I have been wondering if U.S. citizens living permanently abroad would be required to sign up, or, failing to, would be penalized. Turns out the answer is, No, to both questions. A new web site recently started: HealthCare.gov I asked the questions there and received this answer: If you are a U.S. citizen living in a foreign country, you are not required to get health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. If you're uninsured and living abroad, you don't have to pay the fee that other uninsured U.S. citizens may have to pay. Generally, health coverage in the Marketplace covers health care provided by doctors, hospitals, and medical services within the United States. If you're living abroad, it's important to know this before you consider buying a Marketplace plan.
That's what I thought the answer would........wait, holy crap......did government just use......common sense?! Hurry, someone write this down in the history books.
Are you registered with the U.S. Embassy in Manila ? And or the U.S. S.S. office there also ? One would think that should do it.
Related Note: For those of you on U.S. social security and not planning on returning to the U.S. for Medicare, you do not have to have the monthly Medicare amount deducted from your social security check, if you elect not to use it. Saved me about $300 a month.
I think you have to contact the IRS and tell them as they are the collectors....Your S/S proves nothing...Somebody has to give an approval to the fact.............. with some kind of form and some kind of documentation I would think...
Yes of course you have to contact them and go through a brief process, sorry I can't remember how I did it, I think it was merely an email to the Manila SSA office.
