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Krutarth   12

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do i have to have joint health insurance with my spouse? i currently have no health insurance but i am planning to enroll in one for 2018. my spouse's employer provides health insurance for her but i don't want to get my coverage from them as its very expensive. i get better options from government healthcare and local insurance companies.

 

we are applying to remove conditions from my greencard next year in april or may. 

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Ketsuban
Ketsuban

My deductible would be over $7k so that would happen regardless. If I get hit with cancer or a chainsaw to the face and end up with hundreds of thousands in debt, that's what payment plans are for. I

Kitti
Kitti

I believe that it expires the day you leave the country.

NikLR
NikLR

People obviously understand this when thry choose to have no insurance or insurance with a high deductible.  I have insurance and still pay $3k out of pocket before they do anything beyond preventativ

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ColoradoBeauty   79

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It's not mandatory, but could be used as a secondary evidence. My spouse is in the same boat and we are going with the catastrophic insurance for him (luckily he is under 30).

 

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10/29/2018 Case Status updated to "We approved your Form I-485"

10/31/2018 Case Status updated to "We mailed your new card"

11/01/2018 My card was picked up by the USPS with tracking number assigned

11/05/2018 Green Card Received 

 

Side note: I turned my maiden name into second middle name. In the combo card, my given name is First Firstmiddleinitial, however on the back of the card, they attempted to list my second middle name. 

 

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ColoradoBeauty   79

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That's awesome!! Would you mind sharing if this is from the marketplace? What's the deductible?

The catastrophic my spouse will get into will cost $172/- mo. So, it really sucks given he has been on Medicaid for free and better coverage.

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Aug 2011 - Arrived on F1 visa

09/06/2015 Started exchanging messages

10/13/2015 We met in person

07/01/2017 We got engaged!

10/31/2017 We got married!

11/08/2017 AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131) sent via USPS - Chicago Lockbox

                      (Priority Mail - USPS autocorrected zipcode to 60680-4187)

11/12/2017 Package delivered (Delayed due to USPS mistakenly took it to 60624 and Veteran's Day) 

11/13/2017 Received Date (Priority Date)

11/21/2017 Received 4 e-mails & 4 text notifications (01:30 AM EST); checks cashed

11/28/2017 Received 4 NOA1 hard copies

12/09/2017 Received Biometrics Appointment Letter (for i-485 and i-765)

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01/08/2018 **I-765 and I-131 Approved** (61 days)

01/16/2018 %%Received combo card%% (tracking shows USCIS sent it on Jan 11 from MO, then Jan 15 USPS closed for MLK day) 

01/20/2018 Received approval letters for EAD and AP

09/20/2018 Received text 'Interview was scheduled' and interview notice will be mailed

09/27/2018 Received Interview notice by mail

10/25/2018 Interview day

10/26/2018 I-485 case status updated to "We ordered your new card"

10/29/2018 Case Status updated to "We approved your Form I-485"

10/31/2018 Case Status updated to "We mailed your new card"

11/01/2018 My card was picked up by the USPS with tracking number assigned

11/05/2018 Green Card Received 

 

Side note: I turned my maiden name into second middle name. In the combo card, my given name is First Firstmiddleinitial, however on the back of the card, they attempted to list my second middle name. 

 

My application package:

Interview Experience:

 

 

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Umka36   781

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9 minutes ago, Krutarth said:

the marketplace will be around 100$ depending on plan you select. dental and/or vision alongside with health. unitedhealth would be 57$ with 30/70 and 5000 or 10,000 deductable.

Umm wow, those deductible really makes the insurance unusable.

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Lemonslice   4,968

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4 minutes ago, Krutarth said:

ya i know. but i just need to show womething on file so that government don't fine me at the end of the year. i prefer to go to canada if something goes wrong. 

You most probably are no longer insured in Canada as provinces require residency.  

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Krutarth   12

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3 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

You most probably are no longer insured in Canada as provinces require residency.  

i just moved here so i can still use it untill end of this year, after that will see. 250 a month seems lot to me. if i really need to show health insurance as my evidence then only i will go after it. 

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1 hour ago, Krutarth said:

i just moved here so i can still use it untill end of this year, after that will see. 250 a month seems lot to me. if i really need to show health insurance as my evidence then only i will go after it. 

Actually, that is a very good rate. Welcome to America!

 

 

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ColoradoBeauty   79

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13 hours ago, NuestraUnion said:

Actually, that is a very good rate. Welcome to America!

 

 

I second that. The one my work offers is an extra $360 for health ($1500 deductible), $35 for dental, and $7 for vision. Unfortunately, UHC is no longer in the market of individual plan in Colorado.

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Aug 2011 - Arrived on F1 visa

09/06/2015 Started exchanging messages

10/13/2015 We met in person

07/01/2017 We got engaged!

10/31/2017 We got married!

11/08/2017 AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131) sent via USPS - Chicago Lockbox

                      (Priority Mail - USPS autocorrected zipcode to 60680-4187)

11/12/2017 Package delivered (Delayed due to USPS mistakenly took it to 60624 and Veteran's Day) 

11/13/2017 Received Date (Priority Date)

11/21/2017 Received 4 e-mails & 4 text notifications (01:30 AM EST); checks cashed

11/28/2017 Received 4 NOA1 hard copies

12/09/2017 Received Biometrics Appointment Letter (for i-485 and i-765)

12/21/2017 Biometrics Appointment

01/08/2018 **I-765 and I-131 Approved** (61 days)

01/16/2018 %%Received combo card%% (tracking shows USCIS sent it on Jan 11 from MO, then Jan 15 USPS closed for MLK day) 

01/20/2018 Received approval letters for EAD and AP

09/20/2018 Received text 'Interview was scheduled' and interview notice will be mailed

09/27/2018 Received Interview notice by mail

10/25/2018 Interview day

10/26/2018 I-485 case status updated to "We ordered your new card"

10/29/2018 Case Status updated to "We approved your Form I-485"

10/31/2018 Case Status updated to "We mailed your new card"

11/01/2018 My card was picked up by the USPS with tracking number assigned

11/05/2018 Green Card Received 

 

Side note: I turned my maiden name into second middle name. In the combo card, my given name is First Firstmiddleinitial, however on the back of the card, they attempted to list my second middle name. 

 

My application package:

Interview Experience:

 

 

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Springrain22   427

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19 hours ago, Krutarth said:

i just moved here so i can still use it untill end of this year, after that will see. 250 a month seems lot to me. if i really need to show health insurance as my evidence then only i will go after it. 

$250/month is nothing. I pay $750 every month. However, I make 6 figures/year.

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Kitti   65

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21 hours ago, Krutarth said:

i just moved here so i can still use it untill end of this year, after that will see. 250 a month seems lot to me. if i really need to show health insurance as my evidence then only i will go after it. 

I believe that it expires the day you leave the country.

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Ketsuban   1,034

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The cheapest plan for us on the marketplace is $426 and our employers charge us both $160 per pay check... so we're going to have to go without in 2018 :( I think if you aren't able to get insurance, you can write to USCIS and explain the reasons why.

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

 
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