1. USA: The health certificate for going abroad for medical examination is valid for 6 months. If you don't go abroad within 6 months, your health certificate is still valid. If it is more than 6 months, you need to have a new physical examination.
2. Canada: The validity period of the health certificate for going abroad for medical examination is 12 months. Similarly, if you don't go abroad within 12 months, your health certificate is still valid. After more than 12 months, you need to have a physical examination again.
3. Australia: The validity period of the health certificate for going abroad for medical examination is also 12 months. The health certificate of the holder who has not gone abroad during this period continues to be valid. Once it exceeds 12 months, it is necessary to have a physical examination again.
4. New Zealand: The health certificate for going abroad for medical examination is valid for up to 36 months. The health certificate of the holder who has not gone abroad during this period is still valid. If it is more than 36 months, a new physical examination is needed.
5. UK: The health certificate for going abroad for medical examination is valid for 6 months. Unlike New Zealand, holders who have not gone abroad within 6 months can keep the validity of their health certificates. However, it needs to be reviewed in six months.
Health certificate processing flow:
According to the list of personnel determined by the health supervision institution, go to the health inspection unit for preventive health inspection, and uniformly use the People's Republic of China (PRC) Preventive Health Checklist formulated by the Ministry of Health.
(1) Have a physical examination before applying for a health certificate.
1. Take two one-inch color photos with ID card and personal bareheaded, pay the medical examination fee at the toll booth, get the medical examination form, paste the photos (the other one is for health certificate), and fill in the basic information such as name and gender.
2. Blood collection in the laboratory. Stool anal swab test.
3. Routine physical examination of internal medicine and surgery.
4. Chest X-ray.
5. Complete all physical examination items.
(2) If the physical examination results meet the conditions for issuing health certificates, a health certificate shall be issued after passing the training of health laws and regulations organized by health supervision institutions. If the physical examination results do not meet the conditions for issuing a health certificate, a health certificate shall not be issued.
To sum up, this information may change with the changes of time and policies, so you should consult the latest regulations of relevant countries before handling it.
Legal basis:
Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
Article 12
All units and individuals within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC) must accept the investigation, inspection, sample collection and isolation treatment of infectious diseases by disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions, and provide relevant information truthfully. Disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions shall not disclose relevant information and materials involving personal privacy. Where the administrative department of health and other relevant departments, disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions illegally implement administrative management or prevention and control measures and infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of units and individuals, the relevant units and individuals may apply for administrative reconsideration or bring a lawsuit according to law.
Article 17
The state establishes a monitoring system for infectious diseases. The health administrative department of the State Council formulated the national infectious disease monitoring plan and scheme. The health administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, according to the national infectious disease monitoring plans and plans, formulate the infectious disease monitoring plans and work plans in their respective administrative regions. Disease prevention and control institutions at all levels shall monitor the occurrence and prevalence of infectious diseases and the factors affecting their occurrence and prevalence; Monitor infectious diseases that have occurred abroad but have not occurred in China, or new infectious diseases that have occurred in China.