75 year old man who's married to an American Citizen wants to get a GC

[Rudy_Eila 0]

Hello,

I'm asking this on behalf of my grandparents... So just a little background story... around 15 years ago, my Grandparents (Israeli Citizens) started the process to get a GC and then Citizenship... It took them around 10 years, at the end however, my grandpa had health issues and couldn't pass his citizenship exam and had to return home for medical treatment, my grandma however passed her exam and received her Citizenship.

Fast forward a few years, my grandpa didn't renew his GC and now it's expired and he lost it. The question is, since his wife, of over 50 years is now an American citizen, and he's 75 years old, what does he need to do exactly in order to receive a GC again, and then potentially citizenship??? How long will the whole process last for a man of his age? And I also heard that if you're over 70 years old, you don't need to take an citizenship exams (Language, US history etc...)

Hoping for an answer, as I couldn't find a way to contact USCIS by Email, so I had to resort to forums.

Best Regards,

[kzielu 1,149]

He needs to be petitioned by his wife for GC like any other spouse - his wife needs to have domicile in US and be able to sponsor him financially, after 3 years of being a resident he can apply for citizenship provided he will meet physical residency requirements.

[Rudy_Eila 0]

He needs to be petitioned by his wife for GC like any other spouse - his wife needs to have domicile in US and be able to sponsor him financially, after 3 years of being a resident he can apply for citizenship provided he will meet physical residency requirements.

Thanks for the quick reply. So basically his age doesn't bring him any benefits?

[kzielu 1,149]

For citizenship it will. For GC it will make it worse as petitioner may be expected to show she will be able to cover his healthcare somehow - since he will not be eligible for Medicare.

[Rudy_Eila 0]

For citizenship it will. For GC it will make it worse as petitioner may be expected to show she will be able to cover his healthcare somehow - since he will not be eligible for Medicare.

I see. Many thanks!

[TBoneTX 46,173]

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