Co-signer for green card delivery?

[starsandbytes 4]

So my husband and I are now at the stage where we are waiting for his interview, woo! However, until he has his interview he is (wisely) not handing in his notice. He has a 3 month notice period, which then complicates the timing for him being added to my health insurance when he arrives.

 

So, our idea was to have him come over a month after his interview, during his notice period, activate his visa/green card, and then return to the UK to finish serving his notice. One issue we realized is the green card is listed as needed the intended recipient there to receive the card. I was also unsure if the social security card is the same way. I have seen that it is possible to have someone else listed to sign for you, however we were unsure when we would do that. Is that something that would be instructed/signed off on when my husband enters the US, or does he receive and email from the green card services where he can designate someone who is allowed to sign off on the card delivery?

 

Thanks for the help.

[pushbrk 13,027]

38 minutes ago, starsandbytes said:

So my husband and I are now at the stage where we are waiting for his interview, woo! However, until he has his interview he is (wisely) not handing in his notice. He has a 3 month notice period, which then complicates the timing for him being added to my health insurance when he arrives.

 

So, our idea was to have him come over a month after his interview, during his notice period, activate his visa/green card, and then return to the UK to finish serving his notice. One issue we realized is the green card is listed as needed the intended recipient there to receive the card. I was also unsure if the social security card is the same way. I have seen that it is possible to have someone else listed to sign for you, however we were unsure when we would do that. Is that something that would be instructed/signed off on when my husband enters the US, or does he receive and email from the green card services where he can designate someone who is allowed to sign off on the card delivery?

 

Thanks for the help.

Both come by simple first class mail.  No need for anybody to "be there".

[Wuozopo 4,293]

8 hours ago, starsandbytes said:

He has a 3 month notice period, which then complicates the timing for him being added to my health insurance when he arrives.

I am just curious about  the timing issue and your insurance. What starts the timer and how long do you have? 

[Redro 4,611]

10 hours ago, starsandbytes said:

So my husband and I are now at the stage where we are waiting for his interview, woo! However, until he has his interview he is (wisely) not handing in his notice. He has a 3 month notice period, which then complicates the timing for him being added to my health insurance when he arrives.

 

So, our idea was to have him come over a month after his interview, during his notice period, activate his visa/green card, and then return to the UK to finish serving his notice. One issue we realized is the green card is listed as needed the intended recipient there to receive the card. I was also unsure if the social security card is the same way. I have seen that it is possible to have someone else listed to sign for you, however we were unsure when we would do that. Is that something that would be instructed/signed off on when my husband enters the US, or does he receive and email from the green card services where he can designate someone who is allowed to sign off on the card delivery?

 

Thanks for the help.

I was under the impression arriving as a permanent resident was a "qualifying event" that allows you to add your husband to your insurance... 

If this is the case I wouldn't have your husband "activate" his visa until he has ended his work in the UK. He has 6 months from medical to enter the US.

This will help you simplify taxes when the time comes to file them... (as your husband is liable for taxes or anything he sells in the UK once he activates his residency and becomes an LPR). 

If your insurance works a little different have him come over to the US sooner... but TBH London isn't a difficult consulate so I would have him quit ASAP. 

 

[arken 4,197]

10 hours ago, starsandbytes said:

Is that something that would be instructed/signed off on when my husband enters the US, or does he receive and email from the green card services where he can designate someone who is allowed to sign off on the card delivery?

As said, the GC or SS card will delivered like other regular mails you get. No signatures or anybody required. The postman will simply leave it on the curbside or doorside maibox or leave it in front of the door depending on how you get regular usps mails.

[starsandbytes 4]

2 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

I am just curious about  the timing issue and your insurance. What starts the timer and how long do you have? 

We are concerned about a gap in insurance. With his notice period we are looking at the end of December for his permanent move to the US. However hr ia closes during the holidays and he must be registered before the 1st to receive healthcare coverage for the next month. That could lead to over a months gap in health insurance, which we do not want.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, starsandbytes said:

We are concerned about a gap in insurance. With his notice period we are looking at the end of December for his permanent move to the US. However hr ia closes during the holidays and he must be registered before the 1st to receive healthcare coverage for the next month. That could lead to over a months gap in health insurance, which we do not want.

When open enrollment starts, can you add him as your spouse for coverage beginning Jan 1?  They will want his SSN, but    they can’t make that a requirement. They can assign him a number or some use passport number for the user number. They may not be accustomed  to doing this, but I believe if they dig into it they will find that a SSN does not have to be provided.

[starsandbytes 4]

Just now, Wuozopo said:

When open enrollment starts, can you add him as your spouse for coverage beginning Jan 1?  They will want his SSN, but    they can’t make that a requirement. They can assign him a number or some use passport number for the user number. They may not be accustomed  to doing this, but I believe if they dig into it they will find that a SSN does not have to be provided.

I’m sure they could, but the problem is the HR office may not process anything between the 25th of December and the 2nd of January. I’ve sent an email e quoting about it but haven’t received a response.

[Chancy 6,243]

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[Wuozopo 4,293]

33 minutes ago, starsandbytes said:

I’m sure they could, but the problem is the HR office may not process anything between the 25th of December and the 2nd of January. I’ve sent an email e quoting about it but haven’t received a response.

All insurance has an open enrollment period usually a few weeks in November where you sign up for the next year of coverage. You can change your coverage or add people to your coverage. Often if you don’t reply to open enrollment notices, you keep what you had going into the next calendar year. Maybe you always kept your same coverage and never explored open enrollment or the costs of family coverage vs individual coverage.
 

If you add him during your company’s open enrollment period, everything is done and dusted in November or early December for Jan 1, 2023 plan coverage. Nothing has to be done between Christmas and New Years.

 

Also to add—since you missed the London interview assignments that went out the first week of August, his will likely be assigned the first week of September for an October interview (if they keep to the most recent pattern). His notice period may not be up until end of January. Ugh! I know you’re tired of waiting.
Notes from UK forum: 

Interview letters came Aug 2 for Sept 21-23 (7 weeks lead time) 

DQs were 6/21, 6/23, 7/12, 7/22 

[starsandbytes 4]

1 hour ago, Wuozopo said:

All insurance has an open enrollment period usually a few weeks in November where you sign up for the next year of coverage. You can change your coverage or add people to your coverage. Often if you don’t reply to open enrollment notices, you keep what you had going into the next calendar year. Maybe you always kept your same coverage and never explored open enrollment or the costs of family coverage vs individual coverage.
 

If you add him during your company’s open enrollment period, everything is done and dusted in November or early December for Jan 1, 2023 plan coverage. Nothing has to be done between Christmas and New Years.

 

Also to add—since you missed the London interview assignments that went out the first week of August, his will likely be assigned the first week of September for an October interview (if they keep to the most recent pattern). His notice period may not be up until end of January. Ugh! I know you’re tired of waiting.
Notes from UK forum: 

Interview letters came Aug 2 for Sept 21-23 (7 weeks lead time) 

DQs were 6/21, 6/23, 7/12, 7/22 

We already have the interview scheduled in September so he could arrive after that. The problem is he needs to enter the country before I am allowed to enroll him on my specific insurance. My insurance specifically cited the need to have verification of an activated visa to qualify for insurance. If it looks like, as someone said above, we can’t have him enter in November and the leave otherwise we are tax liable, then he will have to come over in December. That gives me a very tiny window to enroll him so there is no gap in coverage.

Edited August 23, 2022 by starsandbytes

[Lil bear 4,273]

3 minutes ago, starsandbytes said:

We already have the interview scheduled in September so he could arrive after that. The problem is he needs to enter the country before I am allowed to enroll him on my specific insurance. My insurance specifically cited the need to have verification of an activated visa to qualify for insurance. If it looks like, as someone said above, we can’t have him enter in November and the leave otherwise we are tax liable, then he will have to come over in December. That gives me a very tiny window to enroll him so there is no gap in coverage.

In these sorts of situations , you’ll need to decide which consequence you can or cannot live with .. more complex  tax situation or insurance gap .. as it looks like you can't avoid both 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

55 minutes ago, starsandbytes said:

We already have the interview scheduled in September so he could arrive after that. The problem is he needs to enter the country before I am allowed to enroll him on my specific insurance. My insurance specifically cited the need to have verification of an activated visa to qualify for insurance. If it looks like, as someone said above, we can’t have him enter in November and the leave otherwise we are tax liable, then he will have to come over in December. That gives me a very tiny window to enroll him so there is no gap in coverage.

You might benefit by filing 2022 jointly. Perhaps not as big a benefit as some because your income must be low if you require a joint sponsor.Higher earners get the biggest tax break. With a spouse, you would reduce your taxable income by $25,900, but not lower than $0. 
 

If he comes in November or December, you have the same tax situation for 2022. He will not be taxed on the same income in the UK and US. There is a tax treaty that prevents double taxation. If you don’t want to deal with taxes at all, he should come after the tax year ends (Dec 31).

 

if you want to talk further on taxes, post a question in the tax forum. This topic is—Can somebody sign for his greencard and Social Security card? And the answer is—Nobody needs to because they come with the regular mail. We have gotten off topic. 

[Scandi 4,176]

I don't know how it works in the UK, but I didn't stick around to "finish" my two months notice. I just moved when it suited me best time-wise (with selling condo, car, stuff I was needed for in the US at certain dates etc), much more important than a job I had just quit anyway. 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Scandi