Elderly Step-father

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rzhao

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Hello, I am a naturalized US citizen. My mother and my step father (83yr old) currently are visiting (B2 visa) me in US and I’m thinking about applying permanent resident (green card) for my mother. As to my step-father, since when the time my step-father and my mother married, I was over 18 year old already, so I can not file permanent resident for my step-father, and the only option is after my mother became PR then she can file for her spouse (my step father). The issue here is my step-father is too old to live by himself, I mean my mother is the only care-giver to my step-father, so if my mother got green card staying in US permanently but my step-father lives in US only on B2 visitor’s visa which only allowed for 6 months (may get extension for another 6 months), how it is going to work to let my mother still taking care of him? Supposedly these old couple needs to live together ALL times so my mother can take care of my aged step-father, but he can not stay in US ALL times until he’s got his green card which may take 3-4 years to be granted a spouse green card. I’m in the dilemma of the issue and hope immigrant law or regulation would consider the fact my mother has to take care of my step-father and they can not live apart (one in US, and another abroad), is there a way or special condition to allow my step-father stay with my mother in US whenever she stays? Anyone has similar situation as mine? I heard someone suggested “Humanitarian Parole”, not sure if it fits the situation here or how it works? Any suggestions, advices and experiences would greatly appreciate!

Thanks!
Rene
 
is it an option for your mom to travel back with your step-father when his visa expires?

it might be costly but it might work on traveling every 6 months in and out.
 
Yes, it’s an option but I was told that my step-father may have difficulty to get the visitor visa to enter US again after my mom’s got her green card due to his tendency of immigration and I don’t want this to happen, since he needs my mother to take care of him but my mother can’t live abroad longer than 6 months.
 
rzhao said:
Yes, it’s an option but I was told that my step-father may have difficulty to get the visitor visa to enter US again after my mom’s got her green card due to his tendency of immigration and I don’t want this to happen, since he needs my mother to take care of him but my mother can’t live abroad longer than 6 months.
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are you a USC? if so, can you sponsor your step-father on his immigrantation application? (Not sure if USC can sponsor the step-parents)

sorry i can't offer much help :( just tried to throw out some ideas. may be contacts to some immigrantation lawyers and see what they say?
 
ocworker said:
are you a USC? if so, can you sponsor your step-father on his immigrantation application? (Not sure if USC can sponsor the step-parents)

sorry i can't offer much help :( just tried to throw out some ideas. may be contacts to some immigrantation lawyers and see what they say?
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Have you read the first post on this thread?
 
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