Hi,

I am a Permanent resident. My husband (citizen) and I are thinking about bringing my mother to the US to live with us. I have no idea where to start with this process or if it is even possible.

Can I bring her to the us to live?
Do I have to be a citizen first?
Where do we begin?

Please, any answers would be extremely helpful!!

Thanks

She can live with you for a couple of months under a visitor visa, but I don't recommend she overstay.

You can apply for her if you are a permanent resident.

Please refer to the guides, I read here the way you can do that. I will last a couple of years, but it is better than nothing. Good Luck!!!

To Petition your mom you must be a USC

see links

What you can do as an LPR
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/B1.pdf
Who are the relatives that I may petition for?
Any permanent resident can file a petition for the followingrelatives:
• Husband/wife; and
• Unmarried child(ren), regardless of age.
In your petition, you will have to prove your relationship to the
person for whom you are filing.

For USC http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/A1.pdf
Who are the relatives that I may file for?
Any U.S. citizen can
file for the followingrelatives:• Husband or wife
• Children, and sons and daughters1
A U.S. citizen who is 21 or older can also file for the
following relatives:
• Parents
• Brothers and sisters

You must be a US Citizen before you can petition a parent, and the wait times are atrocious for issuing a visa. What you might consider, especially since you're from Canada, is having your Mom visit for 6 months a year. Canadians can visit for 6 months a year. This would allow her to keep her health and retirement benefits in Canada, while visiting you (hopefully in a warmer climate!) for 6 months. Something to look into!

is there any type of Visa that will allow my mother in law to come to the US and help take care of my wife while she is approaching first born time?

To visit - B2

To work, most unlikely.

No there isn't a visa for this type of situation, unfortunately.

Diana