the medical check for long-term visas

[panda23]

Looking at the form for the physical exam necessary for long-term stays in China, some of the items appear rather subjective, such as blood pressure, vision, and "other abnormal findings." Are there actually standards (local or otherwise) for these regarding what it takes to pass? For example, can one's blood pressure be too high (perhaps you were feeling especially tense on the day of the exam) or vision too poor? And what exactly constitutes an "other abnormal finding"? Does it just depend on the doctor/hospital that conducts the exam?

[anonymoose]

Blood pressure and vision are not subjective. If they are tested properly, they will have well defined objective values. In any case, these are unlikely to be reason for rejection of visa application, so don't worry about it.

[liuzhou]

It's all meaningless. It is just a way of raising more cash.

I have never heard of anyone failing one. Although a couple have dropped dead days later from things the "medics" didn't notice.

[WestTexas]

One of my friends got in a really bad bar fight like 2 days before his health check. Had 2 cracked ribs, a concussion, and his right eye was swollen shut. He passed the health inspection.

I think they are just measuring things to write them down. It's not like GATTACA or anything where they won't let you in if your vital signs are less than perfect.

[kdavid]

The last one I went to (2011) was much more official than my first (2006).

In 2006, I walked in, the doctor looked me up and down, checked the boxes boxes and then handed the form back. (He was smoking and playing mahjong at the time, so clearly he had better things to do than check me out.)

Last year, I went to a new hospital which was built specifically for these types of physicals. They had different rooms/stations for each exam, each of which was properly administered. The only one they slacked on was the one for mental illness, in which I was asked, "Do you have a mental disorder?" I replied, "No," he checked he box, and that was that.

[panda23]

Blood pressure and vision are not subjective. If they are tested properly, they will have well defined objective values.

I meant the measurements are objective but their meaning on the visa application may not be (they seem a little different than 'do you have disease X')