Medicaid for immigrant in Florida

[melli]

Hello! I am green card holder less then 5 years and i am pregnant woman. Can i apply for Medicaid in Florida? Affidavit support was as I-134 when i apply for GC. Money situation 1000$ for me and my future child.No marriage. Anybody can share the experience been successful OR NOT to get Medicaid for self and future baby in Florida 2013/2014 years?

 

[Proserpina]

Hello! I am green card holder less then 5 years and i am pregnant woman. Can i apply for Medicaid in Florida? Affidavit support was as I-134 when i apply for GC. Money situation 1000$ for me and my future child.No marriage. Anybody can share the experience been successful OR NOT to get Medicaid for self and future baby in Florida 2013/2014 years?

Florida will allow you to apply no matter what your immigration might be.


http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/access/docs/fammedfactsheet.pdf

 

[commentator]

Is this a troll? Sure you can apply. Have at it. They will be happy to explain why you do or do not qualify. Why would you need to discuss experiences before you do it? They know the laws. You don't need to.

 

[Proserpina]

Is this a troll? Sure you can apply. Have at it. They will be happy to explain why you do or do not qualify. Why would you need to discuss experiences before you do it? They know the laws. You don't need to.

I'm...not entirely sure where this came from?

Medicaid and Medicare are often confusing to begin with. And then there's the State's own rules on top of everything...it can be intimidating to a citizen let alone a LPR.

I don't see the harm in asking the question, nor do I understand why the "troll" comment was necessary.

 

[melli]

Proserpina,Thanks a lot for the answer.

 

[FlyingRon]

I don't know what the snipping is all about there, but a green hard holder who is pregnant will qualify if the family income is at or less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level (which it sounds like the OP qualifies for). Florida even extends limited coverage to pregnant illegal immigrants (though the full federal funding is not available to those in that situation).

Prospy's link is a good one.

 

[commentator]

In my years of working both for social services and for unemployment, one of the biggest problems we would have was that people would sort of hover around outside the door and try to find out everything they could before coming in to apply. I strongly strongly encourage these people to go on and apply, forget the dissembling and questioning.

Doing this questioning usually turns out to be sort of counter productive, as many get the impression they have to come in and say just the right thing, or to be prepared to argue with the agency about what they want and how they should be dealt with. This is usually based of course, on the subjective anecdotal advice they receive from other people who've had the experience and know just what is what.

The problem is that every case is a bit different, that no one who doesn't work there needs to be (or usually is) familiar with all the ins and outs and rules and how things are dealt with, and the people who DO work there have a great deal of information about and practice with working with almost everything people can bring in to them. You don't have to know what you're doing to apply. Of course you can apply.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

If she is granted social services, whomever sponsored her green card is liable for the money.

 

[Proserpina]

If she is granted social services, whomever sponsored her green card is liable for the money.

Probably not actually.

While the I-864 is enforced more and more, it appears the I-134 is rarely enforced even though technically it can be enforced. But that might be moot anyway, since Medicaid doesn't necessarily make you a public charge.

Public charge from USCIS: http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

The next four explain why the I-134 is considered "not enforceable".

http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/i-134-affidavit-support-instructions-tips-sponsors.html

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,0110-wheeler.shtm

http://www.capriotti.com/pubcharg.htm


http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/filling-out-form-i-134-affidavit-support-help-us-visa-applicant.html

Now. I'm very curious about something.

The OP submitted I-134.. less than 5 years ago? And hasn't needed to submit the I-864 later? How and when did adjudication take place?

A timeline would be good.