Sponsoring parents...pls help

[zombie2006]

Hi All,

I am getting ready to sponsor my mom & dad’s green card and I just wanted to get familiarized with the process. Here are the questions I have:
1.Can I sponsor their GC while they are in the USA on a B2 Visiting Visa? I have read tons of posts from people who are doing this on immigration portal. Is there a downside and what are the chances of rejection?
2.What is Consular processing and how long does it take? Is that better than AOS?
3.My Mom is 60+ and Dad is 70+ and obviously Health Insurance is a must? What is everyone doing in terms of health insurance? Are they eligible for Medicare?
4.My parents don’t have Birth or Marriage Certificates? What can I substitute these with (Affidavits)?
5. In My Birth Certificate only our first names are mentioned. Also my name is spelled differently than what's in my passport and citizenship certificate? Is this gonna be a problem?

Thanks
Zombie2006

 

[Triple Citizen]

A1: Since you have made it clear what your intentions are, go down the consular processing route.
A2: Consular processing is when an immigrant visa is issued by a US consulate in the applicant's country of normal residence. It is much safer than AOS. Should take around 12 months from start to finish for most cases.
A3: They will not be eligible for Medicare. You will be their financial sponsor. You need to ensure they do not become a public charge.
A4: Affidavits along with some documentation proving non-availability of their BC and MC.
A5: Should not be a problem as long as you have other documentation shoing change of name and/or full names for all 3 of you.

1.Can I sponsor their GC while they are in the USA on a B2 Visiting Visa? I have read tons of posts from people who are doing this on immigration portal. Is there a downside and what are the chances of rejection?
2.What is Consular processing and how long does it take? Is that better than AOS?
3.My Mom is 60+ and Dad is 70+ and obviously Health Insurance is a must? What is everyone doing in terms of health insurance? Are they eligible for Medicare?
4.My parents don’t have Birth or Marriage Certificates? What can I substitute these with (Affidavits)?
5. In My Birth Certificate only our first names are mentioned. Also my name is spelled differently than what's in my passport and citizenship certificate? Is this gonna be a problem?

 

[Jackolantern]

3.My Mom is 60+ and Dad is 70+ and obviously Health Insurance is a must? What is everyone doing in terms of health insurance?

Most recent immigrants that age are uninsured, because health insurance for people that age is either impossible to obtain or incredible expensive. If you bring them here and they have significant health problems, you and they will go bankrupt unless you can send them to their original country for treatment.

But at least you're asking that question before they immigrate, unlike many others who start researching insurance after their parents have already immigrated.

 

[zombie2006]

Most recent immigrants that age are uninsured, because health insurance for people that age is either impossible to obtain or incredible expensive. If you bring them here and they have significant health problems, you and they will go bankrupt unless you can send them to their original country for treatment.

But at least you're asking that question before they immigrate, unlike many others who start researching insurance after their parents have already immigrated.

I cannot believe the fact so many of them choose to stay uninsured. Is there no option at all...How is everyone still sponsoring their parents knowing the fact that they cannot insure them here (at least most of them).

 

[zombie2006]

A1: Since you have made it clear what your intentions are, go down the consular processing route.
A2: Consular processing is when an immigrant visa is issued by a US consulate in the applicant's country of normal residence. It is much safer than AOS. Should take around 12 months from start to finish for most cases.
A3: They will not be eligible for Medicare. You will be their financial sponsor. You need to ensure they do not become a public charge.
A4: Affidavits along with some documentation proving non-availability of their BC and MC.
A5: Should not be a problem as long as you have other documentation shoing change of name and/or full names for all 3 of you.

Thanks Triple Citizen for the response. Any visitor's intentions are clear when doing an AOS. Yet so many go through it...I definitely am leaning towards Consular Processing but just wondering..

 

[Triple Citizen]

There is a right way of doing things and a wrong way of doing things

Thanks Triple Citizen for the response. Any visitor's intentions are clear when doing an AOS. Yet so many go through it...I definitely am leaning towards Consular Processing but just wondering..

 

[Triple Citizen]

I got lucky I guess. My parents, dual US and Canadian citizens, decided to move to Canada with my younger brothers after retiring.
I know not all folks have such choices, but mine did.

How is everyone still sponsoring their parents knowing the fact that they cannot insure them here (at least most of them).

 

[Jackolantern]

I cannot believe the fact so many of them choose to stay uninsured.

They don't choose it, they just CAN'T get insurance, because it's too expensive or the insurance companies constantly reject them.

Is there no option at all...How is everyone still sponsoring their parents knowing the fact that they cannot insure them here (at least most of them).

Because they don't think the lack of health insurance is a reason to leave their parents in their own country. Are you going to leave them there if you know as a fact that they won't be able to get health insurance, or will you sponsor them anyway? If you will sponsor them anyway, you just answered your own question.