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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Good question. Back in the days when I worked for somebody. A new hire did not have to wait for open enrollment. After the probation period you signed up and got coverage. I'm thinking a new spouse may fall under the same criteria. your HR department would be a good place to ask this question.

If they want her to wait, then check back here, I expect good answers.

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Good question. Back in the days when I worked for somebody. A new hire did not have to wait for open enrollment. After the probation period you signed up and got coverage. I'm thinking a new spouse may fall under the same criteria. your HR department would be a good place to ask this question.

If they want her to wait, then check back here, I expect good answers.

Yes, I will ask. I haven't because it will be awhile before she comes here (December is the earliest we have targeted). I'll let you know the answer, but perhaps someone else can chime in if they know their employer health insurance policy has a similar "open enrollment" period rule and if it affects NEW spouses (or births for that matter).

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Yes, that is a good question and I work for a health insurance provider. When I got hired I got hired during the open enrollment period so I was able to add Pui and I to the health insurance right away.

AOS Journey

11-04-2011 sent AOS to Chicago lockbox

11-07-2011 delivered

11-08-2011 Date on text messages but did not receive until 11-22-2011

11-23-2011 Check cashed.

11-25-2011 Hard copies of NOA1s

12-06-2012 Pui's Brother unexpectly passes away and we make an info pass appointment and receive an emergancy AP so she can return home. Pui leaves for Thailand for 2 weeks.

12-06-2012 Get a text message and email that she received an RFE

12-12-2012 RFE for original birth certificate. I swear we sent it along with a certificate translation of it.

12-20-2012 Pui returns from Thailand.

12-21-2012 We send the RFE back for with original birth certificate along with a new certificate of translation(I had to wait for her to return for her to sign)

12-26-2012 text and email they have received the RFE.

12-29-2012 Appointment for biometrics is 01-23-2012

01-13-2012 AP is approved.

01-23-2012 Biometrics appointment. Later during the evening the text and email saying the EAD is approved.

01-31-2012 EAD/AP combo card arrives.

05-22-2012 Email and text card is in production!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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My employers insurance allows additions/changes for certain life events outside of the open enrollment period (marriage, divorce, etc).

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Fiji
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Yes, I will ask. I haven't because it will be awhile before she comes here (December is the earliest we have targeted). I'll let you know the answer, but perhaps someone else can chime in if they know their employer health insurance policy has a similar "open enrollment" period rule and if it affects NEW spouses (or births for that matter).

Yo Leon.. check with your employer.. the insurance should have qualifying life events that allow changes... a new marriage and a baby are definitely included in those definitions


8/16/2012 I-129F NOA1
11/8/2012 Married
1/3/2013 I-129F cancelled
1/29/2013 withdrawal notice received
2/5/2013 I-130 NOA1 with error on wife's name
Case status not available
2/5/2013 Unable to generate service request

3/13/2013 transferred to local office
3/26/2013 Service request generated
4/12/2013 Infopass, file in workflow March 28
4/19/2013 Case status available - APPROVED!

Detour to the NVC via NRC

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NVC

6/7/2013 NVC logs file as received

6/11/2013 Case number and IIN assigned

6/12/2013 DS-3032 emailed

6/13/21013 AOS paid

6/14/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention superuser (stupid me)

6/23/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention supervisor

6/24/2013 DS-3032 accepted

6/25/2013 IV bill generated and paid

07/06/2013 IV & AOS sent; 07/11/2013 NVC logs received

07/30/2013 IV Accepted; AOS Checklist

08/01/2013 AOS Checklist received

08/02/2013 AOS resent; 08/07/2013 NVC logs received

08/28/2013 Case Complete

09/10/2013 Interview date assigned

Embassy

08/14/2013 Medical; 08/19/2013 Medical Ready

08/07/2013 Police cert ordered (Fiji delivers straight to the embassy)

10/02/2013 Interview

xx/xx/2013 Visa in Hand

xx/xx/2013 POE Los Angeles International Airport

Filed: Country: Russia
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My company has the open enrollment too, and is in October as well. Getting married, having a child, or getting divorced are the 3 ways to add someone outside the open enrollment date.

“Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water -it will make ripples throughout the entire pond...”

― Jessy and Bryan Matteo

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Applied for social security number 2 weeks after her arrival, got married 7 weeks after her arrival, added her to my policy 2 days after that. She had her own card 2 weeks after that.

Fernando & Michelle

12/05/2011 - Mailed I-129F
12/09/2011 - Received NOA1
12/21/2011 - Last updated by USCIS
04/12/2012 - Approved!
05/08/2012 - NVC received
05/09/2012 - Left NVC
05/14/2012 - Received at Consulate
06/25/2012 - Interview at Consulate, APPROVED!!!!
07/07/2012 - POE at JFK, easy.

09/28/2012 - Mailed I-485
11/09/2012 - Appointment for Biometrics
12/08/2012 - EAD and AP Card arrived in mail. No updates to USCIS website.
07/26/2013 - Approved, no interview.

04/30/2015 - Mailed I-751

06/03/2015 - Appointment for Biometrics

02/29/2016 - Approved, no interview.

03/14/2016 - Received 10-year Card

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Major problem for us was finding an USCIS approved doctor for that I-693. Some study had to be done, first off was for my wife to be and her daughter to get a hold of all of her medical records from her home country. She could translate those into English herself. Next step was to get a list of all the approved doctors in your area, got that off the USCIS site.

Then to make calls starting from the nearest and keep going out, and not to be afraid to ask for a quote. After many calls, found a small country doctor 300 miles away, The difference in quotes from the nearest approved doctor was $5,000 per person down to $600 per person, of course I mentioned I will have to pay cash for this. Was well worth that trip to save 8,800 bucks.

Then I also learned by to going to my local county health department, could get many of those communicable disease test done in the UW medicine school. like for that HIV stuff, they charged me 25 bucks per person rather than 500 buck per person my nearest doctor wanted for the same exact test. They also send that down to Madison as the only one that can do that test, and received the same exact certificate my country doctor would accept reducing his 100 buck price to get that down to that 600 buck price range.

I also downloaded that I-693 form and completely filled out whatever I could using Adobe Pro and double checked everything out., printed out five sheets for each and handed that out to our doctor. With that, all the certificates, the translated medical records, he said this is the easiest I-693 he ever filled out. But that 600 buck agreed upon quote still remained in effect. I didn't argue you that. He still had to do some more lab test, that was part of the deal, so couldn't give us our I-693's until about a week later. Found that a bit unreasonable, was their strict policy not to mail these out, so I had to make another 600 mile trip to pick those up. Their I-693's had to be in a sealed envelop and was doubled warned not to open those. But also was kind enough to give me copies of what was inside, I certainly don't know what harm there is in that. And were mine, used a specila font when I typed them out, rest of it was hen scratching.

With the other concerns, already knew I had two very healthy girls, but we still had to wait about 10-11 weeks before we got married. Really not the time to go roller blading, or skateboarding, etc. Knew I could call a doctor if needed and say I could only pay cash, that makes a huge difference the way health insurance companies rob both the doctors and us. Also, two my of kids are doctors that helps, but kept our fingers crossed and nothing happened. After marriage, no more concerns on this issue. But is certainly something to think about.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Insurance companies allow enrollment for life changing events, example divorce, marriage, birth of a child. If not, we would all have to get married or divorced and have kids somewhere between November and December. I did basically what fantonledzepp ^^^^ did.

Edited by LongRX7

May 2010 Visited Cynthia in the Philippines
08/10/2010 I-129F mailed to Lewisville, TX address (used Express Mail via USPS)
08/12/2010 Arrived at Dallas location and signed by B McBride
08/14/2010 NOA1 (via txt message & email)
08/17/2010 Touched (check clears)
08/18/2010 Receive NOA1 hardcopy
Nov 2010 Visited Cynthia in the Philippines...Hoping my next visit will be to bring her back with me...
01/26/2011 On January 26, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). (NOA2
02/03/2011 Received NOA2 hard copy in mail
03/28/2011 Interview Date scheduled
03/17/2011 Interview Cancelled by SLEC due to "possible" findings on x-ray
03/25/2011 Skin test negative, smear test negative for TB, BUT still mandatory sputum test delay 8 Weeks
05/17/2011 Sputum results NEGATIVE Whoohoo...but I think the x-ray results need some work or some better way of detecting it
06/01/2011 Interview and VISA APPROVED!!!!
06/08/2011 Visa Received!!!
06/13/2011 USA Bound!!!
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07/23/2011 Married

10/12/2012 I-485 and EAD

12/10/2012 Biometrics/Fingerprints

12/24/2012 EAD card arrives

06/26/2013 filed Service Request

08/21/2013 AOS approved

08/29/2013 10 YEAR Green Cards Delivered!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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I'm wondering what to do if my employer only has "open enrollment" during a set time of the year, meaning that is the only time I can add family members, and she comes and marries me well before the next open enrollment period starts. For instance, open enrollment is in October, and she comes in December. I have to wait until the following October before I can add her to my employer's plan.

When you marry it creates a exception to open enrollment and you can add her.

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Is insurance required? I have health insurance through my employer and I do have the ability to add a spouse, but that costs more than my monthly rent and I can't even come close to affording that, especially since my fiance won't be able to work for a bit. I didn't think it was required but now I'm starting to wonder.

Met in person for the first time: April 23, 2011 in Docklands, London, UK
Engaged: October 29th, 2012 at the John Hancock Building in Chicago, US

Filed K-1 visa application: April 4, 2013
Received text/email notification: April 12, 2013
Received NOA1 in mail: April 17, 2013
Received NOA2 text/email: August 6th, 2013 (at 9:45pm!)

NVC received packet: August 30th, 2013

Beneficiary rcvd "Packet 3" instructions: September 13, 2013

Embassy rcvd completed "Packet 3": September 24, 2013

Police certificate rcvd: September 27, 2013

Medical Appointment: October 2, 2013

Medical Received at Embassy: October 17, 2013 (delay due to request for further info)

Embassy appointment/Visa Approved!!!: November 21st, 2013

VISA RECEIVED!!!: November 28th, 2013

Beneficiary Arrived!!!: December 5th, 2013

Married December 22nd, 2013

Filing to POE: 8 months, 1 day

Filed AoS application: April 5th, 2014

Received NOA1 in mail: April 11th, 2014 (no text/email)

Received NOA2 in mail: September 2nd, 2014 (still no text/email)

Separated: September 2015

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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With employer plans that have an open enrollment period they will be able to add a spouse when you get married. That is considered a life event and you have 30 days from the date of your marriage to add a spouse.

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Marriage (if applicable): 2013-04-04

I-130 Sent : 2013-04-26

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-04-29

I-130 Approved : 2013-09-30

NVC Received : 2013-10-09

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2013-10-09

Pay I-864 Bill 2013-10-10

Receive I-864 Package : 2013-10-10

Return Completed I-864 : 2013-10-10

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2013-10-10

Receive IV Bill : 2013-10-16

Pay IV Bill : 2013-10-16

Case Completed at NVC : 2013-12-09

Interview Date :

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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I'm wondering what to do if my employer only has "open enrollment" during a set time of the year, meaning that is the only time I can add family members, and she comes and marries me well before the next open enrollment period starts. For instance, open enrollment is in October, and she comes in December. I have to wait until the following October before I can add her to my employer's plan.

Usually when you have a life change such as marriage or birth of child employers allow you to make changes.

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