How soon mother can become a citizen after she applies?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

41 minutes ago, Lexushim said:

Can she not qualify if she eventually becomes a citizen herself? 

No, to fully qualify for Medicare you have to have been working and contributing Medicare premiums for 40 quarters (ten years). Once she has been a LPR for 5 years she can buy into part of Medicare, at a cost, but it is far from the full coverage she will need. @aaron2020 is correct to point out that as someone with a serious chronic health condition, and presumably not working, she will find overcoming public charge to be a problem. At the very least your friend will have to show that she can afford medical insurance for her mom, for similar things in the past we have sometimes seen them asking to show how the expected cost of the chronic care will be covered as well.

 

The US unfortunately is just not a place to move to when you are old and sick and need to rely on public healthcare. 

 

 

[aaron2020 11,651]

52 minutes ago, Lexushim said:

Can she not qualify if she eventually becomes a citizen herself? 

Mom would have to work for 10 years to qualify for Medicare.

 

The US does not have guarantee health care for its senior citizens.  

[Lexushim 105]

36 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Mom would have to work for 10 years to qualify for Medicare.

 

The US does not have guarantee health care for its senior citizens.  

Dang. It’s tough then. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

22 minutes ago, Lexushim said:

Dang. It’s tough then. 

This is exactly why so many people go back to their home countries when they need major medical care. I don't know much about what she might specifically need but fyi

 

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Heart attack hospitalizations cost a median $53,384 and strokes cost $31,218, according to the study. The resulting catastrophic costs make it difficult for uninsured patients to keep up with basic living expenses such as transportation and housing, according to researchers.

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In a separate study presented Monday, the same research group evaluated costs of heart bypass surgery, also known as a coronary artery bypass graft.

Using the same data and time frame, researchers found that 9 percent of bypass patients were uninsured. Of those, 83 percent faced catastrophic costs.

Bypass surgery costs substantially more than heart attack and stroke, with a median hospital cost of $85,891 to $177,546, the study showed. During the procedure, surgeons reroute blood around clogged heart arteries. Neither study factored in additional costs following hospitalization, such as loss of productivity from missing work or ongoing medical care and drugs, which may have further financial consequences...

[Capital Z 51]

6 hours ago, Lexushim said:

So her 3 year LPR AND 3 years marriage time starts after she arrives in May 2021. Correct? Both condition must be met or is it one of 2 must be met? Like it can’t be she’s been married more than 3 years at time of admission but hasn’t lived in USA for 3 years yet so she can still apply for citizenship...? 
Again, It MUST BE BOTH conditions, right?? 

It doesn't matter how long the marriage is before entering the USA it only determines whether she will get a two year conditional GC if marriage is less than 2 years before getting visa or 10 years GC if marriage is more than two years. Her time for citizenship will start when she actually arrives in USA and starts living here which is 3 years if she applies on marriage base and if solo its 5 years.

Edited November 21, 2020 by Capital Z

[SalishSea 17,819]

7 hours ago, Coco8 said:

If the mother is a heart patient, her daughter should find out how expensive treatment is in the USA. It will cost millions and her mother wouldn't be eligible for any type of government subsidy (they wouldn't cover most of it anyway) because she would be on a Green Card.

Totally agree.  Is your friend aware that her mother will not be eligible for medicare?  Everything, including premiums for private insurance, will be expensive and out of pocket for you

[Boiler 45,468]

Perhaps Z's mother is independently wealthy? She could look at a B2 Medical if she needs treatment not available in her home country. That way she could be here pretty quickly.

[Adventine 3,196]

29 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Perhaps Z's mother is independently wealthy? She could look at a B2 Medical if she needs treatment not available in her home country. That way she could be here pretty quickly.

This seems the more feasible solution. 

 

A heart condition will not wait the years needed for the patient to become a citizen. 

 

Another solution is for the US-based child to simply send money to the home country, for the mother's medical care.

Edited November 21, 2020 by Adventine

[Boiler 45,468]

2 minutes ago, Adventine said:

This seems the more feasible solution. 

 

A heart condition will not wait the years needed for the patient to become a citizen. 

 

Another solution is for the US-based child to simply send money to the home country, for the mother's medical care.

I was sort of assuming that the care locally was the issue, otherwise why the need to come to the US? But pretty much anywhere would be a better bet than the US in most cases due to cost.

[Adventine 3,196]

15 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I was sort of assuming that the care locally was the issue, otherwise why the need to come to the US? But pretty much anywhere would be a better bet than the US in most cases due to cost.

True, there may be issues with healthcare in the country where the mother is based. 

 

They will have to run the numbers between what it costs to simply pay for the best available healthcare in the mother's home country VS the costs of paying for the mother to immigrate to the US + healthcare costs in the US + waiting time for the mother to become a citizen + other costs of taking care of a chronically ill senior citizen who may or may not be able to find a job in the US.

[Boiler 45,468]

Hopefully the OP returns and clarifies the situation.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

B2 visa is for short term treatments, won’t work for chronic illnesses. Not sure how easy they are to renew .., though I guess as long as they can show funds for treatment and doctors who will do it, no real reason to deny. 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,434]

11 hours ago, Lexushim said:

my friend, Z, is married to a US Citizen, and is moving to US on May 1, 2021, before her 6 month visa is expired on 5th May, 2021. 

 

I would advise against cutting it so close.  There could be unforeseen issues, like flight cancellations, other transportation delays, uninformed and uncooperative airline agents at the airport, etc.

 

Is there a reason she cannot fly to the US earlier?  If she is really concerned with getting her mother to the US as soon as possible, then she should fly to the US now.  The 3 year clock starts from the day she enters the US.

 

 

[Lexushim 105]

5 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

I would advise against cutting it so close.  There could be unforeseen issues, like flight cancellations, other transportation delays, uninformed and uncooperative airline agents at the airport, etc.

 

Is there a reason she cannot fly to the US earlier?  If she is really concerned with getting her mother to the US as soon as possible, then she should fly to the US now.  The 3 year clock starts from the day she enters the US.

 

 

Yes, because she has a contract with her current job that ends on April 30th, 2021 and she cannot break it.

[Boiler 45,468]

15 hours ago, Lexushim said:

Can she not qualify if she eventually becomes a citizen herself? 

What about the Mother?