Pushing the needle too far.

[ucpegasus]

In order to apply for my visa to work and live in China,I need to obtain a Visa Notification and a Work Permit for Aliens (doo doo doo doo do doooooo [that was X-Files music, clearly]) from my employer. In order to do that, my employer needs my Physical Exam for Foreigner form. This form requires at least one visit to a general practitioner, a

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[wrecking__ball]

I had to do the photo thing too for MExico- there's a couple reasons why they do it- mainly to be sure that you don't have peircings, etc. I definitely encourage you t oplan a couple days after your vaccines when you don't have to do much- either yellow fever or Hep made me very very ill, and I've heard from others who also needed a couple days to recover. Good luck with all the red tape!

[ucpegasus]

The tetanus shot made it uncomfortable to sleep on my left side for several nights; I can only imagine what the Hep A will do. I'm not getting the yellow fever because I'm not in that zone, according to the CDC.

I have this irrational fear that the work permit police will read about my weird eye on the medical form and see my picture and reject my imperfect self. I suppose I should be worried about something rational, like dying of smog inhalation while in China...

[wrecking__ball]

To be honest, I've read that part of the reason they ask for the photo is because most asian schools prefer to hire caucasian teachers, because of a perception on the students' part that they aren't getting the 'real american' experience if their class is tuaght by an asian-american. You're still around-eyed barbarian, even if one of the eyes in question is non-traditional...