Today we had quiet an experience. We began the process of applying for our long-term resident visa, which allows us to live here and Ari to work here (good thing). I was for-warned (thanks Hadar) about the process (good thing), which helped manage my expectations but it still was certainly something.
We were greeted by our relocation assistant at the International Health Center, about a 10 minute cab ride from our apartment. Quickly led to a side office we were guided to a man who then took our picture so we could have 10 passport size photo's each of our lovely faces. After leaving the picture building we went into another building on the property. In this building we were then guided with our application, 10 pictures and our passports to 4 different windows (one of which they took another picture of us), confirmed we are who we are and paid for the health exam.
The fun begins, the relocation assistant then guided us down a hallway and said the process should take a half hour, follow the instructions and she'll meet us back here in 30 minutes. Ari and I walk into what looks like a small locker room. Uncertain whether it is co-ed or not we call back our helper friend who ensures us that it is in fact co-ed. We are instructed to (in private rooms) take our tops off and put on a robe. Ushered to a scale for us to be weighed and measured we then proceeded to go through a serious of different exam rooms. X-ray, vision, EKG, blood, blood pressure, breast exam, and lungs. Frankly, I am surprised we didn't need to leave a urine sample. After each exam they nurse would comment "normal", next. And quiet frankly it freaked me out. It certainly didn't feel like something out of 2015 but this is what needs to be done to stay here for our search for General Tso.
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