Bringing 19 year old brother to the US if both parents died

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I've checked our local community college website, and the tuition costs for an international student are the same as the ones for an out of state student.

We certainly don't have money to burn. It would be difficult, and it would mean making a lot of sacrifices, but I think we could make it work, especially if I start working some of the overtime that (thank God) is available to me.

I guess we have to decide whether that money is better spent helping him to study in Brazil or here in the US. Maybe we can just bring him here for a few months on his tourist visa to be with his sister while recovering from the loss of their parents, and then help him out a little each month so that he can still study AND pay the bills back in Brazil.

Anyway - thanks to everybody for the input. I guess this is more of a family decision at this point than a legal one, and we'll just have to work out the best path forward for ourselves.

Look into the community college rules a bit further. In my state they require every student to have health insurance, especially international students. You should consider that, in addition to the tuition costs.