New Healthcare Requirements for US Immigrants

[90DayFinancier 910]

2 hours ago, Riadhora said:

Three federal judges have put this process on hold effective Oct 15, 2019. I spoke to an attorney. They said it is not valid and will not go effect unless judge decides to put this rule back in place. Google it. Read the news

I think this issue , the yet to be implemented, requirement that interviewees be able to to show health coverage or equivalent and the changes to "public charge" policy ( On hold as of 10/15) have been conflated in people's mind. 

 

The subject of this thread is not on hold by any judicial action because State has not created the law to match the Oct 3rd proclamation.  Folks are concerned because the White House proclamation says it will go into effect starting Nov 3, which is practically impossible. 

Check out the public charge thread.

[90DayFinancier 910]

57 minutes ago, Keem12 said:

Would they take the affidavit support into consideration? I make 24k a year. My wife interview is on the 7th and my company will only let me get health insurance on the 1st of November, so i wouldn't have much time to get documents showing that she will be on a health insurance in time for the interview. So can I send her an email to carry at the interview indicating that I can afford to get her insurance within 30days of her being that. We are a household of 2. Me and her

The answer to that question is two fold, it is doubtful the law will be implemented by then and if it was, no one has that guidance to that detail.  If you can get insurance within thirty days you will be good according to the proclamation.

[90DayFinancier 910]

1 hour ago, HRQX said:

She would be subject to the proclamation's requirements.

To be precise, she would be subject to State department and DSHS policy which has not been implemented yet. 

[HRQX 4,145]

12 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

I think this issue , the yet to be implemented, requirement that interviewees be able to to show health coverage or equivalent and the changes to "public charge" policy ( On hold as of 10/15) have been conflated in people's mind. 

 

The subject of this thread is not on hold by any judicial action because State has not created the law to match the Oct 3rd proclamation.  Folks are concerned because the White House proclamation says it will go into effect starting Nov 3, which is practically impossible. 

Check out the public charge thread.

Yup. Seems @Riadhora was confused since this thread IS relevant to their IR-1/CR-1 case: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=328757 Assuming their "lawyer" knew their case was IR-1/CR-1, I'd question that "lawyer's" competence.

[90DayFinancier 910]

Just now, HRQX said:

Yup. Seems @Riadhora was confused since this thread IS relevant to their IR-1/CR-1 case: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=328757 Assuming their "lawyer" knew their case was IR-1/CR-1, I'd question that "lawyer's" competence.

I cannot blame folks to being confused and worried. The hodgepodge of poorly thought out proclamations is crazy making. 

 

Like the great William R Morrow said" if you are not confused you are just not paying attention"

[HRQX 4,145]

On 10/6/2019 at 7:15 PM, USS_Voyager said:

Hi, can you please provide a link/reference to this decision?

I might be wrong, but my guess is NFIB v. Sebelius: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/national-federation-of-independent-business-v-sebelius/

[Keem12 9]

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1 hour ago, 90DayFinancier said:

I cannot blame folks to being confused and worried. The hodgepodge of poorly thought out proclamations is crazy making. 

 

Like the great William R Morrow said" if you are not confused you are just not paying attention"

I saw on the state gov that she can be rejected for not having any. It's just a matter of timing because I can't get the insurance quick enough for the interview. So Im just wondering what are my options if the law is uphold and she needs to provide health insurance. 

[90DayFinancier 910]

2 minutes ago, Keem12 said:

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I saw on the state gov that she can be rejected for not having any. It's just a matter of timing because I can't get the insurance quick enough for the interview. So Im just wondering what are my options if the law is uphold and she needs to provide health insurance. 

If the interview was held today, she could not be rejected based on health insurance.

When is your interview? 

Do you have a plan for health care for her within 30 days?

[Keem12 9]

11 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

If the interview was held today, she could not be rejected based on health insurance.

When is your interview? 

Do you have a plan for health care for her within 30 days?

It's the 7th of November . Im on my mom's insurance because Im 23. I originally planned when she got here I would have  take the one from my job. So that's the reason why I didn't take it out sooner and my employers say they sent the insurance package to all employees  and I should receive it by now and 1st of November. But I learned about this health insurance police last week and Im worry she will get rejected because I can't get her insurance by the time of her interview.   

[SalishSea 17,828]

17 minutes ago, Keem12 said:

It's the 7th of November . Im on my mom's insurance because Im 23. I originally planned when she got here I would have  take the one from my job. So that's the reason why I didn't take it out sooner and my employers say they sent the insurance package to all employees  and I should receive it by now and 1st of November. But I learned about this health insurance police last week and Im worry she will get rejected because I can't get her insurance by the time of her interview.   

If you sign onto the employer-based insurance during open enrollment, it will take effect on 11/1/19, correct? If you sign up, I don't see why you can't show that she will be eligible to be added to your insurance.  Every plan has printable info about the policy for adding family members.

[Keem12 9]

4 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

If you sign onto the employer-based insurance during open enrollment, it will take effect on 11/1/19, correct? If you sign up, I don't see why you can't show that she will be eligible to be added to your insurance.  Every plan has printable info about the policy for adding family members.

To express something from my state to her country takes around 7-8days . each time I express something that's the timeline she receive something. So if I sent it on the first then Im pretty sure she won't see that document until after the the interview 

[90DayFinancier 910]

20 minutes ago, Keem12 said:

To express something from my state to her country takes around 7-8days . each time I express something that's the timeline she receive something. So if I sent it on the first then Im pretty sure she won't see that document until after the the interview 

Email should work, send a PDF document.

[Keem12 9]

10 hours ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Email should work, send a PDF document.

For our sake, I hope I get the health package soon in the mail to sign up for it.

[SalishSea 17,828]

15 hours ago, Keem12 said:

To express something from my state to her country takes around 7-8days . each time I express something that's the timeline she receive something. So if I sent it on the first then Im pretty sure she won't see that document until after the the interview 

Why not just scan and email to her, and she can print them out?  Those types of documents need not be originals.

[Keem12 9]

2 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Why not just scan and email to her, and she can print them out?  Those types of documents need not be originals.

That's my plan. I talk to HR because I saw that open enrollment started at the 25th of this month. And they told me to wait for the package(health insurance)  to be sent to my address and then I can sign up for it. So I'm hoping I receive it in the mail soon, so that I can sign for it and then email my wife with the confirmation so that she can print it out.