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My wife has a permanent residence card and has been in the USA since 2020. Soon she will take her citizenship test. We would like for her mother in the Philippines to come and help her while she is pregnant and giving birth. The mother is indigent and has no strong financial or professional ties to the Philippines. Is there any avenue we can explore to get the mother a visa to come live with us during this pregnancy?

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She faces several obstacles:

1.  Daughter is going to be a US citizen soon.

2.  Indigent.  She cannot pay for her own trip.

3.  No strong ties to her country.

4.  Her activities could be considered work...which is not allowed on a B2 visa.

In other words, she is a prime suspect to stay and adjust status instead of following the legal route to live in the US.

She can certainly apply for a B2, but I would not get my hopes up.  I notice you used the term "live with us..."  I would use "visit us".  Good luck.

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22 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

The only possible option for her to come and live in the US is for your wife to petition her as an IR5 after your wife become a US citizen. That will take several years. 

 

22 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

The only possible option for her to come and live in the US is for your wife to petition her as an IR5 after your wife become a US citizen. That will take several years. 

Agreed. You will need to wait to do an IR5, and have her come live with you for your 3rd or 4th  child  

 

Don't waste your time to apply for a tourist visa for her. There is zero chance. 

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On 4/28/2023 at 2:33 PM, powerpuff said:

The only possible option for her to come and live in the US is for your wife to petition her as an IR5 after your wife become a US citizen. That will take several years. 

It should not take more than 2 years for the parent of a US citizen to enter.

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24 minutes ago, jakelake said:

It should not take more than 2 years for the parent of a US citizen to enter.

 

If they have all the paperwork ready, the mother passes the medical, and everything else is in order, sure, 2 years is a reasonable timeframe to get an IR5 visa.

 

But I can think of two issues common to PH applicants that often delay the process: birth certificate missing/with errors and lengthy TB treatment required. It could easily take much longer to get the visa.

 
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