http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23475583

Basically a chef in New Zealand had his via denied because he was ruled to be too fat and therefore a strain on the healthcare system.

Thoughts?  Fair or Foul?

Should countries be able to kick people out for this?

Should they require medical records and examinations before you come over and be able to deny entry in the country due to prexisting conditions?

If your in town on a visa and develop a chronic illness should they be able to deny your visa and send you back?

Damn. He's not even that fat.

I support this.

If you're gonna have socialized health care, then there should be rules like this.

Americans and Mexicans won't be allowed into New Zealand anytime soon then.

But anyway, i think this is a shitty excuse to not allow someone into a country, it should always be based off their skills and qualifications. What's 1 obese person going to do to a health care system anyway? he's losing the weight, so i see no issue here.

He's not even 300 pounds...

Poor guy, your always welcome in the United States or Mexico I personally recommend you avoid both countries though.

The dumb thing about this decision is that he's been here since 2007 and arrived at a weight of 160kg, according to the article. So he's been here 6 years, and he's lost 30kg. But because he doesn't have permanent residency and only has an annual work permit he has to apply for a new Visa every year.

I bet what's happened is that he's turned 40 or 45 or something to enter a new age/weight risk category for health assessment as part of the Visa appliction. So whereas his age in 2007 + 160kg was not statistically seen as a health risk for an annual work Visa, now his age + 130kg is statistically a higher health risk disqualifying him from gaining an annual work Visa.

Basing immigration decisions on stats is going to throw up these anomalies from time to time, but the decision isn't just some random out of the blue thing. At least I hope it isn't. Provided decisions are made impartially and consistently you've gotta say fair is fair.

Not fair in this case. Since he lives in NZ he has been losing 5kg/year, so he has shown interest in improving his situation.

Banning people just for having a high % of getting ill sets a dangerous precedent for the future. "Your DNA says that you have a high % of suffering ____ illness in the future, so you're not allowed to live here."

If anything not taking care of your own health should be the factor.

Lol since when dont we like fat people here xD if that were the case then half the Polynesians shouldn't be allowed here either.....

He's 130 kg? I'm 108...admittadly I am over 2 metres tall, though. But that's not even that big.