Benefits for green card holder

[M&E2008 4]

Hi everyone,

 

I got my citizenship in 2012 and I have applied for immigration for my father last year. He just arrived to the US and I wanted to know more about what are the benefits that he is eligible to when he receives his green card?

After receiving the green card, can he apply for social security, medicare and so on of other benefits?

Thank you for your answers and let me know if more information is needed to answer this question accurately if I didn't provide enough info.

 

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

   Social security is something you pay into to get so no he will never get social security ,  Medicare is also a pay into plan so again he doesn't get medicare for free. After 5 years he can pay a rather hefty fee to be covered by medicare. You signed an affidavit of support for him.  Be prepared to open your wallet and pay quite a bit for him to live here.  He may have benefits from wherever he is from , but then again he may have lost those by immigrating here.  Immigration for the elderly is not cheap

[Villanelle 4,122]

https://www.visitorscoverage.com/social-security-benefits-eligibility-for-green-card-holders/

 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

25 minutes ago, M&E2008 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I got my citizenship in 2012 and I have applied for immigration for my father last year. He just arrived to the US and I wanted to know more about what are the benefits that he is eligible to when he receives his green card?

After receiving the green card, can he apply for social security, medicare and so on of other benefits?

Thank you for your answers and let me know if more information is needed to answer this question accurately if I didn't provide enough info.

 

Benefits:

Live permanently in the US. 

Ability to work in the US. 

Able to travel overseas on short visits and reenter the US using LPR status. 

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

This should help.

 

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

 

Most benefits are available.

[MrHanky 1,378]

You might want to read the conditions in affidavit of support

 

LPR and citizen are two totally different levels

[Crazy Cat 42,381]

"Medicare Insurance for Green Card Holders (Permanent Residents) in USA. ... A US citizen or legal permanent resident aged 65 years or older usually qualify forMedicare. One of the eligibility criteria is that the person or spouse must have worked in the US and paid Medicare taxes for minimum 40 quarters."

 

"The Social Security system functions on a fundamentally simple principle: As you work in the country, you pay Social Security taxes, which in turn earns you social security credits. You can earn maximum up to 4 credits in a year. As of 2013, Permanent Residents or Green Card Holders need $1160 of earnings to get 1 credit. Green Card Holders need 40 credits(equivalent to 10 years of work or 40 quarters) to be eligible for Social Security Benefits."

[Crazy Cat 42,381]

2 minutes ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

This should help.

 

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

 

Most benefits are available.

NO Social Security

No Medicare

Those are the big ones.

[Italian_in_NYC 259]

5 minutes ago, missileman said:

NO Social Security

No Medicare

Those are the big ones.

If the other country has a totalization agreement with the US, you could unify the credits and apply for social security (or the other way around with the other country). Social security is a contributive system, so it is based on what you put in.

You can apply for medicare after 5 years (if you are age 65 or older). If you didn't pay in enough, you'd have to pay both part A and part B.

 

Other than that, public charge basically consists of cash benefits (and long-term care, i.e. nursing home).

[Crazy Cat 42,381]

2 minutes ago, Italian_in_NYC said:

If the other country has a totalization agreement with the US, you could unify the credits and apply for social security (or the other way around with the other country). Social security is a contributive system, so it is based on what you put in.

You can apply for medicare after 5 years (if you are age 65 or older). If you didn't pay in enough, you'd have to pay both part A and part B.

 

Other than that, public charge basically consists of cash benefits (and long-term care, i.e. nursing home).

Where did "public charge" come into the conversation?

[TNJ17 1,329]

Yeah dude. No benefits. Find a reasonably priced health insurance but be prepared to cough up some big money. You vouched to support him financially when you filed for him. So that’s your future. 

[M&E2008 4]

So, social security for a retired immigrant is not offered unless they work for at least a year meeting the criteria set, and same applies for medicare. 

Now, after he gets his citizenship, what is he eligible for, then? Because, after citizenship is received my sponsorship falls.

 

[Pennycat 880]

48 minutes ago, M&E2008 said:

So, social security for a retired immigrant is not offered unless they work for at least a year meeting the criteria set, and same applies for medicare. 

Now, after he gets his citizenship, what is he eligible for, then? Because, after citizenship is received my sponsorship falls.

 

No social security until he works 10 years  (technically 40 fiscal quarters) in this country, this is the same for everyone, immigrant or not. Medicare after 5 years if you want to pay for both parts A and B or after working for 10 years. There is no free lunch here. Wrong country to immigrate to looking for public benefits.

 

Also, he may never get citizenship. And your sponsorship lasts until he works 40 fiscal quarters (there's a reason for that, see above), so if he never works and never becomes a citizen, your sponsorship never ends.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2017 by CatherineA

[Boiler 46,163]

You can buy into Medicare if you have not out in the years, c$400 a month, exact figure now does not matter as it will be 5 years before you can do so. And I think a penalty if you do not take it at 65.

 

Is this not something you consider before moving countries?   Obviously needs to have his finances in shape.

 

Also you are not required to Naturalise so the I 864 could be valid until death.

[M&E2008 4]

Thank you everyone, now I understand how it works.

Regarding some of the comments that focused about me being stuck taking care of my father's expenses and that is my future, I would be more than happy to do that (I didn't ask for your opinion, I only asked for accurate info if you want to help).  And comments stating going to another country that offers these benefits (that is actually none of your business what I do but thank you for your enlightening  information).

Again, thank you everyone who actually cared about answering the question with no offending or judgmental comments.