A BMI of 35 may be normal in your country, but you should carefully consider it before you emigrate I see them when I travel: You may blend in back home, but you are going to be the fattest person in town when you go expat. You will stick out everywhere, and there will be bathrooms and showers you can't use. People have never heard of fat pride, and will see you as a stranded whale; feeling sorry for you. Your chances of getting a job and friends are zero. Lose weight or stay home; you will be unhappy, and you know what that make you crave.