Northwest87

Hi, Thank you for the info. I plan to re-apply in early 2026 and will follow up then on this thread with my experience insurance-wise. NW

Hi all, Among those of you Americans retired Fed civil servants on the FSPA/Aetna health insurance plan (or BlueCross since they both cover abroad) who have successfully applied for the WP LTR visa in the past couple of years, could you please give precisions on whether or not these plans are now acceptable by the BOI? Thanks in advance for any info, NW

I know it has been discussed in this thread, but I personally haven't been able to delete any docs from my "Rejected" status application. I can go into the file and delete the PDF files one by one, but everything comes back after changing screen (no option to finalize anything). If any of you have done this, or got the BOI to do it, could you please share. Thanks in advance, NW

Duplicate post, sorry

This is speculation, as this is not what the requirement says, explicitly or implicitly. When in doubt, you have to fall back on what the text says, and here it's: "at the time of application", nothing more. As written, I see it as the applicant providing proof that he/she is solvent at the level that constitute "wealthy" for the purpose of the LTR. I may well be wrong, but I haven't asked the BOI because it's not my case (yet). The requirement for medical insurance is "at least 10 months" at the time of application. Here again ,there is no explicit or implicit requirement to maintain coverage after that time. I agree though that for those using the 100K, it's a question to clarify with the BOI, but rules have changed before and they may change again within 5 years.

They don't ask you to keep 100K in cash ad vitam eternam. They only ask that, at the time of your application, you have been holding 100K cash for 12 months in an allowed account, and you don't have to prove continuation after providing initial proof (if I understand properly of course). Please see the exact wording below. Financial evidence showing a deposit of no less than 100,000 USD (or 25,000 USD in case of dependents only) which has been held for no less than 12 months at the time of application

I understand that a work permit can be had with a WP visa, but if this option is waived upon initial visa delivery, can the visa holder avail himself/herself of the option later, under the same conditions?

It wouldn't harm you to actually go through the previous 85 pages, and see the pitfalls, what additional docs you might be asked etc.

Pension aside (you look OK), make sure that you get a letter from your insurance, and that it shows a date of expiration minimum 10 month from your application date. You'll have to enter both start and end dates on your application.

The 80K needs to be "passive income" but it doesn't necessarily have to be from pension(s). From the BOI: Evidence of income tax payment or annual personal income tax return Please provide the evidence of your regular passive income such as rental income, investment income, pension income, and etc. According to our criteria, wealthy pensioner applicants will count passive income only, not counted from the salary. As for medical insurance, even very comprehensive national health schemes do not always provide full coverage abroad; I believe France does, but I am not sure to what extent. Britain however certainly does not, if we take as guide the frequent repatriation funds solicitations in local expat forums for sick and injured Brits.

Thanks, it's good to know, as I plan to retry for the LTR soon. Non-passive income sources were the main obstacle last time, but they also rejected my AFSPA plan.

I understand that some people on this thread have been able to get BOI to accept US military Tricare as a medical plan, but has anyone been able to do the same with an FEHB federal plan (Aetna, Foreign Service/AFSPA, GEHA)? NW