Marry to get free Lasik surgery?

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

I forgot to add... the Argentine women are so much "hotter"....

Now I will retreat to my "bunker" and hunker down awaiting the volleys!

nurse, increase the dosage. he's clearly delusional.

[Arazia 0]

Lasik and such things are risky as it is, regardless of where you get it done. People can claim the U.S. has a better system, but just as many mistakes and problems can happen. My Uncle had laser eye surgery done on both his eyes about five years ago. One eye was fine, the other ended up developing an infection and went blind. The infection was not a result of a mistake in the proceedure, but was a normal, possible side-effect that he accepted when he started the proceedure. So he ended up with one good eye, and one blind eye for his trouble and not much he could do about it.

He's passed on since then, but that's one reason I won't get laser eye surgery. But if you are looking to get it done, and it is covered, I'd also consider the cost of moving there, plane flights there and back for both of you, and the cost of moving both ways in the mean-time. You could also consider looking into some different insurance policies. For instance, my work uses Blue Cross Blue Shield here in the U.S. and covers laser eye surgery so it comes out to about 1k per eye or so.

Edited November 2, 2006 by Arazia

[Alex+R 0]

For instance, my work uses Blue Cross Blue Shield here in the U.S. and covers laser eye surgery so it comes out to about 1k per eye or so.

Bah, I have BCBS and they cover nothing. The bastards.

[JaJo 1]

Lasik and such things are risky as it is, regardless of where you get it done. People can claim the U.S. has a better system, but just as many mistakes and problems can happen. My Uncle had laser eye surgery done on both his eyes about five years ago. One eye was fine, the other ended up developing an infection and went blind. The infection was not a result of a mistake in the proceedure, but was a normal, possible side-effect that he accepted when he started the proceedure. So he ended up with one good eye, and one blind eye for his trouble and not much he could do about it.

He's passed on since then, but that's one reason I won't get laser eye surgery. But if you are looking to get it done, and it is covered, I'd also consider the cost of moving there, plane flights there and back for both of you, and the cost of moving both ways in the mean-time. You could also consider looking into some different insurance policies. For instance, my work uses Blue Cross Blue Shield here in the U.S. and covers laser eye surgery so it comes out to about 1k per eye or so.

You have some good points there, Arazia.

Alex, can't Rey keep his insurance for a little longer? Or maybe he can add you before you get married...I think you'll be inelegible for any procedures for a few months.

As Arazia said, you'll have to do some math to check if it's worth to pay for two insurances, trip costs etc..

QUOTE(fwaguy @ Nov 2 2006, 10:10 AM)

I forgot to add... the Argentine women are so much "hotter"....

Now I will retreat to my "bunker" and hunker down awaiting the volleys!

some men from Argentina would disagree...why else would they "invade" our beaches during summer?

I think you'll not get a lot of responses from brazilians' partners. They rather keep a low profile so the other men around won't try to take us away from them

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

some men from Argentina would disagree...why else would they "invade" our beaches during summer?

cause their beaches are filthy

[mawilson 2,133]

By the time we're married on the K1, Rey won't have that job in Brazil anymore (or the insurance).

Yep.... the only option is to get married in Brazil and keep it secret from the USCIS,

then get married in the US again.

Oh wait that would be illegal

[Alex+R 0]

By the time we're married on the K1, Rey won't have that job in Brazil anymore (or the insurance).

Yep.... the only option is to get married in Brazil and keep it secret from the USCIS,

then get married in the US again.

Oh wait that would be illegal

Not sure I want to mess with that...

[mawilson 2,133]

Not sure I want to mess with that...

I don't think you want to dump the K-1 either - you've waited long enough - and

the K-1 is better than DCF in that it gives you a chance to live with the person

in the U.S. for 90 days before you rush into marriage.

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

alex, wow, tough choice.

no real advice. wish you well wichever route you choose.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Alex+R 0]

Not sure I want to mess with that...

I don't think you want to dump the K-1 either - you've waited long enough - and

the K-1 is better than DCF in that it gives you a chance to live with the person

in the U.S. for 90 days before you rush into marriage.

Yeah, if you want to wait 6 months for their EAD! If we're moving to NY, we're not going to have 3 months for that. Plus I'll be a grad student by August (assuming all goes well).

[mawilson 2,133]

Yeah, if you want to wait 6 months for their EAD! If we're moving to NY, we're not going to have 3 months for that.

True - he will however get a temp. work authorization stamp at JFK (good for 3 months).

Plus I'll be a grad student by August (assuming all goes well).

Have you decided where yet?

[Alex+R 0]

Yeah, if you want to wait 6 months for their EAD! If we're moving to NY, we're not going to have 3 months for that.

True - he will however get a temp. work authorization stamp at JFK (good for 3 months).

Plus I'll be a grad student by August (assuming all goes well).

Have you decided where yet?

Yes, but I don't want to jinx it by saying it. Or have to later tell you I didn't get in.

I think I have an OK shot though. Grandpa was a professor there and mom was a graduate of the same program.

[mawilson 2,133]

Yes, but I don't want to jinx it by saying it. Or have to later tell you I didn't get in.

I think I have an OK shot though. Grandpa was a professor there and mom was a graduate of the same program.

Fair enough.

Are you going to wait for Rey - or move to NY before he gets here?

[Alex+R 0]

Yes, but I don't want to jinx it by saying it. Or have to later tell you I didn't get in.

I think I have an OK shot though. Grandpa was a professor there and mom was a graduate of the same program.

Fair enough.

Are you going to wait for Rey - or move to NY before he gets here?

I'm going back to Brazil one more time at the end of Feb, and I'll either bring him back or else he'll come here a week or so later. I'm going to try to arrange a 4-month sublet for us and then either move into our own place or move near the school. So I think I'll be waiting with him. I just like to have a large monetary safety net before I move, so I'm going to work here for 3 more months.

[Savanphil 3]

not only that, the brazilians are very concerned about the environment. i just saw a story about how the brazilians recycle many things. in fact, the brazilians even recycle used condoms and sell the resulting product to argentina as chewing gum......