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My senior dad lost his passport that contained his US Visa that was still valid. He only has his expired passport and visa, but the recently renewed one can no longer be found. Based on my research, he may not qualify for drop box renewal. Is this accurate? I'm hoping he no longer has to travel to Manila by himself because he's already 77. Country - Philippines

He is located in the Philippines, so I don't think his previous work history there counts. I filled out the online calculator on Covered CA, but what I'm not sure about is whether or not he's part of our household or he's a one-person household. I don't plan for him to be declared as my "dependent" when filing taxes; he's filing taxes on his own, albeit no income.

I am planning to sponsor my dad (77 years old) to come to the US. There's a lot of conflicting information about health insurance for seniors, so I thought of asking here. I checked out https://www.coveredca.com/, but I'm not sure if he would be considered a part of our household or is he just a household one one person? From my understanding, the person you are sponsoring only counts as a "part of the household" if they are tax dependents. In this case, the plan is for my dad to file his taxes separately, albeit he may no longer be working because of his age. Thanks for your help!

Cathi - Kindly read my message again. I never said I would allow her, so I don't know where you even got that. I even said "I'd rather have her stay in our home country than opt out." She is the one that suggested that she opt out. This is what I said: My mother is very adamant in moving to the US (my dad doesn't care) that she is willing to opt out. But from my understanding, it's mandatory? But in any case, I'd rather her stay in our home country than opt out. There I enlarged it for you in case you can't read. I am aware that it is very expensive, hence, I asked on this forum to see what my options are. Thought this was a safe place to ask without judgment, apparently not.

Are these articles accurate? https://www.***removed***.com/new-immigrants-medical-insurance-plans/ https://www.***removed***/sponsor-responsibilities-obligations-for-affidavit-of-support/

Boiler - I'm actually on the fence about it. It has been my mother's dream to live in the US because she feels like this will give her a chance to start fresh in life. My aunt (her sister), has been living here for 60 years and has been the one trying to convince her to come. All of the misinformation she's been communicating to my mother (affordable healthcare, etc) may have been true when she first came here decades ago, but these no longer apply to this day. So my mom is looking at everything with rose-colored glasses. My mother would love to make some money of her own and believes that she will be able to find a job as a caregiver, but I'm worried that because she has mental health issues, she may not last a day at her job, if she does find one. Really, I'm just worried about a lot of unknowns and possible future implications. Coming from Wales, you may see things differently. But I feel like Filipinos will see me as the "ungrateful child that should be burned alive for not bringing their mother with them to the US." In my mother's words, "I am the only Filipino child that has hesitations in sponsoring their mother to come to America." This makes me feel terrible, but my kids also need a future. Sorry for ranting. Just wanted to share my story. From what I've researched, Medicaid is only for individuals that at have at least worked for 10 years or have 40 work credits?

SalishSea - From what I have researched, it is mandatory. That said, even if it weren't mandatory, I wouldn't allow her to opt out because I know that at any point in the future, if say, she feels any sort of discomfort, even something non-life threatening like a toothache (which I know can be debilitating), she will blame me for her wrong decision and force me to help her get care. Crazy Cat - This was my expectation. What I'm seeing seems incorrect. I will call to verify Chancy - This is where I looked. I went to the Covered CA website then it led me to Medi-Cal. I'm unable to see an actual quote though, which is why I went over to healthcare.gov instead.

I know this topic has been asked a few times, but it looks like the posts are at least a few years old, so I wanted to see if there are new updates to policies that I may have missed. I am planning on bringing my parents over to California, but health insurance has been a deterrent. Since they are 72 and 77, I called the Marketplace and was told they don't even offer insurance for that age range. So I have a few questions: 1. I went over to healthcare.gov and see a list of plans that are quite affordable. One of them was "Anthem Blue Cross Silver 94 HMO" that was $0/mo with an out-of-pocket maximum of $1,500. This looks too good to be true! What am I missing here? 2. My mother is very adamant in moving to the US (my dad doesn't care) that she is willing to opt out. But from my understanding, it's mandatory? But in any case, I'd rather her stay in our home country than opt out. 3. My mother lost most of her vision on one eye, so I'm guessing this will be considered a preexisting condition, as well as her diabetes. Does that mean she will be denied coverage for this particular issue? 4. To those who had elderly parents immigrate recently, how much are you paying for your premiums? Thanks in advance for your help!

@BowGurl When was this? There was a clinic in Los Angeles before that was also free, but that was over 10 years ago. The clinic still exists to this day, but they now require Medi-Cal.