Pre employment medical

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Leedslad Active member

Member since 20 May 2011

LeedsladActive member14 July 2011 15:51:29

I wanted to share my experience of recently having the pre-employment medical... What an experience.

I turned up at the hospital and I have never experienced anything like it... They truly go over everything THOROUGHLY and do not miss a thing... heart, lives, intestines and bloods... If they tell you everything is ok, I would definately take it as a thumbs up

What were your thoughts when you had this?

Dave-KSA Contributor

Member since 19 October 2010

Dave-KSAContributor14 July 2011 15:58:19

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Well, we don't know what hospital or country you're referring to. For my particular experience, I also had two very thorough medical checks in Cairo, as part of my work visa processing for Saudi Arabia.聽 I spent the entire morning at one hospital and spent the entire afternoon into the evening getting a second battery of tests, some different and some the same.聽 Then after 4 or 5 days we went back to KSA with our work permit in hand, and I thought I was finally finished and ready for my Iqma. WRONG! Though they took two complicated series of examinations, they wanted yet one more. So after I returned to KSA, I got yet another examination, to make a total of three, all of them redundant.聽 Thankfully I didn't have to pay for those exams. If I had gotten those physical exams in the USA prior to arriving, I would have paid about $1,000.00 USD or maybe more; however, I did have a nice feeling, having gone through three exhaustive exams and still getting a thumbs-up clean bill of health.

Leedslad Active member

Member since 20 May 2011

LeedsladActive member14 July 2011 16:13:09

I am from the UK and I have not had to experience anything like that before

ashcroft Active member

Member since 06 February 2011

ashcroftActive member17 July 2011 04:58:37

What all does the medical exams consist of?

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