Siberian adventure

I wrote about medical certificates before, but the procedures, places and prices have changed somewhat since then, so I decided to write a new post with up-to-date information, partly because the information you are provided with at the UVD is hopelessly out-of-date. I hope someone benefits from it.

In order to acquire a unified medical certificate - which is required for a residence permit, among other things - are the following medical certificates (hover the mouse over the certificate name for addresses and phone numbers in Kemerovo, Russia in Russian):

- fluorography, confirming you don't have tuberculosis (TB): 27 RUR
- certificate from the TB dispensary, confirming you don't have tuberculosis (given out on the basis of the above-mentioned fluorography): 55 RUR
- certificate confirming the absence of syphilis: certificate ready two days after handing in your blood sample: 484 RUR
- copy of an HIV certificate: certificate ready two days after taking blood sample: having your blood taken costs 89 RUR and the certificate costs 114 RUR. You should hand in a copy for the UMC, because the original should be handed in together with all your other documents when applying for a residence permit.
- certificate from an addiction clinic: I actually had to pee into a cup in the presence of a security guard for this one It took me a little over 5 minutes to accomplish this, but I conquered my primeval peeing complex!: 498 RUR

The UMC can be picked up at a couple of places and costs 180 RUR.

Grand total: ±1500 RUR Leave your comment Show/Hide 0 comments E-mail this to a friend