The Exchange Employee's Visa Is Up

Airports are big exciting places to work that attract people the world over. People are drawn to competitive wages and the mythical jet setting live style. Most companies in international airports will recruit employees from other countries. This is to help bridge the cultural and language gaps with international passengers. Such recruiting practices opens the door to the following conversations such as this one:


EE: My visa will expire.

Me: Sorry to hear that. How can I help you?

EE: I need to stop my wife's health insurance.

Me: Okay, we can do that if we meet specific requirements.

EE: Yeah, my visa will expire so I want to stop her benefits because I
don't want to owe the money for the deductions when I re-new my visa.

Me: What?

EE: Umm...

Me: If you're visa expires, you are no longer an employee...

EE: Yeah, I can't work.

Me: If you are no longer an employee you no longer receive benefits from
the company, and neither would your spouse.

EE: But I just want to stop hers, and keep mine.

Me: Hrmm... The company only offers and maintains benefits for active employees plus
dependents. If you're not longer a part of the work force because your Visa
expires and you are no longer allowed to work in the US, then you are no
longer part of the United States work force or also our companies work
force..

EE: But I was told if I stop working, and then I start working again,
the deductions would all come at one time.

ME: There will be no deductions... b/c you will no longer be an
employee.

EE: but..

At this point the brain shuts down and starts to repeat what was said earlier, whilst looking for new job postings. Ones not at an airport.