Jonathan and Tina

Okay, never mind. I found the answer.

Just to raise this topic from the dead, if you have everything needed on the DS-3205 and you're within a year of your medical, do you need to include the I-693 form in your AOS package at all?

When I had my medical exam (London) it was inside flu season, so I was required to have had the vaccine for it. I had been given a flu vaccine shot only a couple of weeks before, but for some reason my vaccine information from my GP did not include it. The physician at Knightsbridge recommended I get another sheet that included it (which I did, and have with me) and put 'K1' on the Influenza row on my DS-3025, in the column for 'vaccine given by panel site'.

Does this mean I need to see a civil surgeon here in the States? Or is that an acceptable entry?

Okay, I thought based on above you had started to apply for AOS. Since you haven't I'd suggest to do that as soon as possible, because that's going to be your main qualifier for Obamacare.

I don't know the site you're meaning, but I have yet to see anyone talk about being refused O'care because they didn't have an EAD. If you adjust and get an NOA 1, that's possibly a document you're going to need. Have they been given the run-around by exchange employees that don't know what they are talking about (yes)? I think to give you 100% confidence in the matter it would be a good idea to contact the O'care employees and discuss the qualifications and options. Your wife qualifies simply out of being recently married and having her coverage dropped already.

Now if you look at the list of documentation that can be used you'll see EAD listed sure.. but you'll also see an (I-797), alien number, foreign passport, even an I-94. There's quite a few adjustment people that have successfully signed up to their state and federal exchanges on here iirc.

If for some reason you just can't get it to work, or you don't want to wait for an EAD (if that is what they insist upon), then I think it would be time to try private and you'd both get insurance with little fuss.

Okay. Thanks for your help and time. Much appreciated.

. Don't know. Why not file for Obamacare as soon as possible? Why do you want to wait 60 days?

I don't, necessarily. I want to know my situation.

You qualify under just getting married and you also qualify under their listed immigration section too. Providing an SSN to an insurance company isn't needed either. When we married, I purchased a new plan from a private insurance company, the same insurance that can be found on the state and federal exchange aswell. All insurances must be federally compliant, that means if it's listed on the federal site as a qualifier, you should also qualify on a private insurance plan. That doesn't mean that some insurances can't be a butt or get confused about it, you know? Find what insurance is best for you, because the longer you both go without insurance, a penalty may still apply. Either use the exchange or go private. It'll cost either way.

Okay, thanks for that. There are a few contradictory answers going on .... you're saying getting married counts as a Qualifying Event (plus special enrollment period) for a K1 like myself even if I haven't applied for AOS yet? We're waiting on a W2 for this year so we can get better financial evidence, which is why I'm not applying right away. Also, I saw on a legal-ish visa site that you cannot apply on the marketplace without Employment Authorisation - do you know if that's correct?

Finally (honest) do you know if my wife can apply for herself and have me included as her spouse, regardless of where I'm up to? The whole thing is downright confusing. Thanks for any help you can give.

P.S. Everything above relates to Obamacare.

When you apply, you can tell them when you apply to adjust. Being a K-1 with an SSN who is married to a USC does not make you qualify for Obamacare. The Qualifying Life Event would be you filing to adjust status which then puts you in "adjusting to LPR" category allowed to buy in the Marketplace. Filing for LPR status is the QLE.

Ah, okay. That makes sense. Thank you. So I get sixty days from filing?

Okay, you saw that too and changed it. Thanks. But I'm asking whether Qualifying Life Events that extend the Obamacare enrollment window, which apply to USCs, also apply to people applying for LPR status. Maybe it's a bit of an obscure question.

A K-1 visa holder does not qualify for Obamacare. A K-1 visa holder is a non-immigrant. You need to be an LPR or USC.

This says you qualify as an applicant to adjustment to LPR status (just over halfway down).

Check with your health insurance provider.

Different people have different employers and different policies.

So you're saying there would be some policies in the healthcare.gov marketplace that would count me as eligible for the Qualifying Life Event process, and some that wouldn't?

To reiterate, I don't currently have a provider, and am looking at Obamacare. Kinda surprised there isn't a simple answer to this... like: are US citizens eligible for QLEs? Yes. Are immigrants waiting for AOS/GC eligible? Yes/no.

I am sorry, but I am confused about your question. Do you currently have health insurance? Are you the AOS petitioner (applying for GC) and trying to get added to your USC's spouse's health insurance? Generally, health insurance benefits can include a foreigner. I added my husband to my health insurance plan and he does not yet have an SSN.

No problem. I do not currently have health insurance, I just arrived a month ago. I am the petitioner applying for a GC. My USC spouse has just lost her workplace insurance and we will both be looking at Obamacare. I know she gets a qualifying life event from our marriage, and from losing her work insurance. I'm wondering if I get a QLE from our marriage the same as her, with the 60 day period, even though I'm a K1 applying for AOS/GC and not a USC like she is.

Hi folks. So:

As a K1 who has a SSN and is applying for AOS in about a week, do I still earn these 'qualifying life events'? Or are they only for citizens? We got married on New Year's Eve so if I do count for QLEs, I have 60 days from then to get insurance. Otherwise, it's tomorrow.

Thanks for any help.

Merry post-Christmas. It's 60-70 (15-20 ish) in Pennsylvania and perfect weather for walking by the creek, if not for snow.

Explicitly cancel return trip after arriving.

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Thanks Heo Luoi. I just saw about the case where it messed up someone's AOS as the airline records stated they'd flown back out of the country! Worth knowing.

Double check the open enrollment deadline. I think it might actually stretch into Jan 2016.

In addition, getting married is one of several qualifying events that opens a special enrollment window for you no matter the time of year.

Good luck!

Or just read the post above mine

Thank you both. That's quite a relief.

Yep

Qualifying event.

And Tuesday?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Tuesday is the 15th which is the last day you can sign up on, isn't it?

Ok, so the deadline for 2016 health insurance on the marketplace is Tuesday, and I would obviously do well to get some. The problem is, it seems that there is a period of time between arriving and getting married/applying for AOS where you are not required to have insurance, nor can you apply for it if you wish it. However, we're not getting until New Year's Eve, so unless there's some trick to it that I'm missing we're going to miss the sign-up date.

Anybody care to sling an idea at me?

Thank you, I really hope so and believe it too

There's a part in the London guide in this sub-forum that mentions it being a very good plan to get your GP (or his GP, in this case) to use the magic words 'is not a danger to himself or others' on their statement. Probably a wise idea to mention that, just in case.

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

One big plastic envelope/bag, containing both his passport (with the visa inside) and the envelope-which-must-not-be-opened (which in my case was white).

Hey folks, a friend just pointed something that seems pretty obvious when I think about it: what's the deal with the little blue customs declaration forms you have to fill in on the plane? Let's say you're taking two cases of belongings, none of which you're going to sell. Do you have to declare it all? Three cases worth, even? I've been over for trips with a big carry-on bag and one suitcase and never declared anything, so I'm assuming the answer is no, but it's best to be sure.

Thanks. I'll be flying back to Scotland that night but I will be using my phone a lot to navigate around London so it'll definitely need a charge in the afternoon I reckon.

Thanks. I'll be flying back to Scotland that night but I will be using my phone a lot to navigate around London so it'll definitely need a charge in the afternoon I reckon.

In case you haven't already, it's worth getting a ticket for the underground the minute you get there... saves a lot of juice on using your GPS to walk through the streets. The Embassy has a nifty map here showing the closest stations. Good luck! (it's easy really)

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Email from Knightsbridge today to say my medical is now with the Embassy ?

Glad to get this delay out of the way & back on track again!

Awesome. Not long now till you're through it all, dude. It's a good feeling!

Excellent. Fingers crossed!

I moved to Redmond, Washington earlier this year. The region is called Puget Sound -- when I first attempted (poorly, it would seem) to say this to my new colleagues, I was practically heckled out of the room. Is it just me who would automatically pronounce that as Poohjet? As opposed to the (accurate) Pewjet. I know, I know, vowels -- but we are renowned for squashing the darn things down or ignoring them entirely.

I would definitely say Poohjet, and I think it's a pretty superb word too. My Dad moved to New Zealand a few years ago, and got laughed out of several estate agent offices before learning that 'Whangarei' is pronounced something like 'Fon-grey'. It's also difficult to correctly proounce 'Whakatane' without sounding like you're trying to swear at someone. So maybe we US-bound Brits don't have it too bad.