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Hello,

I have been issued my K1 visa and the flight is booked, so now I want to make sure I have everything I need for the point of entry. I have:

-Passport with visa page

-Sealed envelope sent from embassy

-All of my interview documents

-Print out of ticket information

-List of everything in my luggage

Will I need anything else for the point of entry? I'm landing at North Carolina if that makes a difference.

I have an ESTA that is still valid for a year, should I cancel that or does the visa automatically take precedent?

I also have a question regarding travel insurance, every policy I look up wants a return date, but I'm hoping there won't be one! What's the usual process for getting onto a medical insurance programme once I've landed, is it pretty quick or can't I do it until marriage/AoS/etc?

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the second you get through customs you can apply for health care on healthcare.gov since you have just moved to the us. as for the esta it is no longer valid since you have gotten a k1 vIsa and you would need to fill it out again with the updated info.

good luck

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After you marry you qualify.

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https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/qualifying-life-event/

if you dig a bit there is an option for "moving to the us from a us territory or another country" that is the bracket you fall under. you must bring proof you were living thier prior.

good luck

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https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/qualifying-life-event/

if you dig a bit there is an option for "moving to the us from a us territory or another country" that is the bracket you fall under. you must bring proof you were living thier prior.

good luck

But just entering on the K-1 does not qualify as having "moved" to the US, as you do not become a legal resident upon entry. The marriage must occur and the AOS be filed before there is any documentation of having moved to the US.

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I will keep an eye on this post as I think some of the answers will be useful to me too. I am not sure what to do about insurance for the same reason. Don't know if I can get insurance straight away or have to get holiday insurance from here prior to leaving the UK.

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I will keep an eye on this post as I think some of the answers will be useful to me too. I am not sure what to do about insurance for the same reason. Don't know if I can get insurance straight away or have to get holiday insurance from here prior to leaving the UK.

In my homecountry, Germany, there are good long-term holiday insurances that can be extended for up to two years. I've used it before and will use it again for my K1 visa stay. You should look for something like that. In the end that is likely to be cheaper (and better) than an insurance in the US before you are married and can be insured with your spouse through his employment.

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