Emergency Visa

[DAROEL 0]

 I am widow and and i have 2 children 10 and 6 years old. I am working on bringing my sister from the Philippines to help me and help me and help me take care of my children during my treatment and chemotheraphy.  I will be having surgery in September but treatment will not start till maybe October or November    Any advise on how to process the emergency visa? 

 

Thank you,

[JFH 12,191]

Whilst I sympathize, tourist visas are not for working and what you propose is considered work by the immigration officials. The US has plenty of caregivers who are qualified to assist when you need help. Have you looked into what resources are available to you locally? Often cancer charities can connect you with services that you need. Check what sort of home nursing is provided by your health insurance. 

[Dutchster 1,107]

There is no such thing as an emergency visa for family to help take care of you or your family during sickness. The embassy will deny a tourist visa application and if CPB thinks she's going to perform the work of a nanny or caretaker, she will be send back on the first plane home. 

My deepest sympathy for you situation, though. Stay strong. 

[Coco8 1,042]

The only thing your sister could do is go with you to the hospital. You do need someone with you if you are going under anesthesia (like for the surgery). For that she would need a visitor visa.

 

However, as the others have said, your sister cannot immigrate to the US in a short amount of time, nor she can be a caregiver, nurse, or take care of the kids under a visitor visa. That is not the goal of the visa. 

[Auds 223]

The only shot your sister has is to try apply for b1/b2 visa to be your moral support during such a tough time.

 

if she doesn't have strong ties to

the Philippines such As a good job, business, home, kids, finances she will likely get denied.

 

us165 at stake -give it a shot.

[Roel 7,193]

Even it She comes on The tourist visa, she it not allowed to perform work like taking care of children. It's considered taking job from the US citizen, hence illegal on tourist visa. 

 

If you need help, you have to consider hiring a babysitter or caretaker. 

[f f 725]

mabye consider getting treatment in the Philippines where your sister can easily watch your children.

[MrHanky 1,377]

22 minutes ago, f f said:

mabye consider getting treatment in the Philippines where your sister can easily watch your children.

I would imagine the quality of care there is quite different than she could get in the states.

[MrHanky 1,377]

43 minutes ago, Roel said:

Even it She comes on The tourist visa, she it not allowed to perform work like taking care of children. It's considered taking job from the US citizen, hence illegal on tourist visa. 

 

If you need help, you have to consider hiring a babysitter or caretaker. 

Well it depends on how you look at it.

You can have a family member watch your kids and its not considered a job, families do that all the time, but if they state it in a way that looks like a job, then for alarms will sound.

[f f 725]

Just now, MrHanky said:

Well it depends on how you look at it.

You can have a family member watch your kids and its not considered a job, families do that all the time, but if they state it in a way that looks like a job, then for alarms will sound.

if you come from a different country and preform a  task that she would have to pay someone to do it is considered a job.

grandparents are denied entry if they are going to watch the grand kids while the parent is at work or they are out on a date since that is something she could pay someone to do.

it does not matter that families do it for each other in the us since they are all allowed to work and coming g on a tourist visa that does not allow work makes that person watching the kids violating thier visa. even if they did not intend to work when they entered but did it is still a violation and coming here for the purpose of violating the visa is even worse.

[Morty 20]

21 minutes ago, MrHanky said:

I would imagine the quality of care there is quite different than she could get in the states.

I agree, lots of people illegally cross just to get medical care.

[Auds 223]

1 hour ago, Roel said:

Even it She comes on The tourist visa, she it not allowed to perform work like taking care of children. It's considered taking job from the US citizen, hence illegal on tourist visa. 

 

If you need help, you have to consider hiring a babysitter or caretaker. 

Wouldn't this be a gray area?

 

Before i landed recently with my immigrant visa and was on tourist a few times, i did cook for my husband, his kids were at home sometimes when he was at work.  Is that really illegal?

[MrHanky 1,377]

1 hour ago, f f said:

if you come from a different country and preform a  task that she would have to pay someone to do it is considered a job.

grandparents are denied entry if they are going to watch the grand kids while the parent is at work or they are out on a date since that is something she could pay someone to do.

it does not matter that families do it for each other in the us since they are all allowed to work and coming g on a tourist visa that does not allow work makes that person watching the kids violating thier visa. even if they did not intend to work when they entered but did it is still a violation and coming here for the purpose of violating the visa is even worse.

I guess it would depend on what they say as reason for the visa and when they enter.

I'm sure there's lots of people that come for legit reasons and end up doing this stuff.

[Boiler 45,940]

Half those here illegally entered on visa's.

 

Probably the most practical option is for the children to stay with Sister.

[Cathi 5,783]

5 hours ago, Auds said:

Wouldn't this be a gray area?

 

Before i landed recently with my immigrant visa and was on tourist a few times, i did cook for my husband, his kids were at home sometimes when he was at work.  Is that really illegal?

No, it is not a gray area, it's black and white. A family member cannot travel to the US with a visitor visa to the to be a caregiver. Period. End of story.

Being a wife and taking care of a husband and his children is not the same. You're comparing apples to oranges.