President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to deny immigrant visas to applicants who cannot verify that they have medical insurance, within 30 days of entering the United States.
The proclamation notes that if the immigrant does not have medical insurance, he must prove that he has sufficient financial resources to pay for medical expenses.
The rule does not affect tourist visa applicants, but those who seek to process permanent residence in the United States through a Green Card, also known as the Green Card.
These are all visas that will continue to be granted without presenting medical insurance or proof that health expenses can be covered
The specialized portal Migration Policy Institute reported, through its Twitter account, that the new proclamation of Donald Trump could affect two out of three immigrants applying for a Green Card. Taking them away from the possibility of living in a documented way in the country.
34% of recent (<3 years in US) adults with green cards lack health insurance
Another 31% have publicly funded or subsidized insurance that wouldn’t meet Trump proclamation test: Medicaid, or insurance purchased through an ACA exchange eligible for subsidies or tax credits 2/5— MigrationPolicy Inst (@MigrationPolicy) October 7, 2019
The share of intending immigrants who’ll struggle to prove they can get insurance within 30 days could be even higher than our estimate that 65% wouldn’t surmount hurdle, since it can take time for people to identify a health insurance plan or find a job offering insurance 3/5
— MigrationPolicy Inst (@MigrationPolicy) October 7, 2019
APPROVED HEALTH INSURANCE
To obtain an immigrant visa, the applicant must have health insurance sponsored by an employer, by a retiree plan or a private health plan that is not subsidized by the State.
EXCEPTIONS
The new request for medical insurance will be effective on November 3 and will not affect those who have a valid immigrant visa before this date.
Nor will it affect those who want to enter with a special SI or SQ visa, or those who are children of United States citizens or enter with an IR-2, IR-3, IR-4, IH-3 or IH-4 visa.
