yes -- at least from the time you become "resident for tax purposes " -- quote from the IRS:
11. Are all individuals living in the United States subject to the
individual shared responsibility provision?
All U.S. citizens living in the United States are
subject to the individual shared responsibility provision as are all permanent
residents and all foreign nationals who are in the United States long enough
during a calendar year to qualify as resident aliens for tax purposes. This
category includes nonresident aliens who meet certain presence requirements and
elect to be treated as resident aliens. For more information see Pub. 519.
Foreign nationals who live in the United States for
a short enough period of time that they do not become resident aliens for
federal income tax purposes are exempt from the individual shared responsibility
payment even though they may have to file a U.S. income tax return. The IRS has
more information available on when a foreign national becomes
a resident alien for federal income tax purposes. Individuals who are exempt
under this rule include:
- Nonresident aliens;
- Dual-status aliens in their first year of U.S. residency;
- Nonresident aliens or dual-status aliens who elect to file a joint return
with a U.S. spouse;
- Individuals who file a Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ (including a
dual-status tax return for their last year of U.S. residency); and
- Individuals who are claimed as a personal exemption on a
Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ.
In addition, individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States
and not U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals are exempt from the individual shared
responsibility provision. For this purpose, an immigrant with Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status is considered not lawfully present and
therefore is eligible for this exemption. An individual may qualify for this
exemption even if he or she has a social security number (SSN).
Individuals who file a Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ, or are claimed as a
personal exemption on one of those forms, do not need to take any action to
claim an exemption from the individual shared responsibility provision. Other
individuals who qualify for an exemption and file a U.S. income tax return
should attach Form 8965, Health Coverage Exemptions, to claim the
exemption.
