Guys, please help!!

[SrilankanstoUS 11]

1 hour ago, Daria Parkinson said:

For how long will this rule be blocked??

That’s a temporary injunction. Cannot predict when they would lift it. According to the court rulings, it says the public charge has been ordered to block until the declared national health emergency is over. And it’s true what juancarlos says, you must get yourself and your spouse enrolled in an insurance plan to avoid costly medical bills in the future. America is expensive for immigrants.

[bobjennyhitched 99]

I wasn't able to get health insurance until 10 weeks after I moved as my SSN didn't come through. I was under the understanding that you could get medical without SSN, and we tried. Moral of the story though, get it is you can, I broke my tooth two days before I was officially covered. Bill was $1200 but we negotiated down to $900, we were lucky to afford it. I was worried as I also have asthma. My UK doctor gave me 12 months worth of medicine to tide me over as well or I would have been up s**t street due to the delay in my SSN. I did tick the SSN on DS-260 too so make sure you chase that as it seems a lot of us had to wait a long time for them. I moved April 2020.

 

I am insured now, but if you can get it, get it to take the weight off your mind.

Edited August 5, 2020 by jennywhite421
medication

[Daria Parkinson 43]

51 minutes ago, jennywhite421 said:

I wasn't able to get health insurance until 10 weeks after I moved as my SSN didn't come through. I was under the understanding that you could get medical without SSN, and we tried. Moral of the story though, get it is you can, I broke my tooth two days before I was officially covered. Bill was $1200 but we negotiated down to $900, we were lucky to afford it. I was worried as I also have asthma. My UK doctor gave me 12 months worth of medicine to tide me over as well or I would have been up s**t street due to the delay in my SSN. I did tick the SSN on DS-260 too so make sure you chase that as it seems a lot of us had to wait a long time for them. I moved April 2020.

 

I am insured now, but if you can get it, get it to take the weight off your mind.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Better to get just for couple months or at once for the entire year? What do you think? Or even to try a special spousal medical insurance?

[Boiler 45,520]

Generally Insirance is bought annually now a new immigrant is likely to need to buy for part of a year initially, until the end of December.

[RajNZ 3]

5 hours ago, jennywhite421 said:

I wasn't able to get health insurance until 10 weeks after I moved as my SSN didn't come through. I was under the understanding that you could get medical without SSN, and we tried. Moral of the story though, get it is you can, I broke my tooth two days before I was officially covered. Bill was $1200 but we negotiated down to $900, we were lucky to afford it. I was worried as I also have asthma. My UK doctor gave me 12 months worth of medicine to tide me over as well or I would have been up s**t street due to the delay in my SSN. I did tick the SSN on DS-260 too so make sure you chase that as it seems a lot of us had to wait a long time for them. I moved April 2020.

 

I am insured now, but if you can get it, get it to take the weight off your mind.

We have also ticked for SSN on DS-260 and entered USA 1st week of July. How long did it take for you to get SSN? Also did you have to apply again here in US or the tick on DS-260 worked?

 

Thanks

[bobjennyhitched 99]

14 hours ago, Daria Parkinson said:

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Better to get just for couple months or at once for the entire year? What do you think? Or even to try a special spousal medical insurance?

If I'm honest, I don't know where to get the special insurance but if you can get it, I'd do it and if for three months would be good (if the insurance company lets you ).

[bobjennyhitched 99]

10 hours ago, Feb2007 said:

We have also ticked for SSN on DS-260 and entered USA 1st week of July. How long did it take for you to get SSN? Also did you have to apply again here in US or the tick on DS-260 worked?

 

Thanks

Mine took ten weeks, I ended up calling the SSA about four times then they gave me an appointment (social distancing one). I had to re-apply again, but took  the DS-260 to show I was in the right.

[Boiler 45,520]

What is special insurance?

[bobjennyhitched 99]

51 minutes ago, Boiler said:

What is special insurance?

I was curious on this, as it didn't seem to be an option when I moved

[Kerib86 0]

Im a veteran and use my retirement VA medical benefits for my health insurance that i can add my wife onto, would this be acceptable?

[Boiler 45,520]

Yes

[SalishSea 17,833]

On 8/6/2020 at 6:06 AM, Boiler said:

What is special insurance?

I want to know, too.  I even work in health care, and I've not heard of this 'special insurance.'

[Boiler 45,520]

18 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I want to know, too.  I even work in health care, and I've not heard of this 'special insurance.'

I worked in Insurance for more years than I caret remember.