Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for rich foreigners resumes

Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday December 25, 2021 @08:24PM (#29688788)

> 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.

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Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by dzhiurgis on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:31PM (#29689413)

Being 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.

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Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:21AM (#29689960)

Obese 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.

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