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But in researching it, Illinois also has a version called "Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults" that applies to those 42-64. However, it was paused on July 1 as they wait and see if they have enough funds for the rest of the year, but since my in-laws applied a week prior to July 1 (thankfully!), they should be in. Hopefully! Already a little frustrated because after completing the online application, it said "watch your (physical) mail for a list of anything you may need to submit," and the first thing we received after a week was a letter saying they were denied provisional approval due to "insufficient documentation provided" but are still being considered for actual approval. -
Well that is fantastic. Thank you!
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Any thoughts @ProbeGT?
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So I'm going through this exact process right now. Thanks for the extremely helpful information. However, I do have a question/concern. When I get to the question about "Were you found ineligible for Medicaid..." Well, actually there are two questions. The first one is something like "Were you found ineligible for Medicaid since March 2023" (no mention of immigration status). It specifically says not to say "no" unless you had been denied coverage, and if you do click "yes," it asks for the date of your denial letter. If you say "no," it then asks, "Were you found ineligible for Medicaid based on your immigration status since 2018?" If you say "yes," it asks, "Have you had your current immigration status since 2018?" Then when you say "no," it asks, "Have you had a change in your immigration status since you were found not eligible for Medicaid?" Is the proper method to say "yes" to being found ineligible due to immigration status since 2018, "no" to having your current immigration status since 2018," then "yes" to having a change in your immigration status since you were found not eligible for Medicaid, despite not actually being denied or found ineligible? Just wanted to make sure because these questions sound a little more specific/detailed than what was posted in the OP. Thanks for any insight! (This is Illinois, if that helps at all.)
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IR-5 Interview - petitioner’s naturalization certificate needed?
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Thanks for the response! Yes, I know that scanned and photocopied are both copies. My concern was that in some places it says to bring official/original/certified versions of all documents, so I didn’t know if she needed to bring the official one my wife received at her naturalization ceremony.
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My wife has petitioned her mother to come here on an IR-5 visa. She just received an interview date in early February at the consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. We are trying to make sure she has all of the documents she needs at the interview. We are confused, though, about whether she needs to bring proof of my wife’s (her daughter) citizenship status - i.e., naturalization certificate or US passport. The confusion comes from reading 3 different things in 3 different (official) places. One says to bring ORIGINALS (and copies) of ALL documents uploaded to CEAC (which would include her naturalization certificate). Another official source says to bring proof of status such as “a COPY of naturalization certificate or US passport.” And the checklist that my wife’s mother has to print and bring to the interview doesn’t mention bringing proof of status at all! Obviously, we will have her bring a copy of my wife’s naturalization certificate and passport. But I’m just wondering if we need to risk mailing her official certificate to Vietnam, given how unreliable and slow mail service can be (in our past experience). Anyone know for sure if the petitioner’s official (original) Certificate of Naturalization is needed at the IR-5 interview in Ho Chi Minh City? Thanks in advance for any help!
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Hello! I'm working on the DS-260 for my father-in-law's IR-5 and was wondering about the "ever been arrested" question. He was never arrested in his home country (Vietnam) and his police record came back completely clear. However, several (~3) years ago, while fishing (his former job; he's retired now) he and the whole crew were arrested by Malaysian police and ended up spending about 9 months in jail in Malaysia. The charge was either fishing in Malaysian waters with an expired permit or no permit at all - can't remember exactly (regardless, they always fished exactly where the owner told them to). They were eventually all released when the owner of the fishing boat paid a certain amount of money - a fine, I suppose. I'm not sure exactly how it was all worded, or if there was ever a conviction per se as opposed to just being detained that long, but anyway he got out and went home and retired. I'm assuming I should put all of this, in as much detail as possible? My wife thinks maybe we don't need to since it wasn't in Vietnam, and he probably wouldn't be able to get any kind of records from Malaysia if he needed to. Thoughts? And if fully disclosed, what are the chances a type of arrest/imprisonment like this would hurt his case? Would he be asked to provide some kind of hard(impossible? to obtain records from Malaysia? Thanks for any and all help and advice!