Urgent Advice Needed : Greencard for my father

[infoseeker2010 0]

Hi,

I am currently living in Denver, Colorado and have been US Citizen since a year now. My father is visiting my sister in Ohio on March 01. And then will go to San Francisco on April 15. He currently has Tourist/Visitor visa and will be visiting on that visa.

The questions I have

1) I am living in Denver, Colorado and he will be living in San Francisco, CA. Can I apply family-based greencard for him? Do I need to be in same city as him? If yes, then what documents do I need to prove that we live at same address?

a) Change my driver's license to CA?

b) Add me to his lease?

2) Since he will be living in Ohio for 1.5 months, can I still apply for him with his future CA address? He does not driver so won't have driver's license. Do I to wait till he gets to CA and get a CA ID for him and then apply?

3) In #2 above, if I have to wait for him to be in CA to get an CA ID, then is 4.5 months enough for greencard process? I mean he can stay only for 6 months on visitor's visa. If we apply on 04/15 and say CA-USCIS gets application by 04/20-04/25. Will he have to leave US if he doesn't get greencard by August 30 ? (6-months from March 01)

Please advice as I am unable to find threads discussing similar situation

Thanks.

[Boiler 46,178]

So what is he going to say when entering is the purpose of his visit?

Have you looked into health insurance?

[infoseeker2010 0]

So what is he going to say when entering is the purpose of his visit?

Have you looked into health insurance?

Hi Boiler,

He is coming to visiting us. The reason he has to be in San Francisco is some extended family stuff which is urgent and need to be taken care of. Not sure what you mean by "Have you looked into health insurance?"

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

The reason you don't find similar thread is that it is illegal to use a visitors visa to enter the US with intent to stay. You can submit an I130 from him at any time. He can use the visitors visa to come and go until he has an appointment for the visa. If he is old , besides the affadavit of support you may be asked to provide health insurance for him which can be hundreds of dollars a month. He will not be eligble for medicade.

[Ban Hammer 13,590]

other threads started have been removed. this is the proper forum for this question. do not start multiple threads.

[ndu26 114]

you can file for you father as long as he intends to GO BACK TO HIS HOME COUNTRY for consular processing( that is after USCIS approves his case) before his tourist visa expires.

Of course he can also adjust his status from tourist visa to immigrant based on ur petition but then he has to prove that he never came in with intent to immigrate in the first place cos that is considered visa fraud. If he chooses the first option, he probably will just wait for only few months back in his home country before his interview.

you dnt have to live in the same country as him to file for him nor change your license to CA.

if you like you could go to the guides on thisthat list steps to bringing a parent here. Even though that thread talsk about people whose parent is still out of country that is the same step you will follow and then have ur father go back for consular processing.

[ndu26 114]

Boiler asking you about health insuarnce is just to bring your attention to the fact that while we are all eager to bring our parents here we dont fully look into how to care for them here especially since they are older and may need medical attention at some point. when that happens what are your plans to support and take care of his medical bills?