AOS/EAD and Health Insurance

[steadygaze79]

Hi all,

I'd greatly appreciate your help with this.

I'm applying for AOS and I'm waiting for interview to be scheduled.
In the meantime, I got my EAD.

I am about to apply for health insurance through Health Connector and I'm wondering how it might affect my application about becoming a "public charge."

Is health insurance partly or wholly subsidized by Government grounds for public charge?

This page says no: https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-shee...rge-fact-sheet

"Benefits Not Subject to Public Charge Consideration

Under the agency guidance, non-cash benefits and special-purpose cash benefits that are not intended for income maintenance are not subject to public charge consideration. Such benefits include:

Medicaid and other health insurance and health services (including public assistance for immunizations and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases, use of health clinics, short-term rehabilitation services, prenatal care and emergency medical services) other than support for long-term institutional care."

But I still think I should get fully unsubsidised and private health insurance, though much more expensive, just to keep me from becoming a public charge.

Am I right?

Let me know if you have had experience with this.

Best wishes,

[steadygaze79]

Anyone knows anything about this?

Thanks!

[azblk]

Hi all,

I'd greatly appreciate your help with this.

I'm applying for AOS and I'm waiting for interview to be scheduled.
In the meantime, I got my EAD.

I am about to apply for health insurance through Health Connector and I'm wondering how it might affect my application about becoming a "public charge."

Is health insurance partly or wholly subsidized by Government grounds for public charge?

This page says no: https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-shee...rge-fact-sheet

"Benefits Not Subject to Public Charge Consideration

Under the agency guidance, non-cash benefits and special-purpose cash benefits that are not intended for income maintenance are not subject to public charge consideration. Such benefits include:

Medicaid and other health insurance and health services (including public assistance for immunizations and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases, use of health clinics, short-term rehabilitation services, prenatal care and emergency medical services) other than support for long-term institutional care."

But I still think I should get fully unsubsidised and private health insurance, though much more expensive, just to keep me from becoming a public charge.

Am I right?

Let me know if you have had experience with this.

Best wishes,

no

[gunit123]

https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/lawfully-present-immigrants/

its not a public charge. u can apply for obamacare even with subsidy as per official healthcare website. it doesn't affect your greencard application.