lucy23shirley

Thank you for the detailed response! Yes tax is bad if they apply for GC because they have income overseas. Health insurance is better with GC because they can buy real insurance. Now they are on travellers insurance which only covers accidents and emergency. I've been talking with them about long term plan. Before I had my baby they didn't plan to live in the US in the next 5 years or so. However they really bonded with the baby and my dog. They somewhat enjoy living here although it's hard to see at this point. I spend a lot of time with them right now but things may change when I go back to work. I didn't know you can switch from applying here to consulate processing. I may ask a lawyer for more details of that. The biggest concern of applying for GC is that my grandparents may need help from them 2-3 months a year when they are sick. We are scared that if we apply now and they need to go back because of emergency, their stay past I-94 (April) will be counted as staying here illegally.

Thanks. Yes it's complicated and we are gathering more information before we decide what to do.

If they get one, they plan to spend about 7-8 months here every year, and 4-5 months outside

Didn't know that. Good to know!

They said they didn't understand the first officer (they have limited English) so no idea why they were pulled. We are guessing that it may be now I am a citizen and have a baby here (stronger ties here and have the potential to provide child care). When they visited last time I was a GC holder.

Hi, I'm a US citizen and had a baby last year. My parents came to visit me and the baby in October. Originally they planned to go back in February/March and visit us again later this year. However, they were pulled into the secondary interview room at the US custom which scared the hell out of them. They visited US only for a couple of months in 2012, 2013, and 2014 when I was in college. Then the last time they visited me was two weeks in 2016 when I got married here. We thought they would have excellent record and never have issues entering and never imagined they were almost deported and sent back. They had not thought about immigrating to the US before this unpleasant experience. Now we are very scared that they may have trouble entering next time. This makes it very hard as with a young baby, I'm not able to go and visit them like I used to before. We are thinking if we should apply for green card and advanced parole. My parents are OK staying here for the next couple of years when waiting but they want to travel outside of the US for 2-3 months because my grandparents are getting old and will need help from time to time. Is Advanced Parole still a possible way to leave the country and come back during AOS? How long does it take nowadays? Will my parents be illegally overstaying when they are waiting for AOS? Are there any other options that can allow them to easily (and legally) travel into the US? Thanks