Hello everyone. We have had a letter each for our general medical exam to ensure we are fit to stay in France as residents
Has anybody been through this process please? An idea of what to expect would be good. It says in the letter to bring our âcarte de vaccinationâ but we do not have those as UK tends to keep all records within the NHS.
Also, will it be a long wait as we are thinking about how long we can leave the dog in the house without asking the neighbours to let him out for a wee/poo
Did not know this existed, is it something since brexit and new applications for your CDS? Employees have to have a medical each year for their boss in many trades.
Frankly, Iâd err on the side of caution and the well-being of your dog.
Get the Neighbours organized and, if by any chance, you get back sooner than expected⊠no problem. If you are delayed, the poor dog might suffer (with legs crossed) and/or make a hideous messâŠ
Me neither, I used to get invited to a sort of well man clinic years ago when everything was tested (although I disputed their machineâs opinion of which of my ears was most deaf ), but as far as I know it had nothing to do with staying in France, so perhaps it is a Brexit thing.
As to leaving the dog in the house, it depends on where you live and your dog. In the high heat of summer when I had to visit Fran 50 kms away in hospital, I left the back door open for the dogs to come and go, and the gate padlocked with a chain to ensure a casual visitor did not let them out by accident. The key was hanging on the fence a couple of metres away with the full knowledge of the neighbour.
For those of us already Resident, with our CdSWA stuff⊠we can relaxâŠ
@blade46 donât worry about this, someone else has been through this⊠itâs just a very thorough check, which gives a good starting point for your own Doctor to follow up (when you get a local Doc organized, of course⊠)
Our Doc put us both through our paces and had me scratching my head about vaccinations⊠and he roared with laughter when I admitted I had no idea of my blood group.
@Stella, you are spot on. It is an obligatory part of the process now. It is most defo not an invite it is a convocation and not allowed to change the slot for radiology or the medical exam.
I get what everyone is saying about our lovely doggo and you are right. We will ask the neighbours to come in and let him out. The house will be nice and cool for him. I would leave the back door open but we are not really entirely dog proofed as yet.
I do not know what we do about âverification de vos vaccinsâ as being Brits everything is with the NHS so we cannot take a vaccination card with us. Suppose take NHS number as maybe the French health authority can access their data?
Now youâre warned, you can think back to what jabs you had and when⊠childhood ones, right through to wheneverâŠ
and read the list⊠glasses, medications (if youâre on anything⊠) all helps.
All will be well⊠these folk are used to dealing with a nervous publicâŠ
Our Doc arranged for us to gt up to date with vaccinations and I was sent forthwith for a blood test⊠now the whole world knows âmy typeââŠ
Will go through it with OH over lunch and see if we can remember (possible senior moment coming on?).
The rest we have re glasses and any meds (me not but OH asthma).
BTW as a thought⊠why on earth would they refuse a Brit residency on medical grounds? It seems strange to me? Particularly as health insurance or an S1 has to be provided which covers the French health care system for paying out. I am probably missing something here I would suspect but itâs only a question.
It is completely standard, and very straightforward. The main aspect is the x-ray as TB is a big concern again, and a few questions about overall health. You would not be refused a CdS on medical grounds, but if TB is seen you would be required to have the treatment which is long and irritating.
Many countries donât have vaccine cards so thatâs not an issue. Take your covid certificates, and try to remember what else you have had. Tetanus might be one you actually want to be done if you are embarking on your garden!
If itâs the full OFII assessment they will check you level of French and if not up to level (which is very low!) you will be asked to do obligatory free lessons.
But all the reports are that it is very non threatening.
It is standard procedure to see if you are Typhoid Mary or have things like schistosomiasis or tuberculosis. After all most visas were originally for people coming from countries where such things were endemic.
In 1981 I went to university in Germany and needed an Aufenhaltserlaubnis and had to do all these medical tests. V funny as because I was a minor and not a refugee or in care, when I said no X ray or poo sample thank you they just had to accept it.
), but as far as I know it had nothing to do with staying in France, so perhaps it is a Brexit thing. 
