Had a Heartbreak Today

[gcox457 0]

Example: your immigrant will not be eligible for means tested benefits, including medical, for the first 5 years here. Doing without medical care/insurance is a big culture shock for UKCs coming over here, and living 'poor' in the US is a different critter than living poor in the UK.

As a K-1, there will be a period of 4-6 months where he will not be earning, for all practical purposes. Plan for it, and make sure that will not be a barrier to your success.

I'm a little freaked out by this, and had no clue...so if he gets a job which gives medical benefits, he's not eligible?

I think you missed the point. Most likely, he won't be able to *find* a job for 4-6 months because that's how long it might take, from time of initial entry, to get the "permanent" EAD in order to be able to accept permanent employment that might offer medical benefits. Since people from the UK are accustomed to government-paid health care...that period of time being completely un-insured might be a cause for discomfort.

The part in red is what concerns me more...I'm not concerned with the 4-6 mo bit.

"means tested" = welfare, not employer-provided.

Edited February 7, 2006 by gcox457

[Fandango 1,439]

oh man guys, I feel like such an idiot!

I've been thrown so far by a few loops in learning all this stuff, guess I'm trying to anticipate the next one...

Whew! B)

[gcox457 0]

oh man guys, I feel like such an idiot!

I've been thrown so far by a few loops in learning all this stuff, guess I'm trying to anticipate the next one...

Whew! B)

No worries...we all started from ground zero too