All Nebraska I-130 Filers -- Part 5

[ohcoffeeeyes 120]

12 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

I’m hearing you, it is a very nerve racking.. personally, I’ve never had any ambitions toward living in the states and to be honest after living / visiting numerous countries and travelling to the states to visit hubby several times, I still prefer the beautiful coastal living and lifestyle of my own country over that of New Orleans (except the food, omg Cajun food is so good)

 

One thing I can say with 100% honesty during my interview, is that I only want a visa because I want to be with hubby, heck they can hook me up to a lie detector if they like 😂... if it wasn’t for my hubby loving his job and for the significantly more expensive/time consuming Aussie immigration process, I’d of had hubby move to me for sure... 

 

in saying this, the only thing we can truely do is love our partners and take each new challenge as it comes and try make the best of all opportunities.. at the end of the day, home is where the heart is.. and that’s with hubby... if that’s in America, so be it.. 

Never understood how people could think you want to manipulate others for a green card when you're from a first world country like that but then again, my country has free healthcare and I'm leaving it to go live somewhere that it costs 30k to have a baby. 

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

18 minutes ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

Never understood how people could think you want to manipulate others for a green card when you're from a first world country like that but then again, my country has free healthcare and I'm leaving it to go live somewhere that it costs 30k to have a baby. 

I guess that’s where the whole high fraud / risk country bit comes into play 🤷‍♀️ Our health care system is ranked second in the world, right behind you guys. The news feeds on the American system worries me (not the bill, but stories of people getting massive bills or dying outside hospitals etc if no coverage) thankfully my husband has a good policy that I’ll be attached too, but still, the expense of it is like HOW MUCH 😱 what it costs him/his employer per month pretty much pays for a whole year of private cover here... it’s crazy

Edited December 18, 2019 by Duke & Marie

[SummerF 30]

Hi friends. 

I haven't been on in ages. I needed a break from obsessively checking my status and for updates. 

 

But we have been approved!!!!!! 

Pd November 16 2018

RfE November 26 2018

Noa2 December 17 2018

 

Thank you for all the support and more questions to come as we enter the next stage 

 

[canadavisa22 202]

2 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

I guess that’s where the whole high fraud / risk country bit comes into play 🤷‍♀️ Our health care system is ranked second in the world, right behind you guys. The news feeds on the American system worries me (not the bill, but stories of people getting massive bills or dying outside hospitals etc if no coverage) thankfully my husband has a good policy that I’ll be attached too, but still, the expense of it is like HOW MUCH 😱 what it costs him/his employer per month pretty much pays for a whole year of private cover here... it’s crazy

What does he pay per month and what state?

 

It's good to get a realistic idea of what we will pay. I figure the tax difference probably is negligible after paying for healthcare.

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

3 hours ago, canadavisa22 said:

What does he pay per month and what state?

 

It's good to get a realistic idea of what we will pay. I figure the tax difference probably is negligible after paying for healthcare.

Family health care for him and his daughter is around $1200 USD per month (60% subsidised by his employer) with $7k deductibles per year.. he’s in LA.. 

 

by comparison the same coverage for my daughter and I in Australia is just over $2200 USD a year... the difference in cost is crazy.. 

[canadavisa22 202]

5 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

Family health care for him and his daughter is around $1200 USD per month (60% subsidised by his employer) with $7k deductibles per year.. he’s in LA.. 

 

by comparison the same coverage for my daughter and I in Australia is just over $2200 USD a year... the difference in cost is crazy.. 

So it's still $1200/mth AFTER the subsidy?

[Rosie91 93]

Crazy prices, here you pay between a 1000/1500 euros a year (900/1400usd) please check if you country offers overseas healthcare, the netherlands does. Its around 400 (Still a lot) a month when I live in the US.

[AarLar 53]

@Rosie91, We have overseas healthcare? Can you tell me how it works and who the provider is. Currently enrolled with Zilveren Kruis, but i doubt they offer this kind of service, thanks!

[Rosie91 93]

6 minutes ago, AarLar said:

@Rosie91, We have overseas healthcare? Can you tell me how it works and who the provider is. Currently enrolled with Zilveren Kruis, but i doubt they offer this kind of service, thanks!

Look at Oom verzekeringen. A colleague of mine just moved there. Same visa as ours. She recommended it and has her health insured there.

[AarLar 53]

Ah i see, for now we are insured through my husbands work but once he starts his own business this might be a good solution for me-thanks!

[Jeff and Mei 19]

12 hours ago, SummerF said:

Hi friends. 

I haven't been on in ages. I needed a break from obsessively checking my status and for updates. 

 

But we have been approved!!!!!! 

Pd November 16 2018

RfE November 26 2018

Noa2 December 17 2018

 

Thank you for all the support and more questions to come as we enter the next stage 

 

Congratulations!  What was the RFE for?  thanks

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

5 hours ago, canadavisa22 said:

So it's still $1200/mth AFTER the subsidy?

No, more like $400 ish

[canadavisa22 202]

16 minutes ago, Duke & Marie said:

No, more like $400 ish

That's not bad at all then when you consider the tax savings (depending on the state you live in) compared to countries like Australia and Canada. You'll put a lot more back in your pocket each year BUT I'm sure it's more of a headache to deal with when issues arise.

[Mr and Mrs S 207]

4 hours ago, canadavisa22 said:

That's not bad at all then when you consider the tax savings (depending on the state you live in) compared to countries like Australia and Canada. You'll put a lot more back in your pocket each year BUT I'm sure it's more of a headache to deal with when issues arise.

 

It's great when you're healthy. Not so great when you fall sick and actually need health care.

 

Found this article claiming US healthcare is the most expensive in the developed world https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-healthcare-countries-ranked-2019-3:

 

"According to data from OECD, the US spent $10,209 on healthcare per capita, or per person, in 2017. That's more than any other country in OECD's 36-country consortium, and over $2,000 more than Switzerland, the second-highest spending country."

 

Another link showing similar data https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/#item-average-wealthy-countries-spend-half-much-per-person-health-u-s-spends

 

Edited December 18, 2019 by SaeedA

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

4 hours ago, canadavisa22 said:

That's not bad at all then when you consider the tax savings (depending on the state you live in) compared to countries like Australia and Canada. You'll put a lot more back in your pocket each year BUT I'm sure it's more of a headache to deal with when issues arise.

I get tax refunds for insurance too, I think I get around 1200 of the 2200 back.. believe me, our insurance is way cheaper than American insurance..