Needing a live-in caregiver/maid

[WTFever 0]

Hello everyone. Sorry if this is the wrong section.

My mother has trouble with her knees and it is hard for her to do things around the house sometimes, and it is getting worse. She would like a live-in person to make things a little easier on bad days. She just needs someone that can help with or do everyday household chores, but does not require professional health care support.

She has a friend in the philippines doing christian outreach work. The friend introduced her to a nice lady willing and able to come assist mom, and they chat often and have become friends. My mother would like to bring her to the USA to help around the house, and maybe enroll her in school since constant care is certainly not needed. (There are several good colleges closeby)

I have tried researching it for her, but am now honestly confused. As far as I could make out, mom would need to get the lady here on H-2B....but i could be wrong.

Can someone give us some advice please?

Oh, one other thing. The condition of mom's knees are still up in the air with the docs. It is unknown whether surgery will be required, or how long healing might take...if it occurs at all. I don't think she can get the lady an indefinite stay, but I think she can come here and the lenght of stay be adjusted if needed.

Thanks for any advice or help you can offer. I hope to be able to get a 1-2-3 condensed version. My eyes are bleeding from reading rules and regs

[William33 110]

This is a family based immigration website.

You may want to google for an employment based site for better information.

[MrMrsKnight 1]

William is right... you're probably not going to find a lot of information here.

My mother-in-law has a knee problem and is gonna go through surgery next year, so I kinda know how difficult this is. She can't even walk normally anymore it's so bad.

So good luck to you and I hope you find the answers you need soon!