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Q:J2 dependent visitor insurance Hi INSUBUY, I came to US last October 2015 through Cultural vistas(Visa sponsor) as J-1 visa holder. I'm working as Intern/ training in my host company in Fairfax Virginia. My company have take care of my insurance. Now I'm planned to bring my wife as dependent on J-2 visa through Cultural vistas. Tentative start date is 11 May 2016 and and end date is 10 October 2016. For that reason i need to bring a health insurance. please suggest the suitable health insurance for the below requirement, These are the following requirements for Dependent Health Insurance U.S. Federal Regulations state that all accompanying dependents that enter the United States under the sponsorship of Cultural Vistas must be covered by health and accident insurance for the entire duration of the training program. The minimum requirements for insurance are: 1. medical benefits of at least $100,000 per accident or illness; 2. repatriation of remains in the amount of $25,000; 3. expenses associated with medical evacuation from the United States to the participant’s home country in the amount of $50,000; and 4. a deductible not to exceed $500 per accident or illness. The insurance policy must also be underwritten by an insurance corporation having an A.M. Best rating of A- or above, a Fitch Ratings, Inc. rating of “A-“ or above; a Moody’s Investor Services rating of “A3� or above, a Standard & Poor’s Claims-paying Ability rating of A- or above, or a Weiss Research, Inc. rating of B+ or above OR be backed by the full faith and credit of the government of the exchange visitor’s home country. For full details please reference the Code of Federal Regulations (22 CFR Part 62).

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How old is your wife? Please provide her age in order for us to send quote. She is 28 years old. Her date of birth is 18 March 1988. Thank you for your quick response. Insurance quote has been sent to you. Please check your e-mail. I reviewed the the coverage plans, Please confirm all the plans are to meet the my Visa sponsor (Cultural Vistas) requirements. please suggest which one is best option because i don't know about the insurance. Also please let me know the amount shown in the each coverage is for the total staying period. Yes. All of those plan meets your school requirements. I would suggest to go for any comprehensive plan. Either Atlas America or Patriot Exchange. Next to each plan there is check box. You can check the box and compare the plans side by side. You can do quick comparison or detailed comparison. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. Please confirm amount shown in the each coverage is for the total staying period. For example i will choose Atlas America, the amount is 264.69 that is for the total period or per month. That is total cost for 153 days. Below the quote it says total 153 days. Please let us know if you need any further clarification.
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Q:I need to renew my insurance for the university of California, Irvine. Please advise for the procedure I need to take to renew or to start over my insurance with the same coverage as previous one which has expired. Thank you.

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This policy expired on 01/01/2016. You can't renew the same policy once it expired. You have to buy a new policy. Patriot Exchange Did you go to your home country or what kind of insurance you had in last 9 months. The above plan you have to purchase within 30 days of prior insurance expiration date or within 6 months or arrival date in US. You can find more plans for J1 visa at, /j1-visa-health-insurance/ Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.
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Q:I am planning to bring my parents from India to USA for few months. I will enroll for their insurance. But i have a very sensitive question - What if one of them passes away during their visit? Does your insurance company help in transporting the body back to India and does the insurance cover that?

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Thank you for your interest in purchasing insurance through us. Most of the plans for visitors do offer coverage for repatriation of remains. You can look at the brochure link for any plan to see what benefits the plans offer. Atlas America If you need additional assistance please feel free to contact our office.
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Q:Me and my mother will be travelling to US(Philadelphia). I need to buy travel insurance for my mother. We will be arriving on 29th Sept and stay until 15th Jan. I would like to know whether the insurance covers the travel duration as well if am going to buy with effective date as 28th Sept. Also can I use the Indian credit card for making the payment.

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Thank you for your interest in purchasing insurance through us. She will be covered medically as long as you include the day of travel according to US eastern standard time. You can use any credit card that pays in US funds. If you have additional questions please feel free to contact our office.
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Q:Safe travels international has "ppo outside USA" as none. How would this be affecting the buyer?

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It does not affect the buyer since the PPO network is a US concept and other countries do not use PPO networks. If you need additional clarification please feel free to contact our office.
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Q:J1 visitor insurance needed I am a J1 research scholar at Rice University Houston TX. I want to opt for inbound USA but want to know that does this full fill my University criteria. I am sending my form please fill it if possible so that i can send it to my University Admin to make sure that it fulfill all requirement.

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Thank you for your interest in purchasing insurance through us. Inbound USA plan does not meet your school requirements. Inbound USA is a very basic insurance. Your school has requirements for the co-insurance and pre-existing waiting period not more than 6m. So Inbound USA plan will not work for you. You need to purchase Student Secure select plan. It will meet all your school requirements. Student secure select brochure, instant purchase and other useful information, /student-secure-insurance/ You can find other plans at /j1-visa-health-insurance/ Please select policy max. range betn $200k-$300k . You will find many plans. Please select the plan has pre-ex waiting period 6m. If you have any further questions feel free to contact us.
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