRM)that for visa transfer you will deal only with immigration and you do not need to do that medical test which you will do only for renewal after your visa expiry (one and half year later) and for visa renwall there are more chances to get the medical fit certificate.

Take care and check first if this is possible before you make any decision.

Hi TBHT,

I have also heard this, but do you think there would be no medical in that case?

Regards,

THBT wrote:

Hi Broad,

There is one possibility that might go with you. You ask your current employer to give you NOC and make visa transfer rather than cancellation. I think (AND YOU NEED TO RECHECK AND CONFIRM)that for visa transfer you will deal only with immigration and you do not need to do that medical test which you will do only for renewal after your visa expiry (one and half year later) and for visa renwall there are more chances to get the medical fit certificate.

Take care and check first if this is possible before you make any decision.

hi can someone please clarify the understanding that i have of this issue: from what i gather it is only possible to obtain the residency visa (if one has hep b) is if the visa is a renewal and not included in one of the 6 categories specifically mentioned? there is no way to get the residency visa for a housewife if it is a first time application?

Hi Cheeko,

I think that but I am not sure.

Hi THBT,

Thanks for your advise, and i really appreciate you guys for helping out new people in this forum.  Can anyone knows that what are the rules in Al Ain.  Because my new job will be in Al Ain if i take up.  So if this hep. b test is not there in Al ain i can go happily.  Someone suggest me soon.  Because i need to say something to my new employer. Thanks to all.

GOD BLESS ALL OF US !!!

Hi,

I am in the same situation as all of U are, I am a Filipina working here in Dubai since 2006, I got my 1st residence visa for 3 years and was expired last Dec 2009. I am aware that I am a HEPA B carrier, I have taken my chances and up to this day I am here working for the same company. It was a dilemma for me to take up the medical test for renewal of my visa, as I know the fact that they got new rules here. I got my visa after 5 days time stamped in my passport valid up to 2012.

Points to consider:
- check out the website DHA, they got the medical Test required for certain categories
- dont apply for jobs which will be link with FOOD & HOSPITALITY (HEPA test will always be a big consideration)
- If your work is not in the Food industry & Customer service (Frontliners), you have a better chance to get the Working visa approval.

Hi all,

Can someone advise me on Al Ain Medical test procedure, whether hep.B will be tested or not.  The rules are like Abudhabi. Cause i need to take up a decision soon. Thanks in advance.

Hi to all;

I've been following this site daily for almost a month now beacuse I'm desperate to bring my wife here on residence visa, and trying to find a clear answer in this forum.

Can somebody please advise if somebody among us were in a situation where they applied a residence visa (first time) for their wife as dependent and was deported (or granted a visa) because of hepa B??

Pls. pls. pls.