How to bring elderly parent to US

[woodsman 0]

I need help and really just don't know where to begin.

My wife is a naturalized US citizen originally from the Philippines. Her 81 year old mother lived in Tacloban until the big typhoon wiped her home right off the face of the earth. She survived but has nothing left. My wife is in the Philippines now helping to get her situated in a small rental in Manila.

Is it possible to bring her mom to the US to live with us? permanently? If so, where do we start? I'd like to find out if it is even possible because my wife is due to travel back to US on Jan 20 and if her mom can come, it would be best at that age if my wife was with her.

Thanks for you help and advice . . . time is of the essence! :-)

B

Edited December 25, 2013 by woodsman

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Your wife can file an I130 for her mother almost like you filed for her. The only possible issue is they may require proof of medical insurance which even with affordable care is hardly affordable. Also you must know that your mother in law will never get social security or free medicare as she never will contribute for enough years. Being old in the US is very expensive under those conditions. One hospital stay can set you back over 100,000

[Laverne 0]

You can apply for expedite

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

***** Moving from Bringing Family of LPR to Moving Family of USC forum *****

Your wife, as the biological child, can petition for her mother, our Guide here explains the process: http://www.visajourney.com/content/immigration-parents-overview . The process usually takes about a year, but as mentioned, there are expedites available at this time due to the typhoon. The main issue you will face is that over and above the normal 125% poverty limit for your household, when a beneficiary is elderly, the CO usually also wants to see proof of health insurance/ ability to pay for health care. Even with Obama Care, this will still be super expensive

[woodsman 0]

We both have healthcare, couldn't she be covered under one of our policies?

Thanks for all your responses.

Your wife can file an I130 for her mother almost like you filed for her. The only possible issue is they may require proof of medical insurance which even with affordable care is hardly affordable. Also you must know that your mother in law will never get social security or free medicare as she never will contribute for enough years. Being old in the US is very expensive under those conditions. One hospital stay can set you back over 100,000

[milimelo 4,565]

We both have healthcare, couldn't she be covered under one of our policies?

Thanks for all your responses.

Why don't you ring up either of your health insurance providers and see if they'll cover your mother in law? In 99.999% of cases the answer is no.

[aaron2020 11,651]

We both have healthcare, couldn't she be covered under one of our policies?

Thanks for all your responses.

No. Work insurance will not cover a parent.

[Boiler 46,141]

You can go on the Exchange and find out the cost.

[JohnL 4]

***** Moving from Bringing Family of LPR to Moving Family of USC forum *****

Your wife, as the biological child, can petition for her mother, our Guide here explains the process: http://www.visajourney.com/content/immigration-parents-overview . The process usually takes about a year, but as mentioned, there are expedites available at this time due to the typhoon. The main issue you will face is that over and above the normal 125% poverty limit for your household, when a beneficiary is elderly, the CO usually also wants to see proof of health insurance/ ability to pay for health care. Even with Obama Care, this will still be super expensive

If you live in California, apparently legal immigrants with out much money can go on Medi Cal, which is Calif version of Medicaid. Here is a cut and paste....

http://healthconsumer.org/fs008SAeng.pdf

[Umka36 781]

The immigrant using the medicaid benefit does not absolve the sponsor who signed the I-864. INS also hasn't existed for some time.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Umka36

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

The fact sheet you post is from 2005 or before hardly reliable advise on current facts