one issue does the foreign health insurance doesn't meet ACA requirements (qualifying health coverage) if not, then you probably owe the penalty for not having qualifying insurance
. Examples of qualifying health coverage
Any health plan bought through the Health Insurance Marketplace
Individual health plans bought outside the Health Insurance Marketplace, if they meet the standards for qualified health plans
Any “grandfathered” individual insurance plan you’ve had since March 23, 2010, or earlier
Any job-based plan, including retiree plans and COBRA coverage
Medicare Part A or Part C (but Part B coverage by itself doesn’t qualify)
Most Medicaid coverage, except for limited coverage plans
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Coverage under a parent’s plan
Most student health plans (check with your school to see if the plan counts as qualifying health coverage)
Health coverage for Peace Corps volunteers
Certain types of veterans health coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs
Most TRICARE plansThis link takes you to a website not operated by the federal government. The site may have different privacy and security policies.
Department of Defense Nonappropriated Fund Health Benefits ProgramThis link takes you to a website not operated by the federal government. The site may have different privacy and security policies.
Refugee Medical Assistance
State high-risk pools for plan or policy years that started on or before December 31, 2014 (check with your high-risk pool plan to see if it counts as qualifying health coverage)
