Andy&Dom

We will look into the short term coverage! Thank you for the information, it was very helpful.

Hi all. My wife will be arriving in the United States in September from Germany on a CR1 visa. It is very important for us that there is no lap in health insurance coverage from when we leave germany to arriving in the United States. Our ultimate goal is to buy health insurance from the marketplace or have insurance from our future employers, however, from my understanding, it will not be possible to apply for marketplace insurance for her as she isn't a permanent resident until her approved arrival into the USA on the CR1. What do you recommend and has any else had experience with this? We have thought about getting a short term travel insurance for a few weeks before we can apply for marketplace coverage, but I can only see that these are for tourists visiting the USA. Any advice? Thanks for all the help:)

Ahh ok. It seems to be that you are speaking from experience and that is what I love about this forum for newcomers like myself. It isn't in the fine print but that is the way it is. We have enough in assets and should qualify this way. Thank you once again.

Thanks for the reply. I have seen this before on the forums, but never been able to find a source for this information. I will be accepting a new position after relocating to the states and will be making significantly more, but I also have read I am not allowed to use this neither. Seems to be like a catch 22 for Americans working abroad temporarily... Thank you for tagging "pushbrk" so I can get some more information. Thank you:)

Hello everyone. I am a U.S. citizen living and working abroad, and I am filling out the I-864 for my spouse for the CR1 visa. As my income so far in 2022 is entirely from my job overseas, am I still allowed to include this in my "current annual income"? I have read the entire instructions of the form as well as the FAQ's on the state department's website and it doesn't say I cant. The only restriction comes from using the intending immigrant's income as it must continue from the same source after immigrating. I haven't been able to find anything stating that a U.S. citizen sponsor isn't allowed to use foreign income ( I mean, I will have to file a U.S. tax return on this foreign income and it is subject to U.S. taxes so I don't see why I cant use it). However, I have read on this forum that I am not allowed to use it. Could someone provide me a source for this reasoning on not being able to use my foreign income? Thanks a lot everybody:)