Where to file B2 visa extension form

[Rubee 1]

my mother have visitor visa B2 visa she is sick here she has been diagnosed with throat cancer stage 4 and i have to extend her status i have to apply for her i539 we are from chicago but i don't know which location i have to submit this file???  please let me know as soon as possible..!!

 

 

Edited March 17, 2019 by Rubee

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

H1B is not a visitor visa

[Rubee 1]

Just now, USS_Voyager said:

H1B is not a visitor visa

sorry B2

[Hypnos 6,576]

https://www.uscis.gov/i-539-addresses

[Boiler 45,486]

I have some family knowledge on this.

 

Should be able to travel.

 

I would first check with her Travel Insurer, I would expect that they will wish to focus on repatriation due to very high cost of treatment in the US, even an Air Ambulance would be a cheaper option.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Sorry to hear..

 

I would imagine the i539 would be denied as treatment would be available in the visitor's home country. Extremely expensive to pay out of pocket in the US unless she's carrying specialized travel insurance. 

[Boiler 45,486]

Somebody I know was paying 3k a week.

[geowrian 22,337]

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

Somebody I know was paying 3k a week.

Initial 6-12 months of treatment is generally over $0.75-1.25 million (with insurance discount or even cash-only payment, expect ~25% of that in actual charges).

Edited March 18, 2019 by geowrian

[Boiler 45,486]

Fortunately he had Tricare, I was told it would have bankrupted them otherwise. They had Medicare as well but Tricare was the important one, well that was what I was told.

 

Like I say I have family experience and also of the Throat, not sure I could go through that.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Somebody I know was paying 3k a week.

on a b2?

[Boiler 45,486]

10 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

on a b2?

Nope, like I mentioned they were able to get most of it paid, someone on a B2 would not, not something that is likely to be covered by Insurance on a B2.

 

Now my personal experience of a family member was that they did not need an Air Ambulance, they could fly normally, I was just trying to demonstrate the US costs vs the flight home. 

 

I assume that as well as the medical prognosis, treatment, they would need to submit evidence of how it is being paid for.

Edited March 17, 2019 by Boiler

[SalishSea 17,828]

3 hours ago, geowrian said:

Initial 6-12 months of treatment is generally over $0.75-1.25 million over 12 months (with insurance discount or even cash-only payment, expect ~25% of that in actual charges).

As an oncology RN, can confirm.  Also I would say that she won't get the best care available if she has to rely on charity care, which she will.  Travel insurance will not cover the radiation treatments, which is first line for unresectable head and neck cancers.

 

To the OP, so sorry to hear of this dx.  If it were my mother, I would immediately take her home.

[CEE53147 559]

Cancer is NOT emergency so treatment would not qualify for emergency Medicaid.  I hope you did not bring her here knowing she was ill.

[jskibo 588]

Was this the same mother you tried to extend a visa for by going to Canada and returning last year?

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, jskibo said:

Was this the same mother you tried to extend a visa for by going to Canada and returning last year?

 

Sounds like poster is on a path to getting her mother a ban from entry if she’s trying to play with the rules