HI,
about a year ago I moved to the usa on a K1. I now have a greencard and I am working and all that is fine.
My father is having problems due to divorce from my mother. Basicly my wife (us citizen) and I (green card holder) want me father to come and live with us perminently.
So the question is, is this possible. It will be another 2 years before I can become a full us citizen.
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You have to be a full citizen (Naturalized) to petition for a foreign parent. No other option. A green card holder can only petition for a spouse or child. And US citizen cannot petition for in-laws.
YuandDan are right. You should have your father contact the U.S. embassy in UK about doing a immigrant visa on his own. It might be just about as quick. We still have a pretty good relationship with the UK. Ha!
Immigrant visa ?
What is it ?
What is it ?
I would love to know too.... it would save my parents having to wait another 2 years until I become a USC.....
1HappyGuy please post all links to the ways of parents getting an immigrant visa on their own....
1HappyGuy please post all links to the ways of parents getting an immigrant visa on their own....
QUOTE(Niagaenola @ Nov 15 2006, 12:10 PM) 
I would love to know too.... it would save my parents having to wait another 2 years until I become a USC.....
1HappyGuy please post all links to the ways of parents getting an immigrant visa on their own....
We do not know what skills he may have that would allow him to move on his own merits.
His Employer may have offices in the US and could arrange an inter company transfer.
Speculation, speculation....
QUOTE(1HappyGuy @ Nov 15 2006, 01:55 PM)
YuandDan are right. You should have your father contact the U.S. embassy in UK about doing a immigrant visa on his own. It might be just about as quick. We still have a pretty good relationship with the UK. Ha!
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People who want to become immigrants are divided into categories based on a preference system. The immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, which includes parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21, do not have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available once the application filed for them is approved by the USCIS. An immigrant visa number will be immediately available for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. The relatives in the remaining categories must wait for a visa to become available according to the following preferences:
How do I get a visa Number?- First Preference: Unmarried, adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Adult means 21 years of age or older.
- Second Preference: Spouses of lawful permanent residents, and the unmarried sons and daughters (regardless of age) of lawful permanent residents and their children.
- Third Preference: Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, their spouses and their minor children.
- Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens, their spouses and their minor children.
- First Preference: Priority Workers including aliens with extraordinary abilities, outstanding professors and researchers, and certain multinational executives and managers.
- Second Preference: Members of Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
- Third Preference: Skilled Workers, professionals and other qualified workers.
- Fourth: Certain special immigrants including those in religious vocations.
- Fifth: Employment Creation Immigrants.
The only other option to immigrate to the US is visa lottery, the number of visas is 50,000 per year, and which countries varies year to year. I don't think the UK is in that program.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1322.html
So best to go back to waiting until I am a USC.... oh well
You can self sponsor, but without knowing more I can not be bothered to detail.
They are both retired... and have assets of around $600,000 no special skills and dont wish to work here in the US...
QUOTE(Niagaenola @ Nov 15 2006, 02:38 PM)
They are both retired... and have assets of around $600,000 no special skills and dont wish to work here in the US...
Big big question, how do they intend to deal with Medical Expenses?.
$600k is not enough to go down the investor route and live.
they will pay for their medical insurance same as anyone else.... and they will have their retierment income to live on both UK state pension and their private pensions... so they wont be poor...
QUOTE(Niagaenola @ Nov 15 2006, 08:19 PM)
they will pay for their medical insurance same as anyone else.... and they will have their retierment income to live on both UK state pension and their private pensions... so they wont be poor...
Up to you, but my Parents have a bit more in assets but with the US Health Care system the way it is there is no way I could bring them here. They would be bankrupted in no time, Ok a bit of an overstatement but not by much.
I am assuming that we will need to move back when we are of retirement age.
The only person I have seen who had a plan to deal with this is I think Munchkins, they were going to work for 10 years, get Insurance through a job and then have the Social Security credits.
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They are both retired, have assets of around $600,000, no special skills and don't wish to work here in the US.
They're already retired elsewhere, live off well and the only use they have for the US is its healthcare system.
Yup! Just two more immigrants who never have made any contributions to the US, yet want to get something out of it.
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the only use they have for the US is its healthcare system.
Joke?
What healthcare system?
That's the problem.
QUOTE(dmartmar @ Nov 16 2006, 12:46 AM)
They're already retired elsewhere, live off well and the only use they have for the US is its healthcare system.
Yup! Just two more immigrants who never have made any contributions to the US, yet want to get something out of it.
What kind of crap are you inventing now?
It was very clear:
QUOTE(Niagaenola @ Nov 15 2006, 09:19 PM)
they will pay for their medical insurance same as anyone else....
What, now it's not ok with YOU if they retire in this country, don't work and pay for every single thing out of their own pocket? If the can afford to do it, what's it to you?
Your whole negative, I hate the world attitude is getting very old here . . . isn't it time for you to find a new place to troll?
What kind of crap are you inventing now?
It was very clear:
What, now it's not ok with YOU if they retire in this country, don't work and pay for every single thing out of their own pocket? If the can afford to do it, what's it to you?
Your whole negative, I hate the world attitude is getting very old here . . . isn't it time for you to find a new place to troll?
Look, whether they pay for their own healthcare or not, they could be living in freakin' Afghanistan for I all care! My point is that these two old folks' only reason to "re-retire" here in the US is use of our healthcare system, be it public or private. Otherwise, Kezzie wouldn't have come here and get married on a Tourist Visa.
It was very clear:
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...they will pay for their medical insurance, same as anyone else.
What, now it's not ok with YOU if they retire in this country, don't work and pay for every single thing out of their own pocket? If the can afford to do it, what's it to you?
Your whole negative, I hate the world attitude is getting very old here . . . isn't it time for you to find a new place to troll?
Look, whether they pay for their own healthcare or not, they could be living in freakin' Afghanistan for I all care! My point is that these two old folks' only reason to "re-retire" here in the US is use of our healthcare system, be it public or private. Otherwise, Kezzie wouldn't have come here and get married on a Tourist Visa.
QUOTE(dmartmar @ Nov 16 2006, 03:11 AM)
What kind of crap are you inventing now?
It was very clear:
What, now it's not ok with YOU if they retire in this country, don't work and pay for every single thing out of their own pocket? If the can afford to do it, what's it to you?
Your whole negative, I hate the world attitude is getting very old here . . . isn't it time for you to find a new place to troll?
Look, whether they pay for their own healthcare or not, they could be living in freakin' Afghanistan for I all care! My point is that these two old folks' only reason to "re-retire" here in the US is use of our healthcare system, be it public or private. Otherwise, Kezzie wouldn't have come here and get married on a Tourist Visa.
It was very clear:
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...they will pay for their medical insurance, same as anyone else.
What, now it's not ok with YOU if they retire in this country, don't work and pay for every single thing out of their own pocket? If the can afford to do it, what's it to you?
Your whole negative, I hate the world attitude is getting very old here . . . isn't it time for you to find a new place to troll?
Look, whether they pay for their own healthcare or not, they could be living in freakin' Afghanistan for I all care! My point is that these two old folks' only reason to "re-retire" here in the US is use of our healthcare system, be it public or private. Otherwise, Kezzie wouldn't have come here and get married on a Tourist Visa.
dmartmar why in hells name would me or my parents leave a country where health care is FREE and move to a country where we have to pay for it for evermore???? as for me coming here on a VWP and remaining... it is a very legal way to do thing IF you marry on the spur of the moment as I did... and has nothing to do with the crap medical services that I pay $$$$ for every year....
So pry do tell.... where did your family immigrate from???? I take it you are not a Native American so you and your family are the same as most people here.... you are all IMMIGRANTS....
[quote name='Niagaenola' date='Nov 16 2006, 04:41 AM' post='570307']
[quote name='dmartmar' post='570240' date='Nov 16 2006, 03:11 AM']
So pry do tell.... where did your family immigrate from???? I take it you are not a Native American so you and your family are the same as most people here.... you are all IMMIGRANTS....
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Actually I am an Immigrant in the sense that my Mother emmigrated from Wales to England. And now twice over having moved to the US. All of which is completely irrelevant as 'Native Americans' are also immigrants, just a question of time.
To dmartmar, her Parents do not need to immigrate to use the US Health system sic, they just get on a plane and fly over. Fill in the I-94W, Health Tourism is OK for Visitors actually worldwide quite common. I know of USC's who go to other countries for major medical, much much cheaper.
[quote name='dmartmar' post='570240' date='Nov 16 2006, 03:11 AM']
So pry do tell.... where did your family immigrate from???? I take it you are not a Native American so you and your family are the same as most people here.... you are all IMMIGRANTS....
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Actually I am an Immigrant in the sense that my Mother emmigrated from Wales to England. And now twice over having moved to the US. All of which is completely irrelevant as 'Native Americans' are also immigrants, just a question of time.
To dmartmar, her Parents do not need to immigrate to use the US Health system sic, they just get on a plane and fly over. Fill in the I-94W, Health Tourism is OK for Visitors actually worldwide quite common. I know of USC's who go to other countries for major medical, much much cheaper.
QUOTE(dmartmar @ Nov 16 2006, 02:11 AM)
only reason to "re-retire" here in the US is use of our healthcare system, be it public or private.
So even if this were the case, what's it to you? There is nothing wrong or illegal about it.
It's time for you to stop.
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dmartmar why in hell's name would me or my parents leave a country where health care is FREE and move to a country where we have to pay for it for even more????
......and has nothing to do with the crap medical services that I pay $$$$ for every year.
......and has nothing to do with the crap medical services that I pay $$$$ for every year.
Why in hell's name are you asking me, when only you folks can answer that question yourselves? It's you who's complaining about how crappy the service you're paying for is!
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...as for me coming here on a VWP and remaining... it is a very legal way to do thing IF you marry on the spur of the moment as I did.
I know, I know.
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So pry do tell.... where did your family immigrate from???? I take it you are not a Native American so you and your family are the same as most people here.... you are all IMMIGRANTS....
My family all live in PR, born and raised. I am the only one here in the US.
QUOTE(dmartmar @ Nov 18 2006, 11:50 PM)
My family all live in PR, born and raised. I am the only one here in the US.
that is so very funny considering you are an 
anti-immigration supporter.Oh and think before you respond as I can link
You really don't belong on an immigration board when you hold that view. And now it all makes sense where your derogatory comments come from. Your mind is twisted and hateful.
It all goes back to this nasty remark of yours:
There is NOTHING wrong with her parents coming here and paying into and benefiting from the US healthcare system. Healthcare in this country is excellent. It's perfectly legal for them to retire here and pay for medical services. I just cannot for the life of me understand why that bothers you so much. As for the "never have made any contributions to the US" - it has ZERO to do with the topic. They wouldn't be scamming anyone or taking something away from someone else. They would pay for the care they receive. End of story.
As Aussiewench said,
You really don't belong on an immigration board when you hold that view. And now it all makes sense where your derogatory comments come from. Your mind is twisted and hateful It's getting more and more difficult to read your misinformed, hateful posts not to mention the incorrect information you post.
Isn't it time for you to run along now?
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They're already retired elsewhere, live off well and the only use they have for the US is its healthcare system. Yup! Just two more immigrants who never have made any contributions to the US, yet want to get something out of it."
There is NOTHING wrong with her parents coming here and paying into and benefiting from the US healthcare system. Healthcare in this country is excellent. It's perfectly legal for them to retire here and pay for medical services. I just cannot for the life of me understand why that bothers you so much. As for the "never have made any contributions to the US" - it has ZERO to do with the topic. They wouldn't be scamming anyone or taking something away from someone else. They would pay for the care they receive. End of story.
As Aussiewench said,
You really don't belong on an immigration board when you hold that view. And now it all makes sense where your derogatory comments come from. Your mind is twisted and hateful It's getting more and more difficult to read your misinformed, hateful posts not to mention the incorrect information you post.
Isn't it time for you to run along now?
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