Family member is sick but has a Tourist Visit

[geowrian 22,338]

17 minutes ago, Fmert001 said:

Can my father do anything?? That is her little brother

A sibling relative falls under fourth preference...which is looking at probably 15 or so years at this point (if it even remains). A medical condition will not make an immigrant visa become available any sooner.

2 minutes ago, Fmert001 said:

The hospital also said she has to let the visa expire then can issue a card for healthcare??? I don’t know how true that is 

Nothing surprises me anymore, but i'm unaware of what this would be...

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

2 minutes ago, Fmert001 said:

I figured that at least I tried thank you

That's really the most you can do honestly. I feel bad I do when I wrote that. You can see if the child that lives in Canada can help her.

[Fmert001 127]

Just now, cyberfx1024 said:

That's really the most you can do honestly. I feel bad I do when I wrote that. You can see if the child that lives in Canada can help her.

It’s the reality of the situation it’s the laws I will try to contact her and see if she can help......At least we tried in our end 

[Fmert001 127]

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

A sibling relative falls under fourth preference...which is looking at probably 15 or so years at this point (if it even remains). A medical condition will not make an immigrant visa become available any sooner.

Nothing surprises me anymore, but i'm unaware of what this would be...

I thought it was suspicious when the hospital said they even gave them a form and it says the i94 must expire first before they can help 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

36 minutes ago, Fmert001 said:

I thought it was suspicious when the hospital said they even gave them a form and it says the i94 must expire first before they can help 

It wouldn't surprise me at all about this because the state will pay for the medicine of an illegal.

[mcdull 474]

2 hours ago, Fmert001 said:

I thought it was suspicious when the hospital said they even gave them a form and it says the i94 must expire first before they can help 

They issue emergency medicaid to illegal immigrants, but she has a tourist visa so she’s illegible. 

[EandH0904 1,184]

4 hours ago, Fmert001 said:

The hospital also said she has to let the visa expire then can issue a card for healthcare??? I don’t know how true that is 

First off, i am sorry you and your family are going tjrough this.

 

I know there's a visa available for people who need medical treatment but I don't know a ton about it. Maybe others on here do. I thought you had to have significant $$ to pay for costs up front. 

 

As a nurse here in the states, I'm presuming the $55k was for chemotherapy treatment as drug costs are easier to identify. Remember there a lot of other costs as well, medicine for pain and nausea, hospital visits for complications, who knows what could happen. Stage 4 cancer, depending on where it's at, her age and general health otherwise, sounds like something that unfortunately may not be survivable no matter what country she's from. 

 

I don't say this lightly, I've had family members including my father die from cancer and I know the heartache it causes whenever you lose a loved one. Our lives are only temporary here and God makes our plans, I feel. Your aunt needs to hsve choices in how aggressive she wants to be with her treatment options. My thoughts are with you and your family. 

[Fmert001 127]

2 hours ago, EandH0904 said:

First off, i am sorry you and your family are going tjrough this.

 

I know there's a visa available for people who need medical treatment but I don't know a ton about it. Maybe others on here do. I thought you had to have significant $$ to pay for costs up front. 

 

As a nurse here in the states, I'm presuming the $55k was for chemotherapy treatment as drug costs are easier to identify. Remember there a lot of other costs as well, medicine for pain and nausea, hospital visits for complications, who knows what could happen. Stage 4 cancer, depending on where it's at, her age and general health otherwise, sounds like something that unfortunately may not be survivable no matter what country she's from. 

 

I don't say this lightly, I've had family members including my father die from cancer and I know the heartache it causes whenever you lose a loved one. Our lives are only temporary here and God makes our plans, I feel. Your aunt needs to hsve choices in how aggressive she wants to be with her treatment options. My thoughts are with you and your family. 

Thank you for your kind words all we can do now is pray 

[NovaSprings 89]

OP, I am so sorry, it is so hard when you are put in a situation where you desperately want to help, but your choices are limited.  I just wanted to add a caution regarding your aunt going to Canada.  Like the US, because she is a Haitian citizen, she will require a visa to visit Canada.  When she applies (regardless if it is as a parent or just a visitor visa), one of the questions she must answer is, is she in good health.  If she answers no, and has no extra insurance coverage that she can prove, she will be refused a visa.  Canada is very protective of their health care system, so, Canadian Boarder Agents can also refuse entry if the agent feels the visitor is not in good health or is coming to Canada to seek medical care.  Unfortunately, I have seen this happen at a boarder crossing with my own eyes (person unrelated to me, being interviewed right beside me).

As someone who has a loved one who has a terminal illness, my heart feels for you.  Please know that you and your aunt will be in my thoughts.

Edited December 11, 2017 by NovaSprings

[Fmert001 127]

3 hours ago, mcdull said:

They issue emergency medicaid to illegal immigrants, but she has a tourist visa so she’s illegible. 

After I did some research I found the visa but she has to overstay the visa to her get help. Thank you 

[Fmert001 127]

2 minutes ago, NovaSprings said:

OP, I am so sorry, it is so hard when you are put in a situation where you desperately want to help, but your choices are limited.  I just wanted to add a caution regarding your aunt going to Canada.  Like the US, because she is a Haitian citizen, she will require a visa to visit Canada.  When she applies (regardless if it is as a parent or just a visitor visa), one of the questions she must answer is, is she in good health.  If she answers no, she will be refused a visa.  The Canada is very protective of their health care system, so, Canadian Boarder Agents can also refuse entry if the agent feels the visitor is not in good health or is coming to Canada to seek medical care.  Unfortunately, I have seen this happen at a boarder crossing with my own eyes (person unrelated to me, being interviewed right beside me).

As someone who has a loved one who has a terminal illness, my heart feels for you.  Please know that you and your aunt will be in my thoughts.

Well I will let my family because that was next option and Thank you so much for kind words and prayers.

[Fmert001 127]

3 hours ago, mcdull said:

They issue emergency medicaid to illegal immigrants, but she has a tourist visa so she’s illegible. 

After I did some research I found it Thank you 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

Isn't it possible to apply for an extension for the tourist visa? I know people have done it before. 

Edited December 11, 2017 by Orangesapples

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

4 hours ago, Fmert001 said:

After I did some research I found the visa but she has to overstay the visa to her get help. Thank you 

Can you share the basic details? 

7 hours ago, mcdull said:

They issue emergency medicaid to illegal immigrants, but she has a tourist visa so she’s illegible. 

Do you know what counts as “emergency”? Just wondering if she has been in the US for months with a diagnosed illness, how that can be considered an “emergency”. Unless I misunderstand the use of the term in this context, it should be for something critical that is sudden and unforeseen?

51 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

Isn't it possible to apply for an extension for the tourist visa? I know people have done it before. 

It is, if they give the reason they need to show that they can fund the treatment etc.

[NYCruiser 423]

4 hours ago, Fmert001 said:

Well I will let my family because that was next option and Thank you so much for kind words and prayers.

Yes lots of issues here. It might be possible to get help, but as posters said on here, she has to be out of status as well as her health insurance has to expire. The Insurance company will want to repatriate her to Haiti as they are on the hook for medical costs. How much did she take out on insurance for medicals?

 

Being Stage IV of what kind of cancer is also important. Are the cells highly malignant, metastasis? These factors will determine whether she can even travel back to Haiti. So the insurance company might need to pay for care until her limit is reached here (which will be fast).