Petition for mother-in-law

[beagle 13]

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Not when you’re responsible for their healthcare costs in the US system.... doesn’t sound like your mom in law plans to work = no social security contribution = no social security or Medicare benefits ...getting old is an expensive business in the US when the healthcare is all privately funded 

Definitely the healthcare is a concern that I will discuss with my wife. 

I mean if it is possible to bring her mom here, that's fine, we'll do it. If it's not, we'll come to terms with the fact that it is not meant to be.

If having her mom in our family is a must, I'm even willing to move down to Colombia and live there. That's not a problem for me.

[GreatDane 366]

1 minute ago, beagle said:

Definitely the healthcare is a concern that I will discuss with my wife. 

I mean if it is possible to bring her mom here, that's fine, we'll do it. If it's not, we'll come to terms with the fact that it is not meant to be.

If having her mom in our family is a must, I'm even willing to move down to Colombia and live there. That's not a problem for me.

If you leave and relocate to Columbia, your wife won't have any claim to return to the US and you would have to restart the process from scratch unless you wait for her to be a citizen (3 years to file, 5 to receive).

[beagle 13]

8 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a chain!

is the other daughter a citizen yet? If so she can sponsor her.... 

Well.....what can I say...than yes, we are starting an immigration chain, for how short that chain is. Is that such an evil thing?

No my wife's sister is not a citizen yet, just a resident like my wife.

[beagle 13]

Just now, GreatDane said:

If you leave and relocate to Columbia, your wife won't have any claim to return to the US and you would have to restart the process from scratch unless you wait for her to be a citizen (3 years to file, 5 to receive).

I guess a way or another we are screwed then.

My wife and I need to sit down and carefully think what to do.

Thanks again for all the info folks.

[Dashinka 24,960]

32 minutes ago, beagle said:

Well.....what can I say...than yes, we are starting an immigration chain, for how short that chain is. Is that such an evil thing?

No my wife's sister is not a citizen yet, just a resident like my wife.

Are you certain your MIL even wants to move?  A good friend of mine and her brother both came over on the DV programs from Romania, after a few years, their father died, and my friend (the sister) started having children, so she petitioned for her mother to come over here.  The mother was approved, came over and even got her GC, but once the kids were older, she decided to go back to her friends in Romania and abandoned her GC even though both of her children live here.  I am just saying, the parents don't always want to immigrate.

[Going through 5,671]

1 hour ago, beagle said:

I guess a way or another we are screwed then.

My wife and I need to sit down and carefully think what to do.

Thanks again for all the info folks.

Definitely have a Plan B in place...parent-category will most likely be the first to be dissolved, if current administration has their way.

[cd37 229]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

Not when you’re responsible for their healthcare costs in the US system.... doesn’t sound like your mom in law plans to work = no social security contribution = no social security or Medicare benefits ...getting old is an expensive business in the US when the healthcare is all privately funded 

 

1 hour ago, beagle said:

Well.....what can I say...than yes, we are starting an immigration chain, for how short that chain is. Is that such an evil thing?

No my wife's sister is not a citizen yet, just a resident like my wife.

I am not sure why everyones after OPs chain migration idea. Atleast they are following laws and coming here legally. You know what I mean.

 

[Boiler 46,359]

Unless your MIL is independently wealthy, sounds like she is not, and you sound like you are marginal at best then I do not see how this is vaguely possible.

 

Do the numbers.

 

As somebody else has pointed out if the other Sister is in a better position let her do it.

[beagle 13]

2 hours ago, GreatDane said:

If you leave and relocate to Columbia, your wife won't have any claim to return to the US and you would have to restart the process from scratch unless you wait for her to be a citizen (3 years to file, 5 to receive).

That's another concern to be aware of.

Thanks for the info.

[beagle 13]

1 hour ago, Bill & Katya said:

Are you certain your MIL even wants to move?  A good friend of mine and her brother both came over on the DV programs from Romania, after a few years, their father died, and my friend (the sister) started having children, so she petitioned for her mother to come over here.  The mother was approved, came over and even got her GC, but once the kids were older, she decided to go back to her friends in Romania and abandoned her GC even though both of her children live here.  I am just saying, the parents don't always want to immigrate.

Yes her mom would like to move to the US to be with her daughters.

She has just two daughters, and they both live in the US.

She has no grandchildren back in Colombia, but two in Texas (my sister-in-law's) and hopefully one from us soon.

1 hour ago, Going through said:

Definitely have a Plan B in place...parent-category will most likely be the first to be dissolved, if current administration has their way.

Definitely thinking about that plan B, and even plan C if necessary.

Thanks for the info.

[Going through 5,671]

3 minutes ago, beagle said:

She has no grandchildren back in Colombia, but two in Texas (my sister-in-law's) and hopefully one from us soon.

Good luck on starting a family  

[beagle 13]

1 hour ago, cd37 said:

 

I am not sure why everyones after OPs chain migration idea. Atleast they are following laws and coming here legally. You know what I mean.

 

Indeed....my wife and I have always followed the rules and never tried to trick the law.

We did the K1 Visa, adjustment of status, removal of condition, always abiding the law, and paid all the fees to the last penny, and the same we would do for my mother-in-law, if it will ever be possible to bring her to the US.

[beagle 13]

1 minute ago, Going through said:

Good luck on starting a family  

Thank you

[CEE53147 559]

2 hours ago, beagle said:

Nannys are expensive and unreliable.

Grandmothers are loving and inexpensive.

Not when you consider living and medical costs.  If she has her own place, take your expenses now, double them and add some. 

[beagle 13]

1 minute ago, CEE53147 said:

Not when you consider living and medical costs.  If she has her own place, take your expenses now, double them and add some. 

But she would be living with us in our spare room, so no extra housing expenses. Just the medical expenses, which of course must be taken into consideration.