a sister Visa as a nanny

[hamidnc 1]

Hello

is there any one has experience of bringing sister to the US as a nanny? can you tell how it has been done ?

I'm trying to get my sister who is 33 years old divorced, to the US to take care of my child. I can't afford to pay the daycare nor to ask the wife to quit her job, any pieces of advice would be appreciated 

Edited July 19, 2017 by hamidnc

[Coco8 1,042]

It's better to actually pay a nanny.

 

There is no visa to get a family member to work for you. The J1-au pair does not allow the au pair to be placed in the home of a family member.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Nope.  Not possible.  You can't afford daycare and your wife can't afford to quit, but you could afford to bring a sister over to look after a child?  Nope.

 

look into your state's daycare program subsidies.

[JFH 12,191]

You will have to look into something like one of you working nights, the other working days. That's what my parents did. 

 

Your post doesn't make sense. You can't afford a nanny but you want to bring your sister here. How would you pay your sister? You wouldn't be allowed to pay below minimum wage. And if you didn't pay her but offered bed and board in return how would you be able to keep her? She'd expect more than just bread and water for watching your child all day every day. And she would need some money for her social life, communication, clothing, hairdressing, etc, etc. 

 

Don't you have family members here who could help out?

[hamidnc 1]

I cant afford paying daycare that is the fact nor im allowed to get government help , if you live in the us as lower middle class u will understand the situation.

the suggestion to bring sister is more sheaper , i need her help just for few months to get my budget to balance again .

I though about applying for visa tourist , but i heard its hard to obtain such a visa if the applicant doesnt have almost 20000 in bank account . 

On the other hand is to help her to visit the US  she wanted to visit for long time, bytheway she is not staying for good  due to her life back home 

 

[Transborderwife 4,666]

3 minutes ago, hamidnc said:

I cant afford paying daycare that is the fact nor im allowed to get government help , if you live in the us as lower middle class u will understand the situation.

the suggestion to bring sister is more sheaper , i need her help just for few months to get my budget to balance again .

I though about applying for visa tourist , but i heard its hard to obtain such a visa if the applicant doesnt have almost 20000 in bank account . 

On the other hand is to help her to visit the US  she wanted to visit for long time, bytheway she is not staying for good  due to her life back home 

 

We are lower middle class and we get daycare assistance.  Why are you not allowed or do you simply not qualify?  Many states have surprisingly high thresholds for care.  

 

She cannot not come here on a tourist visa and take a job from an American citizen. 

[Coco8 1,042]

9 minutes ago, hamidnc said:

 im allowed to get government help

Why is that? First, if you are already a US citizen (because your profile says naturalization approved) you can get any welfare that could apply for you. If you didn't apply for US citizenship, then your partner and baby (as they are both US citizens) can get any welfare they can apply to. 

 

10 minutes ago, hamidnc said:

I though about applying for visa tourist

Your sister has to apply for a visa on her own merits and strong ties to her country. There is no need to have 20,000 in a bank account. That is absurd!!! Who has so much money? The average family vacationing at Dineyworld probably doesn't have that much money.

 

However, babysitting for you would be considered work so someone on a visitor visa cannot do that. You would put her on a bind and she could be deported. She cannot work because she is taking the job of an actual American babysitter.

 

 

 

 

[heo luoi 206]

9 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

We are lower middle class and we get daycare assistance.  Why are you not allowed or do you simply not qualify?  Many states have surprisingly high thresholds for care.  

 

She cannot not come here on a tourist visa and take a job from an American citizen. 

 

14 minutes ago, hamidnc said:

I cant afford paying daycare that is the fact nor im allowed to get government help , if you live in the us as lower middle class u will understand the situation.

the suggestion to bring sister is more sheaper , i need her help just for few months to get my budget to balance again .

I though about applying for visa tourist , but i heard its hard to obtain such a visa if the applicant doesnt have almost 20000 in bank account . 

On the other hand is to help her to visit the US  she wanted to visit for long time, bytheway she is not staying for good  due to her life back home 

 

Looks like NONCASH, Childcare subsidies via TANF programs would be excluded from being a public charge.

https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge

Edited July 19, 2017 by heo luoi

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

aactually not cheaper at all if you think so as any employee (if allowed) would have to have SS paid in, medicare and taxes and health insurance from you

tbut bottom line is, as others have said, not a chance / it has been tried by others to get mother or another relative to help with new babies and no way possible

the wait to bring a relative is long

tourist visas from Morocco are very hard to get also especially if the person has nothing to show they will return to Moroco such as owning property and a job and considerable savings of their own to make the trip

i wish this was different as we would love to have my aunt from Morocco here as she raised my husband and we would care for her

[Unlockable 7,315]

Behind healthcare, child care is some of the highest cost families will incur. 

 

I was paying almost $900 for my son's daycare. Then summer camp for him was over $1,000 a month. My closest relative is an 18 hour drive away so I had no help.

 

OP, we know it is tough because many of us have been there or are going through it now. You can look into orgs that can help or subsidize some of the cost. But as mentioned, if a relative is not a citizen or permanent resident they have no legal right to come here to babysit, which is considered work. So getting a tourist visa for your sister for that purpose is not allowed.

 

You could apply for her a green card. The problem with that is the process for siblings it takes 15 years.

 

Maybe a second job can help?

Edited July 19, 2017 by NuestraUnion

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

I'm surprised that people don't seem to realize what's going on here.  Her sister wants to come to the US (OP stated that she only wants to visit but who knows).  Plain and simple.  But OP has trouble finding affordable daycare, so they thought that her sister would have a better shot if it was under the guise of helping with the baby. 

 

Unfortunately, there is no visa for that.  The only option is tourist visa but those are really hard to get because most people who want to come to the US don't have any real ties to their country.  The problem is that she wouldn't be able to work as a nanny, but I don't see any issue with a tourist watching a kid.  If you don't pay her, it's not work.  There was a show I saw on TLC or Discovery and they had an immigration official questioning a guy who came on a tourist visa and he was fixing computers for his "friends".  An his friends "gave him some money".  The IO said that if you take money for something, directly or indirectly, that's considered work.  If you don't get paid, it's not work.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

1 minute ago, Eric-Pris said:

I'm surprised that people don't seem to realize what's going on here.  Her sister wants to come to the US (OP stated that she only wants to visit but who knows).  Plain and simple.  But OP has trouble finding affordable daycare, so they thought that her sister would have a better shot if it was under the guise of helping with the baby. 

 

Unfortunately, there is no visa for that.  The only option is tourist visa but those are really hard to get because most people who want to come to the US don't have any real ties to their country.  The problem is that she wouldn't be able to work as a nanny, but I don't see any issue with a tourist watching a kid.  If you don't pay her, it's not work.  There was a show I saw on TLC or Discovery and they had an immigration official questioning a guy who came on a tourist visa and he was fixing computers for his "friends".  An his friends "gave him some money".  The IO said that if you take money for something, directly or indirectly, that's considered work.  If you don't get paid, it's not work.

That's where you're wrong.  If it's taking a paid job away from an American citizen, it's considered work

[Mollie09 1,543]

14 minutes ago, Eric-Pris said:

I'm surprised that people don't seem to realize what's going on here.  Her sister wants to come to the US (OP stated that she only wants to visit but who knows).  Plain and simple.  But OP has trouble finding affordable daycare, so they thought that her sister would have a better shot if it was under the guise of helping with the baby. 

 

Unfortunately, there is no visa for that.  The only option is tourist visa but those are really hard to get because most people who want to come to the US don't have any real ties to their country.  The problem is that she wouldn't be able to work as a nanny, but I don't see any issue with a tourist watching a kid.  If you don't pay her, it's not work.  There was a show I saw on TLC or Discovery and they had an immigration official questioning a guy who came on a tourist visa and he was fixing computers for his "friends".  An his friends "gave him some money".  The IO said that if you take money for something, directly or indirectly, that's considered work.  If you don't get paid, it's not work.

 

Anything that a person could be reasonably expected to be paid to do is work, whether they themselves are paid or not.

Edited July 19, 2017 by Mollie09

[geowrian 22,338]

30 minutes ago, Eric-Pris said:

The problem is that she wouldn't be able to work as a nanny, but I don't see any issue with a tourist watching a kid.  If you don't pay her, it's not work.  There was a show I saw on TLC or Discovery and they had an immigration official questioning a guy who came on a tourist visa and he was fixing computers for his "friends".  An his friends "gave him some money".  The IO said that if you take money for something, directly or indirectly, that's considered work.  If you don't get paid, it's not work.

Agreed with the others...that's just wrong. Or more precisely, whether or not it is "work" doesn't matter so much as if it reasonably displaces a US worker. The exchange of money (or other compensation) is not required.

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34 minutes ago, Eric-Pris said:

I'm surprised that people don't seem to realize what's going on here.  Her sister wants to come to the US (OP stated that she only wants to visit but who knows).  Plain and simple.  But OP has trouble finding affordable daycare, so they thought that her sister would have a better shot if it was under the guise of helping with the baby. 

 

Unfortunately, there is no visa for that.  The only option is tourist visa but those are really hard to get because most people who want to come to the US don't have any real ties to their country.  The problem is that she wouldn't be able to work as a nanny, but I don't see any issue with a tourist watching a kid.  If you don't pay her, it's not work.  There was a show I saw on TLC or Discovery and they had an immigration official questioning a guy who came on a tourist visa and he was fixing computers for his "friends".  An his friends "gave him some money".  The IO said that if you take money for something, directly or indirectly, that's considered work.  If you don't get paid, it's not work.

 

Been mentioned many times on here and there are past members who lost their visitor visa because of it. Watching a child while the parents make a run to the store is ok. Straight babysitting is a no-no. Helping a brother build a deck on a new house is a no-no. Paid or not.

 

I've even referenced news articles in previous similar topics of people being denied because the border found out the visiting foreigner may be helping with a child.