Posted on June 9th, 2008 by admin
For foreigners who have life insurance through their jobs in the US, there are no issues. BUT for foreigners who try to get their own policy (not through work), it can be difficult, even for permanent residents (or foreigners who have a greencard)!
My husband applied for an individual life insurance policy at age 26–the insurance [...]
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Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by admin
The answer is NO! My husband and I were married 9 years ago…How time flies. We married at the Justice of the Peace near our house. (Then we married in a church later.) It was such a special day:)
BUT for a while, I was afraid we couldn’t get married! My friends had gone to [...]
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Posted on May 6th, 2008 by admin
Different Countries View Medicine and Doctors Differently–FINE
Ugh. People in different countries have different theories about medicines. In my husband’s country, many people have this WIERD idea that a person should avoid medicine because it weakens the body’s ability to heal itself.
That’s all fine though–my husband can be in pain and refuse to take Tylenol to [...]
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