Longshot but I'll ask anyway.

[Skyman 331]

One of our good friends in the Philippines was a former Merchant Marine who had married a Filipina with a son.  They were married 10 years before he passed away and that was about 5 years ago.  Maybe just before covid.  

 

Now, I know it's too late for her to get a widow's visa and I don't know if she'd want that anyway.  She does qualify for SS spousal benefits though, but SS won't send benefits to the Philippines unless she is a US citizen or has at least been in the US 5 years or more. 

 

I don't believe he adopted the son who is 22 now.  The Merchant Marine pension stopped when he died.

 

Is there any kind of visa she or the son might qualify for or any other benefit I may be missing?

 

 

[Ontarkie 14,791]

~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion, from Brining Family of USC- as the topic/question fits multiple forums.~~

[Boiler 46,788]

Was he born in the US, if he naturalised when?

 

Just wondering if the son is a USC by birth.

[Skyman 331]

16 hours ago, Boiler said:

Was he born in the US, if he naturalised when?

 

Just wondering if the son is a USC by birth.

No, he's not the biological son of the USC.

[Boiler 46,788]

Eligibility Criteria
You may be eligible to receive a Green Card as a widow(er) if you:

Were married to a U.S. citizen at the time they passed away;
Have an approved Form I-360 either automatically converted from a Form I-130, or filed within 2 years of your spouse’s death (or no later than Oct. 28, 2011, if your citizen spouse died before Oct. 28, 2009, and you were married less than 2 years);
Are not remarried;
Were not divorced or legally separated from your spouse at the time they died;
Can prove that you were in a bona fide marital relationship with your spouse; and
Are admissible to the United States.

 

So no I 130, he could have petitioned her and the then child but did not do so.

 

Usual visit options, what are they trying to do?