Adding Your Husband to Health Insurance

[RonelllovesHamdi 0]

Hey everyone I just wanted to ask a question to anyone who their husband entered the country on K3 or CR1 visa. Was it a big deal about adding them to the health insurance plan at your work?

My husband entered the country on 3/26/09 but we were married in Egypt on 5/23/07. My company says my husband entering the country is not a qualifing event to change the insurance for this year. So he can not be covered until 2010.

Anyone else experience this problem?

[AlHayatZween 2]

i hate health insurance stipulations... we are dealing with that now, but for another issue.

my husband came on a K1 so it wasn't a problem to add him...

i hope you can call & find a loophole or something to add your husband. good luck!

[Aymsgirl 0]

This sucks Ronell! I would think him becoming a permanent resident would be a status change that would qualify him. You couldn't cover him in another country especially if he didn't have a social security number.

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Ya, the qualifying event isnt your marriage at this point, its that he has a SS# now.

I would escalate this as necessary if I was you.

Good Luck

[Shawna Mahmoud 0]

I did have the same problem Ronell and wasn't able to add him until January of this year even though he came last year. The problem is the qualifying event is marriage and they want to be notified of it within 30 days. BUT we are unable to put them on at the time of the marriage because they don't have a social security number. SO they screw you 2xs. I do hope you can find a loop hole to get him on, but I wasn't able to find one. Good Luck!