Medical Insurance and i-134a parole

[wazzujoel 63]

When you are sponsoring a Cuban/Haitian/Nicaraguan/Venezuelan on i-134a, you are agreeing to financially support them for two years. What are their options for medical insurance here in the USA? I am sure once they get their social security number (which should happen fairly quickly) they would be allowed to get medical insurance on the AHA market place... However what would their pricing be? Would they qualify for greatly discounted insurance since they have no income, or would they be required to use the sponsor's income to find out the cost of their coverage? Could be quite costly.    

[Boiler 45,445]

The I 134 is unenforceable.

 

My first thought is that it varies by State, somewhere like California may provide Medicaid.

[wazzujoel 63]

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

The I 134 is unenforceable.

 

My first thought is that it varies by State, somewhere like California may provide Medicaid.

 

Awesome. Thank you

[SalishSea 17,801]

29 minutes ago, wazzujoel said:

When you are sponsoring a Cuban/Haitian/Nicaraguan/Venezuelan on i-134a, you are agreeing to financially support them for two years. What are their options for medical insurance here in the USA? I am sure once they get their social security number (which should happen fairly quickly) they would be allowed to get medical insurance on the AHA market place... However what would their pricing be? Would they qualify for greatly discounted insurance since they have no income, or would they be required to use the sponsor's income to find out the cost of their coverage? Could be quite costly.    

If it is for your fiance, why wouldn't you just add her to your employer-based insurance?

 

She doesn't need an SSN to be added.

[wazzujoel 63]

Just now, Jorgedig said:

If it is for your fiance, why wouldn't you just add her to your employer-based insurance?

 

She doesn't need an SSN to be added.

 

My question wasn't in regards to my fiancée. For my Fiancée, yes she will be added to my employer based insurance when she qualifies for that. 

 

Her immediate family is interested in having me support them on parole also. I am willing to do that, however was trying to understand my financial obligation before agreeing to support them on parole. Her family wouldn't qualify for my employer based insurance obviously. 

[Chancy 6,241]

34 minutes ago, wazzujoel said:

When you are sponsoring a Cuban/Haitian/Nicaraguan/Venezuelan on i-134a, you are agreeing to financially support them for two years. What are their options for medical insurance here in the USA? I am sure once they get their social security number (which should happen fairly quickly) they would be allowed to get medical insurance on the AHA market place

 

They would be eligible to apply for insurance through HealthCare.gov as soon as they enter the US as parolees.  No SSN required.  "Paroled into the US" is listed as a valid status here -- https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/immigration-status/

 

[Boiler 45,445]

You have no financial obligation 

 

I would have thought MediCal would be the better option but as always individual circumstances vary

[wazzujoel 63]

7 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

They would be eligible to apply for insurance through HealthCare.gov as soon as they enter the US as parolees.  No SSN required.  "Paroled into the US" is listed as a valid status here -- https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/immigration-status/

 

 Thanks! 😄

[wazzujoel 63]

Just now, Boiler said:

You have no financial obligation 

 

I would have thought MediCal would be the better option but as always individual circumstances vary

 

At this moment it's a little unclear where they would even live. Would they live near their daughter and I in the cold of NY, or would they want to be closer to their other relatives and the heat of Miami? There is a lot of things we need to figure out and once that's all figured out then we will be able to decide what makes more sense in our specific situation. I am grateful though that you guys have helped me see that there are options for them. Thank you! 

[Boiler 45,445]

NY I missed where you were but think they do the same sort of thing for migrants

 

Florida will be different but there is a large Cuban diaspora so this will be a common issue

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

20 hours ago, wazzujoel said:

 

My question wasn't in regards to my fiancée. For my Fiancée, yes she will be added to my employer based insurance when she qualifies for that. 

 

Her immediate family is interested in having me support them on parole also. I am willing to do that, however was trying to understand my financial obligation before agreeing to support them on parole. Her family wouldn't qualify for my employer based insurance obviously. 

 

I am a pretty cautious guy, and to me this is a red flag.  If they have relatives in Miami, why would they ask someone who is not (yet) related to them to sponsor them for humanitarian parole?

 

 

[wazzujoel 63]

36 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

I am a pretty cautious guy, and to me this is a red flag.  If they have relatives in Miami, why would they ask someone who is not (yet) related to them to sponsor them for humanitarian parole?

 

 

 

Because I am closer related to them then their relatives in Miami. I am going to be their daughters Husband, where their relatives in Miami are his distant second cousins. There is some sort of pride thing going on here also, where they know this distant cousin wouldn't say no to temporarily putting them up, but they have too much pride to ask them to make the parole request. 

 

I am fairly certain they will be moving to NY near us now anyways, which is in my favor. Sure I will need to help get them integrated here, but it will be good for my partner to have her mom near for support and also near when we have children. 

[Kyleandandrea 16]

On 1/13/2023 at 9:50 AM, Boiler said:

The I 134 is unenforceable.

 

My first thought is that it varies by State, somewhere like California may provide Medicaid.

Its why the states are suing and the program might end.  We are leaving tomorrow for the usa on our travel authorization 

[Boiler 45,445]

5 minutes ago, Kyleandandrea said:

Its why the states are suing and the program might end.  We are leaving tomorrow for the usa on our travel authorization 

A reason, there are many. The cost to the Federal regime is minimal, the cost is mainly on the States. Is it very Political, of course.

[Kyleandandrea 16]

39 minutes ago, Boiler said:

A reason, there are many. The cost to the Federal regime is minimal, the cost is mainly on the States. Is it very Political, of course.

Everything is very political. I wish they both would take some time and fix the broken immigration system.  We have been waiting over a year now for a simple K1 Visa.