Experiences of 'Inbound Immigrant' health insurance or similar

[tungsten_tip 2]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of a so-called 'inbound immigrant' health insurance policy (or similarly, visitor insurance).

I will arrive on a K1 visa, and we will be married a couple of weeks later. However, my fiancée is a grad student and adding me to her policy appears to be prohibitively expensive (makes sense - it's obviously a policy designed for students and students only!). The hope is that 3+ months down the line when I have my EAD and am able to work I would be in a better position to purchase something else/get employer-based insurance. Is this the best option to tide me over until then? Are these policies worth it, or are there better alternatives?

I've seen a few posts on this topic, but not too many experiences of specific policies.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

[EmigratingSwede 16]

I depended on my Swedish traveler's insurance for the first 40 days. If something had happened they might not have paid out (since I technically didn't live in Sweden any more, and thus wasn't travelling). To tell you hte truth I was even uninsured for a few weeks until I started my job and got coverage. That is not something I can recommend. It worked for me, but if something had happened I would have been up the creek without a paddle...