Originally Posted by
rune87
Shoot them a message to the reclaim your status email. Confirm with them via email they will honor it. Essentially you will need to drop below your current status for the 2027 year. At that point you will submit your documentation supporting your position. They did it for me when I was dealing with cancer. They really made the entire process pretty easy. Good luck with your medical issues!
Thank you for the super useful information. Will give it a try when the surgery happens, luckily it seems like I will have a whole to plan for it since its likely to happen in late 2026/early 2027.