When you apply for Get Covered Illinois coverage through a Special Enrollment Period (SEP), you may be asked to provide documents to confirm the Qualifying Life Event (QLE) that makes you eligible. See below for commonly reported QLEs that require documentation, what documents you can submit, and how to submit them:
Confirm a permanent move into, or within, Get Covered Illinois
Examples of documents you can submit include:
- Current lease
- Current mortgage or real estate transition
- Recent utility bill or billing statement from the new address
- Recently issued Illinois driver's license or state ID
- Recently issued voter registration card
- Regarding a school-aged child, school records showing recent enrollment in school with new address
NOTE: When a qualified individual or enrollee, or their dependents, gain access to new Qualified Health Plans (QHP) following a permanent move, they must demonstrate (provide document validation) that they had active health insurance / minimum essential coverage (MEC) for at least one (1) day during the last sixty (60) days preceding the move.
If you moved to the U.S. from abroad or from a U.S. territory, you need to prove that you lived outside the U.S. When you send documents proving your move and move date, make sure you include a document showing that your old address was outside the U.S.
If you’re homeless or in transitional housing, you can submit a reference letter from a person in your state who can confirm that you live in the area permanently. This could be a friend, family member or caseworker. This person must also prove their own residency by including one of the documents listed above.
Confirm a marriage
Examples of documents you may submit include:
- Marriage certificate showing who got married and the date of the marriage.
Gaining an eligible immigration status
Examples of documents you may submit include:
- Birth certificate
- Certification of report of birth
- Certification of citizenship or naturalization
- Evidence of U.S. Civil Services employment before June 1, 1976
- Federal or state census record
- Final Adoption decree
- Machine-readable immigrant visa on unexpired foreign passport
- Medical records
- Military record showing U.S. place of birth
- Illinois enhanced driver’s license or enhanced identification card
- Northern Marianas ID card
- Official religious records
- PASS card
- Report of birth abroad of a U.S. citizen
- School records
- Section 1-1 of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 documentation
- Temporary I-551 Stamp
- Tribal Affiliation card or document
- Unexpired foreign passport
- S. citizen ID card
- S. passport
- DS2019 (certification of eligibility for Marketplace visitor status)
- I-20 (certification of eligibility for non-immigrant student status)
- I-94 (arrival/departure record)
- I-94 (arrival/departure record) in unexpired foreign passport
- I-327 (reentry permit)
- I-551 (permanent resident card)
- I-571 (refugee travel document)
- I-688 (temporary resident card)
- I-688A (employment authorization card)
- I-688B (employment authorization document)
- I-766 (employment authorization card)
- Other documents generally accepted as legal proof of citizenship or immigration status such as:
- Administrative order staying removal issued by the Department of Homeland Security
- Document indicating withholding of removal
- Form I-360 prima facie determinations
- Office of Refugee Resettlement
Documents must show you gained lawfully present status within the past 60 days. These documents must include your name, immigration status and date on which citizenship or lawful presence was gained.
Gaining eligibility for Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) such as an Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA) or Qualified Small Employer HRA (QSEHRA)
You must send a notice from your employer showing when your individual coverage HRA or QSEHRA can begin.
There are two ways to send documents to Get Covered Illinois:
The fastest option is to upload documents online.
- Log in to your Get Covered Illinois account
- Once you’re logged in, you will see an ‘upload documents’ link on your Dashboard. Click this link and follow the steps on the page to upload documentation to help us verify whether your life event qualifies you for a Special Enrollment Period.
- After you submit your documentation, Get Covered Illinois will review and determine whether your life event qualifies for a Special Enrollment Period. Please check back often for the latest updates to your account and any next steps required.
OR
Mail a copy of the documents to the address below.
- Make sure to write your name and Application ID, which would be included on your eligibility notice, on all your documents. You should keep the original documents for your records.
- Include this notice’s cover sheet with the barcode when mailing your documentation.
- Send a copy of the documents to:
Get Covered Illinois Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 804058
Chicago, IL 60680