Greencard or Visa & Health insurance

[SalishSea 17,833]

11 hours ago, Hopeworld said:

Sorry, I meant 3 times a MONTH not 3 times a week!

That is still a lot.  If they are being seen for cancer or something of that nature, you'd want to reconsider immigration.

[SalishSea 17,833]

2 hours ago, millefleur said:

See if there's an urgent care in your area. I usually use Minute Clinic for stuff like that, it's so much faster than waiting for an appointment elsewhere.

Agreed.  Or an urgent care that is affiliated with a hospital.  Usually faster and cheaper than an ER, and can treat eye related stuff.

[carmel34 3,633]

$1,000 per month, per person 65+ for health insurance in the US, is a very conservative estimate.  The officer conducting the interview is likely to consider this expense when making a judgment on the public charge issue, on the "totality of the circumstances."  If your income, as the primary financial sponsor, is high enough to include $2,000+ per month, $24,000+ per year, in addition to annual living expenses for both immigrants, they may be approved, but it is impossible to know for sure.  They should take documents to show what their health insurance costs and coverage would be in the US, as the officer may ask about it.  Then there's the cost of living in California, Los Angeles can be expensive just for basic things like housing and food.  Good luck!

[kzielu 1,149]

5 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

What do you even mean?  "Medical" = "medicare"?  If so, no.   They are not eligible for medicare.

Probably MediCAL - which is California state medicaid like program.

[Sarah&Facundo 595]

4 hours ago, carmel34 said:

$1,000 per month, per person 65+ for health insurance in the US, is a very conservative estimate.  The officer conducting the interview is likely to consider this expense when making a judgment on the public charge issue, on the "totality of the circumstances."  If your income, as the primary financial sponsor, is high enough to include $2,000+ per month, $24,000+ per year, in addition to annual living expenses for both immigrants, they may be approved, but it is impossible to know for sure.  They should take documents to show what their health insurance costs and coverage would be in the US, as the officer may ask about it.  Then there's the cost of living in California, Los Angeles can be expensive just for basic things like housing and food.  Good luck!

Likely $1,000 or MORE per month per person and they would ALSO likely have a high deductible or a lot of co-pays if they are going frequently....