Fun Kid

Hello all,

I am expecting my Greencard before the end of next year. My brother
recently got accepted (with a F1 visa) to a masters program in the U.S and
intends to be here for the 2005 spring semester. That leaves my dad, only
other immediate family member, back in my homeland.

He is a senior citizen and needs someone to take care of him. I want him to
stay with me so that I can take care of him. Therein lies the problem:

I intend to bring him here on a visitor's visa but, according to the
regulations, he cannot stay here for more than six months at a time with a
visitors visa. I am willing to sponsor him for his Greencard but (from what
I understand) it would take about 2-3 years for him to get Greencard. Is
there any way he could stay here with us for an extended period of time
until his Greencard gets approved? Are there any special regulations for
immigration of senior citizens that may be beneficial in my situation?

If you need any clarifications, feel free to contact me. Any help is
greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Ray6

Originally posted by Fun Kid
    > Are there any special
regulations for
    > immigration of senior citizens that may be beneficial
in my situation?
Unfortunately there is none that I know off.


If you are a lawful permanent resident, (GC) you are not eligible to
petition to bring your parents to live and work permanently in the
United States.

If you are a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old, you
are eligible to petition to bring your parents to live and work
permanently in the United States.

Crg14624

Originally posted by Fun Kid
    > Hello all,
    >
    > I am
expecting my Greencard before the end of next year. My brother
recently got accepted (with a F1 visa) to a masters program in the U.S
and
    > intends to be here for the 2005 spring semester. That leaves my
dad, only
    > other immediate family member, back in my homeland.
    >
    > He
is a senior citizen and needs someone to take care of him. I want him
to
    > stay with me so that I can take care of him. Therein lies the
problem:
    >
    > I intend to bring him here on a visitor's visa but,
according to the
    > regulations, he cannot stay here for more than six
months at a time with a
    > visitors visa. I am willing to sponsor him
for his Greencard but (from what
    > I understand) it would take about 2-3
years for him to get Greencard. Is
    > there any way he could stay here
with us for an extended period of time
    > until his Greencard gets
approved? Are there any special regulations for
    > immigration of senior
citizens that may be beneficial in my situation?
    >
    > If you need any
clarifications, feel free to contact me. Any help is
    > greatly
appreciated.
    >
    > Thanks.

Who will provide for his healthcare
while he is in the US?

Fun Kid

I intend to take full responsibility for his healthcare and any other
expenses pertaining to him. I can assure the INS that he would not be a
burden on the government in any way.

"crg14624" <member20421@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:...
    > Originally posted by Fun Kid
    > > Hello all,
    > >
    > > I am
    > expecting my Greencard before the end of next year. My brother
    > >
    > recently got accepted (with a F1 visa) to a masters program in the U.S
    > and
    > > intends to be here for the 2005 spring semester. That leaves my
    > dad, only
    > > other immediate family member, back in my homeland.
    > >
    > > He
    > is a senior citizen and needs someone to take care of him. I want him
    > to
    > > stay with me so that I can take care of him. Therein lies the
    > problem:
    > >
    > > I intend to bring him here on a visitor's visa but,
    > according to the
    > > regulations, he cannot stay here for more than six
    > months at a time with a
    > > visitors visa. I am willing to sponsor him
    > for his Greencard but (from what
    > > I understand) it would take about 2-3
    > years for him to get Greencard. Is
    > > there any way he could stay here
    > with us for an extended period of time
    > > until his Greencard gets
    > approved? Are there any special regulations for
    > > immigration of senior
    > citizens that may be beneficial in my situation?
    > >
    > > If you need any
    > clarifications, feel free to contact me. Any help is
    > > greatly
    > appreciated.
    > >
    > > Thanks.
    > Who will provide for his healthcare
    > while he is in the US?
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Ray6

Originally posted by Fun Kid
    > I intend to take full
responsibility for his healthcare and any other
    > expenses pertaining to
him. I can assure the INS that he would not be a burden on the
government in any way.
    >
Still cannot do it until you get
your citizenship

Bluedolphin

"Fun Kid" <> wrote in message news:<>...
    > I intend to take full responsibility for his healthcare and any other
    > expenses pertaining to him. I can assure the INS that he would not be a
    > burden on the government in any way.


Well, B-2 visa (visit visa) can be renewed for another 6 months. And
there are health insurance sold only to people on non-immigrant vsa
status such as F-1 (student), B-2 (visit visa), etc. They are
expensive. You may be able to get the companies that sells such
health insurance from Internationl Student Offices at universities.

Initially I bought the ones sold from my school. It's for students
only both Int'l Domestic. It covers prescription that I could buy from
school health center only; health center doesn't sell more than
antibiotic..

It covered when I had a surgery. Fearing that I may need more
coverage in case I had to do more surgery, I bought another one and
when the old one expired, I didn't renew it. I kept the new one with
better coverage. The new one also covered prescription up to $1000 a
year or so. I got the information of the new one from Int'l Student
Office. It had gotten more expensive, requiring deduction even with
referral from school health center. Since your dad won't be a student,
I'd say you would pay deductibles for every incident.

Somepeople bring their medicine supplies form back home.