Impact of taking medicaid for wife/kid on H1B visa eligibility

[anwarali]

Hi,

I am a student on F1 visa and my wife is staying with me on F2. We are going to have a baby here in the US ( We arrived in US in Sep'13 and Baby is due in Aug'14). My wife is covered with a private insurance for prenatal care and delivery related expenses.

 

I was planning on putting my wife and baby on Medicaid ( As per my university's policy, international students are required to buy a particular private insurance, so i gotta go with that). I read on some blogs ( from 2011) about instances where H1-B was denied because applicants wife or kids used state funded insurance ( and thus became a public charge). so my questions are:

 

1. Should I go for Medicaid for my wife and or baby

2. If not medicaid, is it better to go for Health Exchange provided plans, which often have tax credit ( as I am not earning anything now)

3. Having a baby is US : could that be a cause of rejection of H1B as that shows intent to settle down in US.

 

-Thanks

Anwar

[mr07072015]

HI Anwar,

Currently I am facing same situation , which you faced long back. Could you please adivise me how to proceed  on this situation.

 

..Rajesh

[devnashi]

On 7/7/2015 at 4:11 PM, mr07072015 said:

HI Anwar,

Currently I am facing same situation , which you faced long back. Could you please adivise me how to proceed  on this situation.

 

..Rajesh

any update on this rajesh i was in the same boat. please help !