Case Complete to Interview August 2020

[JapanResident 86]

24 minutes ago, Tofu said:

I haven't done my research on this yet, but I believe there are temporary insurance plans available to permanent residents you could obtain in the meantime.  One insurance company I was going to look into was called Seven Corners.

Thank you for the insurance company name. It seems that you need to go with a private insurance company in whatever state you plan to live in.

 

However, I just called the healthcare marketplace again and spoke with a very helpful woman who told me that you can speed things up by uploading proof of your spouse's entry into the country (proof of moving to the US within the last 60 days, or even proof of visa issuance), then calling them to make sure that your spouse's status is updated. This will ensure the fastest enrollment eligibility, and you can enroll with this proof along with the alien registration number instead of a social security number. This was great news for us. The phone rep checked with her supervisor about this, and then she actually used my wife's alien registration number on my enrollment page (to change from an individual to a family plan). Because my wife hasn't actually moved to the US yet, she wasn't able to enroll yet.

[Tofu 343]

3 minutes ago, JapanResident said:

Thank you for the insurance company name. It seems that you need to go with a private insurance company in whatever state you plan to live in.

 

However, I just called the healthcare marketplace again and spoke with a very helpful woman who told me that you can speed things up by uploading proof of your spouse's entry into the country (proof of moving to the US within the last 60 days, or even proof of visa issuance), then calling them to make sure that your spouse's status is updated. This will ensure the fastest enrollment eligibility, and you can enroll with this proof along with the alien registration number instead of a social security number. This was great news for us. The phone rep checked with her supervisor about this, and then she actually used my wife's alien registration number on my enrollment page (to change from an individual to a family plan). Because my wife hasn't actually moved to the US yet, she wasn't able to enroll yet.

This is great news! Thanks for the info - we will certainly try this when our comes too!

[Kenzie_ 78]

Interview date secured 8/31 🤗🎉🙏🏾

[JenIE 402]

15 minutes ago, Kenzie_ said:

Interview date secured 8/31 🤗🎉🙏🏾

Congratulations, that's great news!!

[Kenzie_ 78]

Just now, JenIE said:

Congratulations, that's great news!!

Thank you!!! Feels like a weight has lifted 

[LoloBrinny 113]

4 hours ago, AllTheseGoneBy said:

Thanks for information, 

 

can you tell me if you did your interview in english or in french? I speak poor English I'm afraid of having to do it in English

The interview is in English.

[Ncornejo7 236]

13 minutes ago, LoloBrinny said:

The interview is in English.

Dont they have people that speak the native language of the country?

[dwheels76 5,468]

1 hour ago, Kenzie_ said:

Interview date secured 8/31 🤗🎉🙏🏾

Congratulations. Was this an expedite or regular processing?

 

I added you to the spreadsheet.

[Kenzie_ 78]

20 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

Congratulations. Was this an expedite or regular processing?

 

I added you to the spreadsheet.

Thank you!

Regular 

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

12 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

All you need is your Social security number which usually arrives 10 to 14 days after arrival.

Do we have to do anything special for the Social security office to know when to send the SSN to the immigrants address? Or just at POE something gets sent to the office and they know exactly to send it out then? Thanks so much in advance. 

[Kimi31 126]

1 hour ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Do we have to do anything special for the Social security office to know when to send the SSN to the immigrants address? Or just at POE something gets sent to the office and they know exactly to send it out then? Thanks so much in advance. 

Entry to POe should trigger the Ss to be processed/sent 

[LoloBrinny 113]

10 hours ago, Ncornejo7 said:

Dont they have people that speak the native language of the country?

Hi,

 

They do.

But my interviewer was American, and started the conversation in English, so I do think they expect you to speak English during the interview. 
 

In any case, that is the experience I had at the Paris embassy, it might differ somewhere else.

 

Laurent

[Daria Parkinson 43]

9 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

Congratulations. Was this an expedite or regular processing?

 

I added you to the spreadsheet.

Where’s the spreadsheet, can you please share?

11 hours ago, Kenzie_ said:

Interview date secured 8/31 🤗🎉🙏🏾

What country?

[Andy&Jamie 110]

Hi everyone! 

 

DQ'd a couple days ago. So excited, feels like we're finally in the home stretch!

 

I realise a lot of the embassies are still closed due to covid, but does anyone have any updates on London?  I saw a couple of people saying they had their interview dates which is awesome, I'm more just wondering if they're only booking expedited or direct consular filed cases or something. 

 

Wishing everyone speedy interview dates and general wellness! 

[Alix64 425]

10 hours ago, Ncornejo7 said:

Dont they have people that speak the native language of the country?

The person in front of me at the interview could not speak English, she was there for her teenage son (whose father was obviously a US citizen).

The interview was a mix between French and English.

If you explain that you are in the process of learning English, it is good enough I assume.