K-1 Fiancee / How Soon Can She Buy Healthcare?

[James Joyce 0]

Hi There - My fiancee will be coming to the U.S. in Feb on a K-1 visa. We plan to marry around 2 weeks after she arrives. I am self-employeed and have healthcare through the ACA Marketplace in NJ. How soon can I add my fiancee to my plan? Can I add her as soon as we marry? She already has a social security number from a previous time in the U.S.

 

My hope is that I can add her to my plan quickly and not have to wait for her AOS. Thanks

 

James

[Just Paul 4,591]

We were CR1. I couldn't add my wife until she had her social security number. Probably the same for K1

[janet3 1,170]

23 minutes ago, James Joyce said:

Hi There - My fiancee will be coming to the U.S. in Feb on a K-1 visa. We plan to marry around 2 weeks after she arrives. I am self-employeed and have healthcare through the ACA Marketplace in NJ. How soon can I add my fiancee to my plan? Can I add her as soon as we marry? She already has a social security number from a previous time in the U.S.

 

My hope is that I can add her to my plan quickly and not have to wait for her AOS. Thanks

 

James

My fiancé came here on November 15, 2017 and we married December 12. I added him to my insurance on December 13th. His coverage began January 1, 2018

My coverage was through the market place. They give you two months to get them a SSN and/or resident status to them.

Edited November 10, 2018 by janet3
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[James Joyce 0]

4 minutes ago, janet3 said:

My fiancé came here on November 15, 2017 and we married December 12. I added him to my insurance on December 13th. His coverage began January 1, 2018

My coverage was through the market place. They give you two months to get them a SSN and/or resident status to them.

Thank you so much! This is what I was hoping. One question - did you have to send the marketplace a copy of your marriage certificate to add your husband? I am guessing not if you added him so quickly?

[janet3 1,170]

4 minutes ago, James Joyce said:

Thank you so much! This is what I was hoping. One question - did you have to send the marketplace a copy of your marriage certificate to add your husband? I am guessing not if you added him so quickly?

I didn’t have to send the marriage certificate. I sent a copy of the K1 visa, NOA2 for the 129f, a copy of his passport id page and a copy of the I 94.

 

 

[MapleLeaf29 247]

I contacted my insurance company a few weeks before my fiancé entered the United States.  I explained the situation and told them we had a wedding date set for June 1st.  They told me his coverage would start the day of our wedding and even sent me his insurance card.  We applied for his SSN a few weeks later and called the insurance company as soon as we knew the number.  I was kind of nervous about the whole process, but it ended up working very smoothly.