Got my medical request last Friday. Went to Dr. Li's clinic for the medical exam this morning (Tuesday). All in all, it's a pleasant experience.
Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes (including the waiting time)
Payment: $200 in cash at the clinic
$60 in cash at the X-Ray place
The clinic is right next to the Pape Station. I arrived at 9:00. It's not very busy during that hour. Two middle-aged ladies were working behind the receptionist counter. One of the ladies handed me a clipboard with a form to fill out and two instruction sheets to read- "Read them before filling out the form". I filled out the form and chatted with a girl sitting beside me. She was also waiting to take the immigration medical exam. I could see there were 5 people in front of me. But I could also see the receptionists/nurses were being very straightforward and efficient. The waiting time was with 10 minutes.
-->Showed them my identification and signed my name on some document. -->Got photos taken on the side of the receptionist counter (If you are wearing eyeglasses, you have to take them off for the photo.) --> The receptionist/nurse (who took my photo) handed me a urine sample bottle. Took the bottle. Got the sample in the bathroom. Left the sample in a sample container. --> Paid the exam fee $200 (including the $30 for a paper copy of the test results)
-->Got sent to the basement of the Pharmacy building next door. --> Paid $60 for the X-Ray. (The X-Ray lady is super nice. It looks like she is a Filipino. She's willing to pick up some instant Chinese on the spot so that she could communicate with a couple of non-English speaking Chinese waiting in front of me. I'm very impressed.) It didn't take long. Since I was wearing a button shirt, I had to take it off and wear a paper gown. I am considering making my own paper gown with a few sheet of kitchen towel...when I am running out of clean clothes to wear on a laundry day.
-->Went back to the clinic. Got weight and height done. Right away I got my blood work done in a room.(The photo lady was taking my blood sample. I asked whether the blood was enough. She joked that in theory it's not. I pretended to be in a shock. She laughed and responded,"I am kidding you. Don't worry. It's fine.")
--> Waited for a few minutes. Saw Dr. Li. He looks very professional and efficient. It took only 5 or 7 minutes for the examination. At the end of the examination, "I am giving you an A grade," Dr. Li said. I replied, "Good job,Dr. Li. Two thumb-ups for you, as well." (I feel like a dork.)
They said if the results come out before this Friday, they will get them uploaded on Friday. Next Tuesday the submission to CIC will be done. I am keeping fingers crossed.
