hmm, weird ... i was only told to include the date below the signature ... ur bank statement, it doesnt have the bank's logo/head on it?
mine was by maybank, big yellow banner on top with maybank's tiger logo and word ... but i not sure about the outcome, coz at the end i used FD cert ...

1. anything, best to be smart casual ..
2. register at ground floor then head up to lvl4, the document checking centre and right beside the canteen.
3. 8am earliest
4. book an appointment, else u will have to wait quite some time though like mentioned not much ppl


@LemonG, iirc, yes they r closed tomorrow .. it is listed as national public holiday from the news ...

the BHC once told me that they will be updating the status page daily, so its best to check there every morning and night if u r in a rush... if u just cant stand checking only then opt for text notification, of course with some fees applied ... do keep in mind, last few weeks was the peak time, application process may take up to 9 or 10 days ...

usual office closing hrs, but i rmb that someone mention he was able to submit past 6pm, so maybe the vfs officers overtime to collect the remaining application ..
that depends on ur luck, if i am not wrong, if the office is packed like sardine i doubt u will be able to get a number after 4pm.. so best go early to the centre and even better to make an appointment b4hand ... my friend submitted her application just last week, she made an appointment and went there at 7.55am, centre already filled with students and she was the 1st one to get checked and left the centre 55mins later ..

wow, so fast eh. i am still in m'sia .. flying over next wednesday by MAS .. anyone same flight? ..

about the meetup, lets wait bala and daigorgor organize .. coz i think they more familiar over there

yeap, better be safe than sorry ... since its all document written then correct it b4 submitting, if its the online application details that u filled wrongly then pray and hope BHC doesnt notice it ..

as of today, its only ur 8th day ... take note, its 6 to 9 business day, which is 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th ,17th(today) ... 10th, 13th, and 16th close ...

i did everything, xray, full blood test and urine also ..

yeap .. i second the 2nd option ... but i think can appeal, use the included form in the envelope and appeal asap ... if u make a new application u will need to ask ur uni for a new CAS then only apply again and this might take up to a week's time ...

check back a few pages, someone confirmed that BHC is closed on 16th, it is announced as National Public Holiday. There is no where any High Com would not follow and respect the holiday, furthermore as stated in the news, the day brings high respects to our east countrymen...

yeap and also give urself an up-to-date medical status for ur future health planning ..

to those waiting for their entrance entry clearance (VISA) .. reading THIS and all u can do is wait patiently ...

immigration control mostly wans ur xray scan and maybe ur blood test ... the popular belief that u mention about the 'full medical checkup' are the general blood test report, first of all, have u checked with ur nearby hospital? before asking the above? ... most hospitals have a wellness centre which provide different packages on different medical test/checkup ...
if u consult a clinic, they will ask for a form from ur university which states what test/checkup are required, but M'sia is not in the list of medical checkup from UK education institutes so u wont be able to get the form...

ask mr google wat a general blood test consist of ... different hospitals have different packages so it varies but the search should roughly give u an idea ..

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Added on September 18, 2010, 12:55 amnot sure if mine got morphine but my hospital package includes the others ... basically, full med checkup are general test uric acid, blood group, cholesterol, test mentioned above, etc etc etc ...

This post has been edited by alvinz: Sep 18 2010, 01:01 AM

1st, i did mention that UK institution does not require malaysians to do a medical checkup.
2nd, no one knows wat the border control wants in the medical checkup .. i have searched online, different ppl get checked on different stuff ... if it is stated, everyone will know here rather than take precautions and performing a checkup beforehand.
3rd, not sure r u refering to my post on HiV, but it is just a package checkup provided by the hospital.
4th, xray may be needed and may not be .. it is best bang to get since it just a film and straight flashing it would just get everything right ...

I rmb i repeated a few times .. UK institutions or rather the country itself does not, i repeat, DOES NOT requires citizen of MALAYSIA to perform or submit any medical checkup/test reports .... IT IS by all means our own necessity to be up-to-date on our health and also as a precaution that some may be in bad luck and get selected to show the reports during immigration part ...
Malaysia is listed as a rather safe country from infectious viruses or bacterias .. that is y, when u r at london, u will be able see some Tourism Malaysia signboards ... which government in the world would encourage their countrymen to visit an infectious country?

btw, i would like to ask, where did u get the point of it is a must for new students to have a medical checkup ... a simple search shows me that most post about medical checkup comes along this word "recommended" ... it seems that u missed our point rather than us, maybe its just my pov .. but ur posts all shows a big skeptical attitude towards this medical thingie...

This post has been edited by alvinz: Sep 19 2010, 05:10 PM

just read through all ur post in this thread ... and now only u state ur question clearly, and kept on saying we r missing ur point ...

in a way, yes medical checkup doesnt really help esp young adults as most will be healthy and able to take down a or maybe 2 tigers , but doing a check up at this stage of life let u know where ur health is, most young adults around 80% will be fine, but the 20% will see different results such as borderline cholesterol level, a bad nitric acid level, just to name a few ... since its at borderline, one can start to take health precaution to prevent it from going bad when u reach the age of 35 and above ... start health in the early stage of life to prevent a bad health future, as u should know young adults these days ... LOL

my xray flim has a bar code on it, and comes attached with a hospital letter head report .. that should able verify i think, but as long as u dont do drugs or get caught on having drugs, most likely u wont encounter the situation u mentioned ... if u act nicely, and do wat is right, British wont be on ur tail catching every single error u did/have ...

by checking weather forecast, my uni area are getting temps of 13-16C during daylight and below 6C after dusk ... wats the avg temp at ur place, birmingham?

university of surrey, guildford ... waiting to see the weather soon .. haha

well u got ur answer in the next few post below ur question, which part of the answers provided are wrong?

Ur question ....

the answer .. doesnt look ambiguous to me ...

i dont get wat u have pointed out .. but since its been settled it doesnt matter anymore .. just do a checkup if u think its worth or just leave it ..

errr, aint it from the start it has all been written "just in case"/"recommended"??

there goes ur assumption, immigration may and may not need so u cant establish that they does NOT need one ... as i repeated myself alot of times, UK institutional or the country itself, form the start till end already does not require citizen of malaysia to submit a medical report prior to arrival. All these were stated clearly above all this posts and yet u made so much assumption and confused so many of us.

lol, u already at Newcastle d? i am still relaxing here, havent even packed my bag ... flying on wednesday morning .. LOL

ur course fees + all ur maintenance cost ... u will be able to find it in the visa application appendix 8, forgotten about the figures d ...

err .. british airlines/ways? ...emirates? ... most flights will be that expensive coz alot ppl will be flying off to england this few weeks, other than getting ur tickets early for cheaper fairs, i doubt u r able to find any now ... thai airways looks reasonable, with transit hrs of 3 to 10hrs+ ...

do take note that 5400, irrc, its outside of london, inside or around london got another number ....

haha, me too, i rmb i experienced b4 6hrs in Uzbekistan, at 2am till 8am .. without enough seats, no wifi, no mag/newspaper or even officers .. the cafeteria was closed and only opened when we were leaving ...

Omg, can't believe my luggage is already full even without food stuff. Weighted on my home weighting scale shows that its 31kg! Omg omg.

Wat events does it have other than gathering among fellow msians? Winter games? Lol =D

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Added on September 21, 2010, 12:41 pmHave a safe journey, enjoying dubai's tax free zone yea. Lol

This post has been edited by alvinz: Sep 21 2010, 12:41 PM