Posts Tagged ‘infection’

For me one of the most disturbing things in this whole Greencard-process was the HIV-test we had to do. When I first heard about it, I was kind of shocked. A disease like HIV is something you should deal with personally and nowadays shouldn’t be a reason to be redlined for. My mum said that this would be one reason for her not to apply for the Greencard, because with banning HIV-infected people out of their country, the US makes a statement. And not a positive one. We applied for the Greencard anyways, but this ban was stuck in my mind. With this ban the US kind of blamed their own people of being not worth living in the US, because it is not as if this disease wasn’t present in their own country. Therefor I was more than relieved when I heard that this october president Barack Obama vowed that he will lift this ban till New Year! This is a vow that has been overdue for the last 22 years! Obama himself confirms that, stating that he has to thank former President Bush and the Congress for initiating this progress he now wants to complete. He also said that the situation is kind of twisted, because the US does so much do stem that infection and at the same time bans infected people from entering the country. Lifting the ban wouldn’t only mean that HIV-positive persons will be allowed to travel the US in the future, but it will mean that HIV-infected Greencard applicants won’t be denied for being infected anymore. I don’t know, if that also means that applicants don’t even have to do that HIV-test anymore. I hope so, because I don’t think the whole consulate staff should be informed about an applicant’s infection through a stamp on their file! This matter is peronal. And even if the US gives you the right to travel their country while being infected, they should leave you the human right to decide by yourself wether you want to inform people about your infection or not!