hi vj members!

i need help and suggestions. it is ok to have an early medical exam like two weeks before the interview date. anyone experience doing this? im planning to have medical exam this coming may 7 and my interview date will be on may 23... any suggestions? thank you.

Yes it is ok to have the medical 2 weeks before the interview...Though,I dont have my own medical yet but I have read other people´s experience about it here. Some did even a month before, but i guess that´s the most. I have my interview on the 23rd of May too
I´ll be having my medical in early May too...May God bless our medical and interview soon...

what they advised is at least a week ahead of your interview schedule but 1 month is pretty much acceptable as long as it's prior your interview date God Bless.

It's okay to have your medical two weeks before your interview.I had my medical 3 weeks before my interview date and I had no problem about it.

yes u can have your medical 4-1 weeks before your interview.....

do i need to call slec and inform them that i will be having an early medical exam? or i will just go there and present the requirements and appoinment letter or the confirmation letter the one in the e-mail?

nope it´s not necessary to call SLEC for that, we can just go there anytime within their office hours. Just dont forget to bring the requirements needed.

No need to call slec. Anytime you can go there & just present your appointment letter,2x2 picture,passport. It's better to have an early medical for incase. I had my medical almost 1 month before my interview. Good luck

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Sheriff Uling

It is always advisable to have an early medical to give the applicant ample time before the interview incase SLEC/Physicians finds something suspicious with the lab results especially with the Chest X-rays. For those with suspicious findings on their Chest X-rays, it is mandatory that applicant undergo sputum AFB tests which is done 3 consecutive mornings and even if this is negative (smear negative AFB/TB), they will still have to undergo the sputum AFB culture which takes about 8 weeks (because it takes about 3-4 weeks for the mycobacteria to grow in the culture media).

As long as you already received your apppointment letter, you can go to SLEC and have your medical, doesn't have to be done on the date that is written on the appointment letter. I had my medical 1 month in advance.

Good Luck!