I-751 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS - INSURANCES

[aANDg 22]

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone is doing fine.

It's the time to apply for my i-751. I and my husband (USC) are gathering our documents together as we have to submit our application on August 22, 2018. Our question is about the copy of insurances with my beneficiary's name in it. My HR gave me a copy of all the form of the insurances I filled out from last year's open enrollment and it is in hand writing, would this be fine? I hope someone was able to experience the same. Thank you!

[drosha 23]

8 hours ago, aANDg said:

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone is doing fine.

It's the time to apply for my i-751. I and my husband (USC) are gathering our documents together as we have to submit our application on August 22, 2018. Our question is about the copy of insurances with my beneficiary's name in it. My HR gave me a copy of all the form of the insurances I filled out from last year's open enrollment and it is in hand writing, would this be fine? I hope someone was able to experience the same. Thank you!

Couple of things. 1. Based on the immigration timeline on your profile, you don’t have to submit your application on August 22nd. You have to submit it in the 90 day period before your card expires.

2. I don’t get why your employer can’t give you a letter saying that you and your spouse are in the same insurance since such and such date. I don’t know if your open enrollment forms can be considered good evidence because there is no way to determine whether you submitted those forms. Try to get a letter either from your employer (better) or from the insurance company.

[NikLR 13,227]

The employer cant state who is insured, that is the insurance company's job.  Or there was a schedule for your taxes you can submit a copy of. 1095C? 

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Filling out a form doesn't prove you have insurance, it just shows you applied. Your employer can not state you have insurance, unless your employer IS the insurance company that you are getting insurance from. (Meaning, you work for Blue Cross Blue Shield and you have Blue Cross Blue Shield as insurance)

Contact your insurance company they should be able to print something. If they are a large insurance company, you can probably find the information online through their web portal.

[drosha 23]

11 minutes ago, NikLR said:

The employer cant state who is insured, that is the insurance company's job.  Or there was a schedule for your taxes you can submit a copy of. 1095C? 

If you get your insurance through your employer and your spouse is added as a dependent your employer can state it. I worked for 2 separate employers, they both wrote a letter for me saying that my spouse is my dependent on the insurance

[Ash.1101 1,756]

2 minutes ago, drosha said:

If you get your insurance through your employer and your spouse is added as a dependent your employer can state it. I worked for 2 separate employers, they both wrote a letter for me saying that my spouse is my dependent on the insurance

That's good its worked for you in the past, but don't expect it to work every time. Is there a reason you can't get in contact with the insurance company?


Either way, if it's worked in the past for you then I don't see why you can't do it again unless your employer doesn't want to write a letter out. I know I can print out my own insurance summary from my jobs web portals which show all of that information, but I would be wary on sending in a filled out application because all it is, is an application. 
 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Ash.1101

[drosha 23]

1 minute ago, Ash.1101 said:

That's good its worked for you in the past, but don't expect it to work every time. Is there a reason you can't get in contact with the insurance company?

It is not just in the past, it is actually working right now because I’m getting ready to apply for citizenship and they just gave me another letter upon my request saying that my spouse is a dependent in my insurance since a certain date. If you’re signing up for your insurance through your employer as a benefit, they are the guardians of your signing up process and premium payments. I don’t know how you guys don’t know this. Have you just never worked for an employer that gave you an insurance benefit? This is how it worked for me for every company I worked in the US. If you are an independent contractor it is different.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

1 hour ago, drosha said:

It is not just in the past, it is actually working right now because I’m getting ready to apply for citizenship and they just gave me another letter upon my request saying that my spouse is a dependent in my insurance since a certain date. If you’re signing up for your insurance through your employer as a benefit, they are the guardians of your signing up process and premium payments. I don’t know how you guys don’t know this. Have you just never worked for an employer that gave you an insurance benefit? This is how it worked for me for every company I worked in the US. If you are an independent contractor it is different.

You're getting ready to apply for citizenship AND ROC right now?

And yes, both of our insurances are through our company. We didn't have any premium payments and the signing up is through them, but everything I do ABOUT insurance I do with the insurance company.

[aANDg 22]

6 hours ago, drosha said:

Couple of things. 1. Based on the immigration timeline on your profile, you don’t have to submit your application on August 22nd. You have to submit it in the 90 day period before your card expires.

2. I don’t get why your employer can’t give you a letter saying that you and your spouse are in the same insurance since such and such date. I don’t know if your open enrollment forms can be considered good evidence because there is no way to determine whether you submitted those forms. Try to get a letter either from your employer (better) or from the insurance company.

Thank you for your response! I asked the HR for those copies but she only gave me the forms I filled out last year.. we are contacting our insurance company and 401k to get those papers.

[aANDg 22]

6 hours ago, NikLR said:

The employer cant state who is insured, that is the insurance company's job.  Or there was a schedule for your taxes you can submit a copy of. 1095C? 

My HR gave me a letter that states the" in case of emergency " and she attached those forms too.. We are contacting our insurance company now to get the documents.. Thank you!

[aANDg 22]

5 hours ago, Ash.1101 said:

Filling out a form doesn't prove you have insurance, it just shows you applied. Your employer can not state you have insurance, unless your employer IS the insurance company that you are getting insurance from. (Meaning, you work for Blue Cross Blue Shield and you have Blue Cross Blue Shield as insurance)

Contact your insurance company they should be able to print something. If they are a large insurance company, you can probably find the information online through their web portal.

Thank you! We are contacting our insurance company now to get the documents.. awaiting for their response, hopefully I'll be getting some answer..

[Ketsuban 1,034]

8 hours ago, Ash.1101 said:

You're getting ready to apply for citizenship AND ROC right now?

And yes, both of our insurances are through our company. We didn't have any premium payments and the signing up is through them, but everything I do ABOUT insurance I do with the insurance company.

I think you're getting mixed up. That isn't OP

[Ash.1101 1,756]

1 hour ago, Ketsuban said:

I think you're getting mixed up. That isn't OP

Oh shoot thank you! I didn't even notice!

[Kim and Jermaine 28]

I sent in a printed screenshot from BCBS insurance app showing me and my kids insured through my husbands employer provided health insurance. I also sent copies of coverage/beneficiary certificates from ADD and life insurance policies.