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[SuppaTime]

Would a diagnosis of high blood pressure stop me from getting a work visa and permission to teach in Mexico? I'm not worried about life itself in Mexico -- I'm actually quite fit. I run a mile a day, for example. Also, would I still be able to qualify for the universal government health insurance after working 3 months in Mexico? Thanks a lot .... Suppa

[Ben Round de Bloc]

I doubt that having high blood pressure would prevent you from getting a work visa or access to seguro social. I'm not sure that I'd want seguro social for medical insurance, especially if I had high blood pressure, but that's just my opinion. Dealing with seguro social could easily cause it to go even higher. Keep in mind, however, that if a potential employer doesn't want to employ you because of your high blood pressure -- or anything else including your age, gender, marital status, religion, the way you comb your hair, whatever -- he's completely within his legal rights to deny you employment based on any/some/all of those reasons.

[TheLongWayHome]