emjay129

My senior dad lost his passport that contained his US Visa that was still valid. He only has his expired passport and visa, but the recently renewed one can no longer be found. Based on my research, he may not qualify for drop box renewal. Is this accurate? I'm hoping he no longer has to travel to Manila by himself because he's already 77. Country - Philippines

He is located in the Philippines, so I don't think his previous work history there counts. I filled out the online calculator on Covered CA, but what I'm not sure about is whether or not he's part of our household or he's a one-person household. I don't plan for him to be declared as my "dependent" when filing taxes; he's filing taxes on his own, albeit no income.

I am planning to sponsor my dad (77 years old) to come to the US. There's a lot of conflicting information about health insurance for seniors, so I thought of asking here. I checked out https://www.coveredca.com/, but I'm not sure if he would be considered a part of our household or is he just a household one one person? From my understanding, the person you are sponsoring only counts as a "part of the household" if they are tax dependents. In this case, the plan is for my dad to file his taxes separately, albeit he may no longer be working because of his age. Thanks for your help!