Man told he's too fat to live in NZ
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July 28, 2013, Sunday
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AN obese South African man has been told he is too fat to live in New Zealand - despite shedding 30 kilograms since moving to the country six years ago.
Albert Buitenhuis - who now weighs 130 kilograms - and his wife, Marthie, said they face deportation after an application to renew their work visas was rejected because of his weight.
Immigration New Zealand cited the demands his obesity could place on New Zealand health services and said their medical assessors deemed Albert no longer "had an acceptable standard of health."
The couple said they moved from South Africa to the main South Island city of Christchurch six years ago when Albert weighed 160 kilograms and their work visas were renewed without any problem.
"We applied for year after year and there were no issues. They never mentioned Albert's weight or his health once and he was a lot heavier then," Marthie told The Press newspaper.
An INZ spokesman said he was rejected because obesity put him at "significant risk."
Albert Buitenhuis - who now weighs 130 kilograms - and his wife, Marthie, said they face deportation after an application to renew their work visas was rejected because of his weight.
Immigration New Zealand cited the demands his obesity could place on New Zealand health services and said their medical assessors deemed Albert no longer "had an acceptable standard of health."
The couple said they moved from South Africa to the main South Island city of Christchurch six years ago when Albert weighed 160 kilograms and their work visas were renewed without any problem.
"We applied for year after year and there were no issues. They never mentioned Albert's weight or his health once and he was a lot heavier then," Marthie told The Press newspaper.
An INZ spokesman said he was rejected because obesity put him at "significant risk."
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