USC - want to apply GC for parent who has speech issues

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sona_2000

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Hi,

I am a US Citizen and want to apply GC for my parents and my dad is paralyzed and lost his speaking ability (will be very hard to understand what he says), even though, he can very well understand questions or others speech and tries to respond back. We want to bring them over here so we could look after them for few years.

Will they be denied GC based on medical condition? or the inability to answer during interview at the consulate.

How about visitor visa application for them? Need suggestions.

Appreciate your response
 
Have you ever thought of getting him to write his response on a piece of paper? Only if this is possible. Just an idea from a nice green ogre..Shrek me for life... I don't know if his GC application will be denied, but if it raises the possibility that he will be a burden on the medical system of this country, then the US officials might deny his GC.
 
He is paralyzed on the right side (hands and legs) and he is a righty... Unless he can learn to write using left hand .. not sure how long the process is going to take.. My siblings can understand what he says most of the time.. I am not sure whether they are allowed to be present to answer.. Interpretation for languages are allowed i believe in seeing other posts but in my dad's case its a little different..

Thanks
 
We are open to all options and suggestions not necessarily a GC.

Is there anyway we could bring him over for treatment - medical related visa ?

Atleast we want them to be with us for a year or two. What other options do we have? Please Help.
 
Are you a millionaire? Or is he a millionaire? If not, how will you afford his treatment in the US, given that he certainly won't be able to get insurance?
 
Can he nod or shake his head to indicate Yes/No? Or give thumbs up/thumbs down with one hand? Given the simple nature of the parental interview, the interviewer can probably frame the questions so they can be answered as Yes/No.
 
I wish one of us is a millionaire. I do know that medical expenses are huge here... But we feel that its our duty being the kid taking care of our parents. He doesn't require constant treatment or anything but we would like to try speech theraphy here to see if we can bring back his speech.

He can talk as well but its like a toddler speaking in their own kiddish way. Its very difficult for us to even understand sometimes when we talk to him over phone. Nodding and thumb's up and down is not an issue. He understands english very well and was very fluent in english also. He will even answer the questions but how well others can understand it is where the issue is.

We don't want him go through all the hassels to realize that he will never be able to come over here due to his health condition.
 
sona_2000 said:
Nodding and thumb's up and down is not an issue.
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Then he should be OK. The parental GC interview is mainly about confirming facts they already have, so if his speech and paralysis problem is explained to the interviewer along with an explanation of how he is able to answer (nodding for Yes/No, holding up fingers when asked "how many", etc.), the interviewer should be able to accommodate him if there are no other complications like a criminal record where he would have to give lengthy answers.
 
From you statement, it appears that he does not want to relocate permanently to the US. It seems like the intent is to come only for speech therapy; this is far more affordable than medical care, but there is no guarantee that it will be effective.

Consider meeting with a speech therapist here and get an idea of the time it would take to get a good evaluation of his prognosis and an estimate of the time to achieve some level of improvement. Get the cost of the evaluation and the initial course of treatment. If you have adequate funding, apply for a medical visitor visa for the treatment. Of course, indicate that you will provide health and medevac insurance in the event his health worsens so that he can return to his home for medical treatment. It might be the case that he can use this for several months at a time where he returns home and continues practicing what he has learned and applies for another medical visit visa to return for more therapy.

Since he will likely be traveling with someone, have the two of them appear for their visa appointments in a group appointment. ALternatively, you can ask for disability accomodations and for someone to appear with him.
 
If he gets GC he can live with us permanently which we would also want him to do and he is not restricted with being here only for 6 months or a certain period of time. If GC is not at all possible due to medical reasons then we would like to pursue other options like either visitor visa or medical visa.

Thank you for your suggestion in discussing with the doctor on options and time required etc. If medical visa is the only option then he can atleast stay with us for that time.
 
Jackolantern said:
the interviewer should be able to accommodate him if there are no other complications like a criminal record where he would have to give lengthy answers.
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Clean records - They had been to usa a few times and their multiple entry visitor visa expired recently.

Your response gives me lot of hope.
 
I see that his health is a major issue in obtaining a GC. He will be unable to get any kind of health insurance where evaluation for preexisting conditions is an issue. You might be better off waiting to see what happens with health care reform before doing anything. He will likely be deemed to be likely to become a public charge under the current system.

I also expect that denial of a GC for this would prejudice his case for a visitors visas since too many visitors have overstayed and are now illegally present. That may not be his intent should he have a visit visa but will be judged on the historical evidence of others in similar situations.

IIWY, I would initially pursue a medical visa for speech therapy with the intent that he return to his home and go from there. That will give the health care debate (and how it would impact new legal immigrants) a chance to shake out. A denial for a GC is too hard to overcome.

I suggest that you meet with an immigration attorney to discuss the options.
 
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