Best thing to do for sister?

[WouldBeCitizen]

Hi
I used to be here in late 2004 and a bit later when I got my citizenship. Folks such as Rahul Kumar and another guy from PA remember well for my idiosynchrosies and such (How ya doin' Rahul? Any addition to family yet? LOL)

Now the question. My unmarried sister aged 50 might need help for emigration from India to USA. Obviously I do not want her to wait 15+ years in the line. Any chances that she can come on visitor visa stay 6 mos, go back for a week or so and be back to USA for another 6 months and do this ad infinitum? ;-)

Second part - My mom aged 70 would get green card based on my citizenship. Would she be eligible for medicare/aid immediately after she gets GC? She has never worked either in desh or in USA.

Any help is apprecaited.

WouldbeCitizen (is now a citizen for more than 2 years!)

 

[olivetta]

Medicare

To be eligible for Medicare you would have to work for at least 40 trimesters (10 years). Your mom might be eligible for Medicaid or if you live in California, Medical. But in the process you might end up with a social worker that will really investigate why she has no money and no help when in fact you sponsored her to come here - and in the affidavit is says that you will take care of the person until they have the 40 trimesters of work or become US Citizens.

 

[boatbod]

Assuming your sister can even obtain a B1/B2 visa, I think you'll find its only possible to make 2 or perhaps 3 back-to-back trips to the US before she finds herself in secondary inspection (at the PoE) and probably denied entry.

You should assume the CBP officers will have access to your sister's travel history, and will have seen this tactic before. Its just not going to work for long...

With regards your mother's situation;
- firstly, no she wouldn't be eligible for medicare because she would lack the minimum 40 credits
- secondly, as the person signing her Affidavit of Support (reqd for GC), you would find yourself responsible for reimbursing the state/govt for any means-tested benefits which she may receive.

Sorry, but there's no free lunch. Maybe you should try Canada or the UK - last I heard they still had socialized medicine, provided you lived long enough to endure the wait lists.

 

[brb2]

You can buy medicare for your mother 5 years after her arrival as a PR. Until then you can buy health insurance. A 5k deductible would cost around $250 a month. In general until one becomes a US citizen it is not prudent to be on government welfare since that itself can be denial grounds for becoming a citizen.

Hi
I used to be here in late 2004 and a bit later when I got my citizenship. Folks such as Rahul Kumar and another guy from PA remember well for my idiosynchrosies and such (How ya doin' Rahul? Any addition to family yet? LOL)

Now the question. My unmarried sister aged 50 might need help for emigration from India to USA. Obviously I do not want her to wait 15+ years in the line. Any chances that she can come on visitor visa stay 6 mos, go back for a week or so and be back to USA for another 6 months and do this ad infinitum? ;-)

Second part - My mom aged 70 would get green card based on my citizenship. Would she be eligible for medicare/aid immediately after she gets GC? She has never worked either in desh or in USA.

Any help is apprecaited.

WouldbeCitizen (is now a citizen for more than 2 years!)

 

[WouldBeCitizen]

Thanks BoatBod

That was a great piece of advice bbod. Thanks a lot. I agree

Assuming your sister can even obtain a B1/B2 visa, I think you'll find its only possible to make 2 or perhaps 3 back-to-back trips to the US before she finds herself in secondary inspection (at the PoE) and probably denied entry.

You should assume the CBP officers will have access to your sister's travel history, and will have seen this tactic before. Its just not going to work for long...

With regards your mother's situation;
- firstly, no she wouldn't be eligible for medicare because she would lack the minimum 40 credits
- secondly, as the person signing her Affidavit of Support (reqd for GC), you would find yourself responsible for reimbursing the state/govt for any means-tested benefits which she may receive.

Sorry, but there's no free lunch. Maybe you should try Canada or the UK - last I heard they still had socialized medicine, provided you lived long enough to endure the wait lists.