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> Why does NZ grant visas to obese people? They don’t. You go thru serious health check when getting work visa and then another check when applying for residen
by dzhiurgis 5y ago
> Why does NZ grant visas to obese people?
They don’t. You go thru serious health check when getting work visa and then another check when applying for residency. If you are fat with serious health issues you won’t pass.
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago> If you are fat with serious health issues you won’t pass. Obese doesn't mean morbidly obese. The former can get a work visa (very common actually) when the latter might not.
- dzhiurgis 5y agoBeing overweight myself I can attest of health issues even that can cause. High blood pressure > some protein in blood that might indicate kidney damage which in turn meant months of health checks. Same with a friend who had some lung abnormalities since birth - very stringent checks.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoObese is anyone with a BMI over 30, 42% of Americans are obese. It isn’t the same thing as being morbidly obese. I doubt New Zealand automatically screens out anyone with a BMI over 30. Consider that Australia itself has an obesity rate of 30% (about the same as NZ), but then Australians don’t need visas to work in Nz.