Age restriction for petitioning parents from CHINA?

[WorldTraveler 0]

Hello everybody,

I am asking this question based on rumors I have heard and I wanted to know if is indeed happening.

I have heard US Citizens have been trying to petition their parents in China to come to US have been denied. I don't have any information on why they were denied but the fact, they were at least 70 years or older. I cannot find any documented age restriction (existing or proposed) for parents residing in mainland China. Rumor or fact?

Thanks for anyone sharing this experience.

[clairehair 0]

There is no age restriction. That would be discrimatory, however, the parents have to show that they do not have health problems so severe they are likely to become a public charge if the petitioners income is not sufficient or reaching only the minimum requirement . If some have been denied it is likely due to severe health problems rather than their age coupled with limited financial support. The immigration Doctor that my parents called a while ago told them that even though my Dad is nearly 75 years old, they do not exclude parents that have condiitons normally associated with old age and as long as any medical condition is reasonably stable and treated, they will not discriminate based on age alone.However I expect the consular officer will probably look a litle more closely at the financial situation.

It won't be any different in China, the rules are not country specific as that would be unfair as well. That said we are all a bit nervous because my Dad has a stable and treated heart condition and they both have medicated but stable high blood pressure, my Mum is 67 years old. The thing we have in our favour though is that they are solvent and self supporting with considerable assets and my financial situation is OK as well. Not only that I am a registered nurse, so no nursing homes for them!

I would say if your parents are in reasonably good health less the usual things associated with being over 70 and you have a reasonable income or they do or both, then you shouldn't worry about it at all. There is health insurance available for elderly immigrants that I have found which of course doesn't cover exisiting conditions, so we will have to pay for my Dad's cardiologist etc but if you ever need it, its called elderly immigrant inbound insurance and it will cover them until they get their US citizenship or for 5 years and they can buy medicare. Its the only private health insurance out there that will cover anyone over 65 years old and it pretty reasonably priced.

[WorldTraveler 0]

There is no age restriction. That would be discrimatory, however, the parents have to show that they do not have health problems so severe they are likely to become a public charge if the petitioners income is not sufficient or reaching only the minimum requirement . If some have been denied it is likely due to severe health problems rather than their age coupled with limited financial support. The immigration Doctor that my parents called a while ago told them that even though my Dad is nearly 75 years old, they do not exclude parents that have condiitons normally associated with old age and as long as any medical condition is reasonably stable and treated, they will not discriminate based on age alone.However I expect the consular officer will probably look a litle more closely at the financial situation.

It won't be any different in China, the rules are not country specific as that would be unfair as well. That said we are all a bit nervous because my Dad has a stable and treated heart condition and they both have medicated but stable high blood pressure, my Mum is 67 years old. The thing we have in our favour though is that they are solvent and self supporting with considerable assets and my financial situation is OK as well. Not only that I am a registered nurse, so no nursing homes for them!

I would say if your parents are in reasonably good health less the usual things associated with being over 70 and you have a reasonable income or they do or both, then you shouldn't worry about it at all. There is health insurance available for elderly immigrants that I have found which of course doesn't cover exisiting conditions, so we will have to pay for my Dad's cardiologist etc but if you ever need it, its called elderly immigrant inbound insurance and it will cover them until they get their US citizenship or for 5 years and they can buy medicare. Its the only private health insurance out there that will cover anyone over 65 years old and it pretty reasonably priced.

Thanks for the insight as you said, it would be discrimatory. Sometimes what people see they formualate a opinion and somehow it becomes fact. I'll stayed tuned if anyone else want to add their feedback.

[clairehair 0]

There is no age restriction. That would be discrimatory, however, the parents have to show that they do not have health problems so severe they are likely to become a public charge if the petitioners income is not sufficient or reaching only the minimum requirement . If some have been denied it is likely due to severe health problems rather than their age coupled with limited financial support. The immigration Doctor that my parents called a while ago told them that even though my Dad is nearly 75 years old, they do not exclude parents that have condiitons normally associated with old age and as long as any medical condition is reasonably stable and treated, they will not discriminate based on age alone.However I expect the consular officer will probably look a litle more closely at the financial situation.

It won't be any different in China, the rules are not country specific as that would be unfair as well. That said we are all a bit nervous because my Dad has a stable and treated heart condition and they both have medicated but stable high blood pressure, my Mum is 67 years old. The thing we have in our favour though is that they are solvent and self supporting with considerable assets and my financial situation is OK as well. Not only that I am a registered nurse, so no nursing homes for them!

I would say if your parents are in reasonably good health less the usual things associated with being over 70 and you have a reasonable income or they do or both, then you shouldn't worry about it at all. There is health insurance available for elderly immigrants that I have found which of course doesn't cover exisiting conditions, so we will have to pay for my Dad's cardiologist etc but if you ever need it, its called elderly immigrant inbound insurance and it will cover them until they get their US citizenship or for 5 years and they can buy medicare. Its the only private health insurance out there that will cover anyone over 65 years old and it pretty reasonably priced.

Thanks for the insight as you said, it would be discrimatory. Sometimes what people see they formualate a opinion and somehow it becomes fact. I'll stayed tuned if anyone else want to add their feedback.

Indeed rumor is rife. Also when you think about it logically if this was actually fact and there was a blanket block to anyone over 70 years old, my parents wouldn't have got past the first stage, someone would have said "sorry, we don't accept petitions on anyone over 70 years of age"

[WorldTraveler 0]

There is no age restriction. That would be discrimatory, however, the parents have to show that they do not have health problems so severe they are likely to become a public charge if the petitioners income is not sufficient or reaching only the minimum requirement . If some have been denied it is likely due to severe health problems rather than their age coupled with limited financial support. The immigration Doctor that my parents called a while ago told them that even though my Dad is nearly 75 years old, they do not exclude parents that have condiitons normally associated with old age and as long as any medical condition is reasonably stable and treated, they will not discriminate based on age alone.However I expect the consular officer will probably look a litle more closely at the financial situation.

It won't be any different in China, the rules are not country specific as that would be unfair as well. That said we are all a bit nervous because my Dad has a stable and treated heart condition and they both have medicated but stable high blood pressure, my Mum is 67 years old. The thing we have in our favour though is that they are solvent and self supporting with considerable assets and my financial situation is OK as well. Not only that I am a registered nurse, so no nursing homes for them!

I would say if your parents are in reasonably good health less the usual things associated with being over 70 and you have a reasonable income or they do or both, then you shouldn't worry about it at all. There is health insurance available for elderly immigrants that I have found which of course doesn't cover exisiting conditions, so we will have to pay for my Dad's cardiologist etc but if you ever need it, its called elderly immigrant inbound insurance and it will cover them until they get their US citizenship or for 5 years and they can buy medicare. Its the only private health insurance out there that will cover anyone over 65 years old and it pretty reasonably priced.

Thanks for the insight as you said, it would be discrimatory. Sometimes what people see they formualate a opinion and somehow it becomes fact. I'll stayed tuned if anyone else want to add their feedback.

Indeed rumor is rife. Also when you think about it logically if this was actually fact and there was a blanket block to anyone over 70 years old, my parents wouldn't have got past the first stage, someone would have said "sorry, we don't accept petitions on anyone over 70 years of age"

Yep...putting this all behind us now and moving forward with a positive attitude!