Short intro & a question on x-rays on medicals

[sim]

I've been lurking here for a short while and like many others, looks like I'll be spending some time here in the coming months..

As a quick introduction, I'm a married 30-something with a young baby and the goal is to migrate to Melbourne from Finland, hopefully within the next 12-18 months. My wife's a pharmacist and I'm in the ICT sector with a long career already behind me, so I'm guessing our chances of employment in Australia are quite decent. The current status is that I'm waiting on the ACS assessment.

Anyhow, I do have a question also: does anyone know whether chest x-rays are always required? The official guide says "Usually, a chest x-ray, medical examination [...] will be required", but any personal experience from anyone?

[scottishcelts]

hello sim, the short answer is - yes! chest x rays are compulsory as they check for t.b

my hubby will answer your p.m when he returns from work tonight

[Dolly]

Hi sim,

Yes, chest x-rays will need to be done when you have your medicals.

Let us know how you get on with your ACS result. The wait is awful, isn't it!

Dolly

[sim]

Thanks for the replies. I was under the impression that it is indeed required, but was curios about the wording "usually"..

Waiting for ACS isn't so bad - yet anyway - as life is busy otherwise. Of course that doesn't mean I wouldn't check the status online every day..