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Effective
September, 1994, the United States Information Agency(USIA)will
require each exchange visitor holding a j-1 visa to maintain medical
insurance
coverage for the full duration of his J-1 program.
In addition , J-2 dependents will also have to meet this requirement
while they are in the United States. Under regulations, schools
and other sponsors must advise in whiting all J-1 visa holders of
the insurance requirement before they arrive. The minimum
requirements for coverage set forth under these USIA regulations
are listed below:
(1)Medical benefits of at least $50,000 per
accident or illness(Sickness)
(2)A deductible not to exceed
$500 per accident or illness.
(3)Repatriation of remains in
the amount of $7,500. Should an exchange visitor die while in the
United States, this benefit would provide for the preparation and
transportation of the body to his other home country.
(4)Medical
evacuation in the amount of $10,000 in the event an exchange visitor
must be returned to his or his or home country due to a serious
medical condition.
Be underwritten by an insurance corporation
having one of the folding rating:A-M best rating of "A-"
or above ISI Ltd. rating of "A-" or above Standard &
Poor's rating of "A" or above Weiss research inc.'s rating
of "B+" or above.
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