health insurance !

[TracyTN 237]

Not to split hairs, Alan, but you will be a legal permanent resident when you arrive in the US (or at the very least, a conditional permanent resident). No more 'alien' for you at that stage.

Sorry but you are WRONG !!!!

until a person takes US Citizenship they are a registered ALIEN and must report their change of address within 10 days...

even if they stay 50 years

thats why they were able to ban charlie chapin from re-entry decades after he took US residence

That may be true - I didn't mean that meant you are completely free of USCIS. I suppose the more salient point is what ARE they supposed to call you? You weren't born here and you won't yet be a (naturalized) citizen upon your arrival. Maybe 'halfway Harry' is a better term??

I was actually trying to make you feel better, but clearly that isn't going to happen anytime soon. So, carry on being mad about being an 'alien'.

Edited October 1, 2007 by TracyTN

[Captain Oates 911]

Not to split hairs, Alan, but you will be a legal permanent resident when you arrive in the US (or at the very least, a conditional permanent resident). No more 'alien' for you at that stage.

Sorry but you are WRONG !!!!

until a person takes US Citizenship they are a registered ALIEN and must report their change of address within 10 days...

even if they stay 50 years

thats why they were able to ban charlie chapin from re-entry decades after he took US residence

That may be true (about reporting change of addresses - don't know, never researched it), but I mainly meant your actual immigration status will be that of a permanent resident.

I was actually trying to make you feel better, but clearly that isn't going to happen anytime soon. So, carry on being mad about being an 'alien'.

Not at all angry about being an ALIEN Tracy - but I know where I stand which is someone who can be deported as compared to a USC who cannot. Not complaining about that status either - all I am saying is that I will remain a British subject.

That means I am 'entitled' to reside in the UK at an instant's notice forever - and just getting a green card will not change that.

Any time I fell like flying to the UK and renting a flat and saying 'here I am, I have resumed residence' means I can access the NHS free of charge and hah ! to those who say I can't.

It is legal, and in my case, morally correct. In fact I dont draw a distinction in this case and I am perfectly happy for a million East Europeans to claim the same right.

After that I can return to the US as a resident either with or without a re-entry permit depending on the time of absence.

Now that may not suit the snooties on here but it is legal fact and I will bet them my green card it is within the law - US and UK

As I say, I have more than done my bit for the UK's finances. I will have the best insurance money can buy in the US if I ever get there, which is not at all certain, but a lot of immigrants have no idea how tough the US can be if the insurance company can find an exclusion in an expensive case...

When it comes right down to it and you are staring bankrupcy or vagrancy in the face while suffering from an awful disease, all the moralists on VJ would take the 100% legal alternative that I am describing.

I don't believe they would volunterer to end up in a hostel for the homeless rather than take that flight.

I simply do not believe them.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Well lets just hope that if and when the time comes for you to need extensive medical care you are still able to return to the UK.... not everybody is...

Kez

[TracyTN 237]

I think I understand, Alan. That's just one of many reasons my husband will become a citizen as soon as he is able. Though that doesn't make him any less a British subject (although he is no longer paying taxes there, of course!).

The rest of the discussion (about using the NHS after leaving the country) really isn't for me to say. Doesn't seem exactly right to me, but then again, I didn't pay into that system for years so take that for what its worth.

But yes you're right - the officers at a US POE will not care one iota if you leave to use the UK health system. All they are concerned with is your right to re-enter (which you can do freely with your green card and UK passport). What the UK might think of that, I have no idea.

*edited for typo*

Edited October 1, 2007 by TracyTN

[Captain Oates 911]

Well lets just hope that if and when the time comes for you to need extensive medical care you are still able to return to the UK.... not everybody is...

Kez

Those of my male ancestors who are not riddled with bullets by the Germans tend to live well into their 90's, and then die of boredom when they can't find any more wrong thinking to correct...

I don't think US insurers cover 'boredom' so I may have to return at that point...(NHS has no exclusions)

alright now fruit and vegetable time

[L_n_O 3]

Anyone know about insurance for the State of virginia for us un-insurables??

[TinTin and Samby 11]

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Edited October 26, 2007 by TinTin and Samby

[Anna Sif 0]

Just Google "health insurance for immigrants" in the case of the one emmigrating and "temporary health care" for the USC.

I did both to get myself and my husband insured and found search sites that will find and compare coverage and prices in your state, both if you're a resident or a citizen looking for temporary coverage. We're paying 100 bucks a month each.

It took us about a week to get the policy and be covered.

Google!