Immigrants
Immigration status to qualify for the Marketplace
Recent court information for specific immigration statuses
Due to a court order on December 9, 2024, if you live in one of the states listed below and have one of the specific immigration statuses listed, you’re no longer eligible for Marketplace coverage.
Don’t select “yes” to the application question that asks if you have eligible immigration status if you:
- Live in one of these states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.AND
- Have one of these immigration statuses:
- Non-citizens with certain approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions who are transitioning from an employment-based nonimmigrant status to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status (and their spouses and children), when visa numbers aren’t yet available
- Family Unity beneficiary under section 1504 of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity (LIFE) Act Amendments
- People adjusting to lawful permanent resident (LPR/Green Card holder) status without an approved immigrant visa petition
- Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Classification with only an approved petition for SIJ (without an application pending for status adjustment)
- Children under 14 with a pending application for less than 180 days for Withholding of Deportation or Withholding for Removal under the immigration laws or under the Convention against Torture (CAT)
If you're no longer eligible for Marketplace coverage because of this change, you may be able to get health care at a lower cost through a community health center. They provide primary care services on a sliding fee scale based on your income. Get details and find a community health center near you.
Consumers who don't live in one of these states who have an immigration status listed below may be eligible for Marketplace coverage.
Immigration statuses that may qualify
These immigration statuses may be eligible to get Marketplace coverage:
- Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR/Green Card holder)
- Asylee
- Refugee
- Paroled into the U.S.
- Granted an employment authorization document (EAD), also called a work permit or I-766
- Individual with Non-immigrant Status including workers visas (such as H1, H-2A, H-2B), student visas, U-visa, T-visa, and other visas
- Deferred Action Status
- Cuban/Haitian entrant
- Conditional entrant granted before 1980
- Battered spouse, child, or parent
- Victim of trafficking and their spouse, child, sibling, or parent
- Special Immigrant Visa holders from Iraq or Afghanistan
- Granted Withholding of Deportation or Withholding of Removal, under the immigration laws or under the Convention against Torture (CAT)
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioners
- Member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe or American Indian born in Canada
- Citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau who are living in one of the U.S. states or territories (referred to as Compact of Free Association, or COFA migrants)
- Lawful Temporary Resident
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification
- Family Unity beneficiary, including those who are under section 1504 of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity (LIFE) Act Amendments
Applicant for certain statuses that may qualify
You may be eligible to get Marketplace coverage if you're an applicant for one of these statuses:
- Adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR/Green Card holder) status. (Review recent court information above.)
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification.
- Victim of Trafficking Visa.
- Children under 14 with a pending application for asylum for Withholding of Deportation or Withholding for Removal under the immigration laws or under the Convention against Torture (CAT). (Review recent court information above.)