me.applied mine on 2nd too.I have yet to receive mine!hmmm but my friend who went to apply w me at the same time has his visa n documents sending back here,we re from kuching btw..so i have to wait til monday i guess??as he receive the sms notification on friday~

erm so you mean your friend already received the documents by courier ? or just received sms that his document is on the way back?

1. It is obviously NOT a compulsory requirement, otherwise they will clearly state it so.........

2. blood test for blood transmitted illness is vague, which one?.....and like i said, it is actually illegal for anyone to demand such information from anyone else......in the uk........with the exception of health science courses, where it is a mandatory requirement for public health reasons......

It is obviously not a compulsory requirement on the UK side to require your medical report. Those who felt lacklustered or sceptical about this may opt not doing so. However, have you ponder on the probability that in case an accident occurs or you have to be admitted into the hospital for some sort of reason, a pre-medical report would reduce much hassle to the doctor who have absolutely no idea of your medical condition? Please do not take things for granted as to leaving quinessential details as such lying around unattended. You will be going halfway round the globe to do your studies. As such, like I have mentioned earlier it is better to be safe than sorry. This is why it is recommended that you do a medical check-up here albeit it being abit frustrating but it definitely costs less than their counterparts in the UK.

I'm not sure what illegality part are you talking about limeuu but I view a GP requiring his/her patient to submit their medical information to be perfectly logical; in fact I'd do it even if they do not require me to do so. Who knows I might have some sort of weird allergies which I previously may not have known since it is only in UK and that piece of information may give my GP a better knowledge of my condition.

Just my 2 p.

you miss the point......we are talking about official medical requirements for a new student......

knowing your own medical history is another thing altogether....

but never mind......just do what you are comfortable......

it appears that it is established there is no official requirement for a medical check up for new students to uk, unlike for oz.......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 19 2010, 04:50 PM

maybe the customs only stops people who coughs =) check for TB

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

my question is simple......is there any official requirement or not.....
but people here are saying you need to because you want to know, maybe immigration will want, etc all kinds of reasons.....

that is missing the point......

do it if you think it helps you know your health, not because it is a official requirement by british border agency......

'medical check ups' don't really help, especially in young people, but that is a different issue..........

i should add, if british health authority behaves the same way as oz, you medical reports may not be recognised by them, they have panel clinic and hospitals where you must go to for this purpose......as they may not trust msian test results.....eg, bringing a chest xray may not be of any use, they have no way of verifying the film is actually yours......and will want another one done......

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 19 2010, 05:31 PM

You do it in malaysia just to make sure you have a smooth entry when comes to the custom... You can choose not to do any medical check up before you leave malaysia, but you'll suffer in the custom if the official asking for your medical report. So in conclusion, just to make sure you have a safe entrance, do the body check up before you leave malaysia..

By the way, i just touched down in Birmingham last two weeks. And the weather is still quite good now.. =D

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

Aren't you doing the same assumption? Oz is not UK.

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?

the weather here in Birmingham similar to your place also.. Where is your uni?

What is the process of getting medical treatment from public hospital/clinic in UK ? They said very rigid n troublesome and the waiting period for treatment is Looooooong ?

i made no assumption........that is why i said 'may'.....

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Added on September 19, 2010, 8:07 pmif i understand correctly, you will be covered under nhs, and you will be assigned a GP. You have to see your GP for all problems, except emergencies. You cannot go straight to see a specialist, in a hospital. You will need a referral, and an appointment. It can be slow. But you do not have to pay anything......

Of course, if you can afford it, you can go see in private hospitals, but it will cost you an arm and a leg.....

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Added on September 19, 2010, 8:18 pmthis was my original question.....which part is ambiguous?

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 19 2010, 08:18 PM

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?

i have already pointed these out..........

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 ..

there is a lot of guesswork, but nobody has ever shown any evidence that the university requires a medical examination, other than health sciences courses..........

instead, people say it is useful to do a check up......'just in case'

that is out of point.....

the point is, i think we have established so far......

british border agency does NOT need one......

universities do not request for one.....(other than health sciences, which i know from personal experience)....

therefore, officially, there is no need for one.......that therefore appears to be the answer to my original question....

Wrong again. My university clinic specifically asked for a medical report or one if it has not been done prior to my first visit to my assigned GP. So, there are inconsistencies.