Green Card interview is in one week, Do we need healthcare?

[Kevinbolts 0]

Healthcare is required on March 30th and we won't get our green card until after that date. Should I wait until we get the green card to apply for healthcare or will I still be penalized for not having it by March 30th?

[aussie_jason 195]

You should be able to get health insurance with just your I-797 from your I-485, it is just a challenge to get the healthcare.gov site to accept your details but if you go direct to the underwriter it should be easier.

[Darnell 8,478]

HINT: Call in, take the app over the phone instead of using the website.

[britishdakota 18]

You don't need to have any immigrant status to get health insurance.

[nanraj 7]

I have a silly question, I read that if you have insurance from employer you do not need to enroll.

So in my case if I am already insured through my wife's employer I don't need to worry about this at all and not enroll in healthcare.gov ?

[Living Proof 0]

I applied through the website and got conditional approval, so I am covered for now. I was given 90 days to submit documents proving my lawful presence. My green card interview is on 9th April so I will probably wait till I get the greencard.