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How to bring Grandma to America

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Me (US Citizen) and my mom (on process on getting a greencard-likely within 6 months) and my mom will move to the US then. 

 

How do I bring my grandmother to America to live with us? My grandmother only have me & my mom as family. Is there any exception? She is too old to fly 20+ hours every 6 months on tourist visa and investor visa might take too long (last i heard it is 5+ years)

 

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1/12/2019: 90- ROC filing window open
1/17/2019: Mail I-751 Package via USPS Certified Mail 
1/22/2019: Package arrived
1/28/2019: Receive case number via text message  #WACxxxxxxxxxx
2/21/2019: Call USCIS for non-delivery notice receipt
2/29/2019: Receive 18-month extension letter (2 pages)
4/30/2019: Biometric Appt
...waiting...
 
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8 minutes ago, ilovepho said:

Me (US Citizen) and my mom (on process on getting a greencard-likely within 6 months) and my mom will move to the US then. 

 

How do I bring my grandmother to America to live with us? My grandmother only have me & my mom as family. Is there any exception? She is too old to fly 20+ hours every 6 months on tourist visa and investor visa might take too long (last i heard it is 5+ years)

 

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Unfortunately your Mom can't sponsor her Mom until she's a citizen. Until then maybe she can be the one to fly back and forth to visit?

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2 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

Unfortunately your Mom can't sponsor her Mom until she's a citizen. Until then maybe she can be the one to fly back and forth to visit?

Yeah - the grandma is old and hard to find someone to take care of her and it is sad to put her in senior living. It is a tricky family situation, feeling like we are abandoning her by herself.

1/12/2019: 90- ROC filing window open
1/17/2019: Mail I-751 Package via USPS Certified Mail 
1/22/2019: Package arrived
1/28/2019: Receive case number via text message  #WACxxxxxxxxxx
2/21/2019: Call USCIS for non-delivery notice receipt
2/29/2019: Receive 18-month extension letter (2 pages)
4/30/2019: Biometric Appt
...waiting...
 
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1 minute ago, ilovepho said:

Yeah - the grandma is old and hard to find someone to take care of her and it is sad to put her in senior living. It is a tricky family situation, feeling like we are abandoning her by herself.

Really tough and definitely a huge downside of moving to another country. If she does have the funds for EB-5, it might be worth looking at that? I've no idea if it would take 5 years though, but worth investigating just in case.

 

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7 minutes ago, ilovepho said:

Yeah - the grandma is old and hard to find someone to take care of her and it is sad to put her in senior living. It is a tricky family situation, feeling like we are abandoning her by herself.

You are.

 

If she can afford an Investment Visa can she not stay in her home and employ home help? 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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1 hour ago, Boiler said:

You are.

 

If she can afford an Investment Visa can she not stay in her home and employ home help? 

Family situation is complex and it is hard to explain it online ...

1/12/2019: 90- ROC filing window open
1/17/2019: Mail I-751 Package via USPS Certified Mail 
1/22/2019: Package arrived
1/28/2019: Receive case number via text message  #WACxxxxxxxxxx
2/21/2019: Call USCIS for non-delivery notice receipt
2/29/2019: Receive 18-month extension letter (2 pages)
4/30/2019: Biometric Appt
...waiting...
 
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7 minutes ago, ilovepho said:

Family situation is complex and it is hard to explain it online ...

Well it would be 7 or so years before Granny can come after her daughter gets here

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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