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Failing a visa medical

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 May 2012 - 22:02

What can you be failed on - I know there's TB/HIV/Hep A is there anything else? Also do they tell you the reason for failing? By the way, it's a male. TIA

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 August 2019 - 12:17
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 23 May 2012 - 21:54
Probably a fault in the film and/or interpreted wrongly... girl in my group of employees got pulled as they thought she had TB, turned out it was a mark on the filmand the person reading films was so snowed under with people to check that they had missed that it was the film and not her. So doing it again clearly showed it wasn't her lung... With the chest x-rays a suspicious mark doesn't necessarily mean it's all over- often they just want tests to be sure the TB is no longer active, and wasn't too severe..
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 May 2012 - 21:20
Each person has an individual bar code on his Blood sample vial which is never repeated again, so no chance for any other person getting the same code and it is on this basis the machine recognizes a sample.and when a result comes positive the sample can be easily picked out on the basis of this code and the person is identified. This also eliminates the reason to retest all the people in the batch. The machines performing tests are big and efficient and can perform tests in LARGE batches which saves time.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 May 2012 - 21:00
Pleased to inform, DH's pal passed his second medical. True to form, my DH didn't ask too many questions - just said it was something to do with the x-ray,so I'm unable to shed any light on why he was a failed to start with then got a pass. Good news though. <em>edited by April Flower on 23/05/2012</em>
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 23 May 2012 - 01:28
he was told they do batches because it is cost effective. As far as I know, if there is one vial that is positive then all must go back for testing and it is done singley so they can find the one that is positive.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 23:44
Not sure why they would need people to be re-tested to find out 'who' it was- surely each vial is labelled? Though going by how random drug testing is carried out here, I would not be surprised if some people get a false positive. I once had a urine test for drugs and to say it would have failed the 'chain of evidence' test would be an understatement... I had free and easy access to my handbag at all times and was given a regular water cup to use instead of a specimen container! (Ew!) I would guess it could be because whoever was doing the sampling may have accidentally destroyed the samples and didn't have enough extra to do complete tests, hence getting everyone in again to get more samples. Apparently it can be quite common using a centrifuge to keep it too long and destroy it- or so a friend in the field tells me...
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 23:37
Anyone know why the authorities would ask someone to come back 3 days in a row for more blood tests? (not me!) It is an urban myth, not sure how true it is, that the blood is tested in batches of 10 or 20 (etc) - so if you are in one of the batches then all of those people are tested again until they find who it is. Not sure how true that is. OP, your DH's friend must be very worried, but hopefully it will all turn out to be fine. blood tested in batches is not an urban myth. That is how they do it at my husbands work.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 22:48
My first maid failed her visa medical nearly 5 yrs ago. She was HIV and Hepatitis B positive. Basically, she had the medical done at Iranian Hospital, when I went back to get the papers, they informed me that she was positive and to bring her back to the hospital immediately so the police could come and arrest her. I was severely shocked. Went home and informed her, she was even more shocked. I did not take her back to the Iranian Hospital. I took her to a private pathology lab in Bur Dubai where they re did the tests and they were positive again. We were told by the PRO that she would have to go to Al Baraha Hospital to repeat the whole process. She did and had to return a week later for the result. We knew that she would be detained at that point so she went with her packed bags. They took her into a holding facility at the hospital and she stayed there for another week. In that time we were instructed to buy her a ticket home and she was taken to the airport by the police and handed over to immigration. She said they treated her well and kindly, if that's any consolation. Absolutely one of the worst and most stressful times of my life.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 17:57
A friend of mine's house help came into Dubai last year and had problems formher medical as she has a scar on her lung. She was tested in the philipines before coming in and had some more stays done before getting her visa. This year it got more complicated. She had several x rays a blood test and had to give a sputum samples daily for 3 days. Then the sponsor was called in the immigration and tôld she has latent TB . She had to sign a form acknowledging it and she will have to go through the same every visa renewal.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 17:49
Anyone know why the authorities would ask someone to come back 3 days in a row for more blood tests? (not me!) It is an urban myth, not sure how true it is, that the blood is tested in batches of 10 or 20 (etc) - so if you are in one of the batches then all of those people are tested again until they find who it is. Not sure how true that is. OP, your DH's friend must be very worried, but hopefully it will all turn out to be fine.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 17:41
Thanks ladies for your responses. BTW it's not my DH! It's hubby's pal - he only arrived in UAE last week! Hopefully DH will know more when he gets home this evening.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 17:39
If the result for a test is positive for a blood test like HIV or Hepatitis, the authorities will call the person again for another collection for confirmation.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 16:44
Anyone know why the authorities would ask someone to come back 3 days in a row for more blood tests? (not me!)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 16:38
Well she did ask! Better to hear of the possibility here than in the visa testing/hospital on the day right? The phrase "If you don't like the answer don't as the question" does come to mind... seems you might be a little but grumpy this morning GM, going by some of your comments today...!? What are they supposed to do, blow smoke up her a#### and tell her everything will be fine? yep, way more helpful.... sometimes reality sucks but we all have to deal with it at some point. I am sure if she had said "My DH flunked a medical" then people might have worded things a little differently. For all we know she is asking about a worker she has sponsored.... Nah, no more grumpy than usual! Besides, I was kidding ... you know I love the threads that are a bit b**chy!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 16:31
A Filipino ex-colleague of mine failed her blood test due to Hep B or Hep C (can't remember now). She wasn't allowed into school (we worked with children) but did not have to leave on the next flight. I think she had a couple of weeks to sort out family stuff.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 11:15
One of our former employee had a small stain on her left lung during the X-Ray. They refused her entry on the basis that she had medical problems and sent her home
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 11:13
Well she did ask! Better to hear of the possibility here than in the visa testing/hospital on the day right? The phrase "If you don't like the answer don't as the question" does come to mind... seems you might be a little but grumpy this morning GM, going by some of your comments today...!? What are they supposed to do, blow smoke up her a#### and tell her everything will be fine? yep, way more helpful.... sometimes reality sucks but we all have to deal with it at some point. I am sure if she had said "My DH flunked a medical" then people might have worded things a little differently. For all we know she is asking about a worker she has sponsored....
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 11:07
You guys are great, really comforting! It's probably AF's husband that flunked the test and you guys are spouting all the horror stories ... like the poor wife who found out her DH had HIV ...
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 11:00
The wife of a friend of us had TB while her childhood. She didnt pass the medical and is undergoing more test if she is still infected etc. As long as the investigations are not completed she is allowed to stay in the country. After that she will get a up to 1 year ban (for tourist and resident) or a life time ban, depends on the report of the ministry.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 10:31
I don't think they put everyone on the first flight out, it very much depends on what you failed the blood test for. I know somebody who had a maid who failed the Hep B test, and they basically gave her 30 days to leave the country - no confinement or anything. Some people are natural carriers of Hep B so its not and immediate risk to society. Whereas I thik if you fail the HIV test then it is automatically reported to the authorities and you are put in confinement.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 09:29
I thought the tested the blood in batches and they would have to retest everybody in the batch to see who was actually contaminated Or was that a Dubai myth? But the second thing was yep, they get you on the first plane out of here.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 09:26
Not sure how they do it now, but it used to be if you failed a medical, they came and found you and dumped you on the first flight out the country. that is right. No warning, just picked you up and sent you off. Nobody mentioned it, as the embarrassment attached to Aids etc was too much to take. I remember a British guy finding out the hard way that he was 'contaminated', his wife got a shock too.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 09:06
if you failed a medical they will call you and ask you to come and they will explain to you the case show you the report and ask you to stay their in a special room till the first flight out of the country.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 08:05
Not sure how they do it now, but it used to be if you failed a medical, they came and found you and dumped you on the first flight out the country.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 07:19
Hep C additionally. An d yes, they should have the report showing why he failed.
 
 

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