Mother-in-law sponsorship for greencard?

[Shannon Cardenas 0]

I am a US Citizen (born in US) and my husband is Colombian. He is currently in the process of petioning to remove his conditional status from his greencard (permanent residency). We submitted through Vermont and are expecting to hear something by June 1st based on the estimated processing time. He has already completed the biometrics for the I-751.

His mother is currently in Bogota and completely alone (no family) and has some medical conditions. We have been looking on line but we have seen conflicting information on if he can sponsor her (after he receives approval for his I-751). We also didn't know if there was any way that I could sponsor her since I am a USC. We are very worried about her living alone in Colombia due to her health.

Any help would be very much appreciated!!!!

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

NO Only a adult child can petition a parent. You will probably run into issues proving that you will be able to provide medical insurance for her preexisting conditions once your spouse is a USC and you can apply.

[aleful 1,905]

I am a US Citizen (born in US) and my husband is Colombian. He is currently in the process of petioning to remove his conditional status from his greencard (permanent residency). We submitted through Vermont and are expecting to hear something by June 1st based on the estimated processing time. He has already completed the biometrics for the I-751.

His mother is currently in Bogota and completely alone (no family) and has some medical conditions. We have been looking on line but we have seen conflicting information on if he can sponsor her (after he receives approval for his I-751). We also didn't know if there was any way that I could sponsor her since I am a USC. We are very worried about her living alone in Colombia due to her health.

Any help would be very much appreciated!!!!

ditto,

you can't file for her and your husband can ONLY file for her when he becomes a USC. Residents cannot file for parents.

you can't because the petition has to be immediate family blood related and the proof is the birth certificate.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Your husband can petition for his mom once he is a US citizen. She will have a medical in Bogota and he will have to prove to USCIS that he can support her and the about $25,000 her health insurance will cost annually. If she does not pay into the system for at least 10 years, she will never be eligible for Medicare and Uncle Sam needs to make sure that she won't become a public charge.

[Shannon Cardenas 0]

We were afraid this would be the answer. It is just really sad that we are in this situation when we could support her.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

We were afraid this would be the answer. It is just really sad that we are in this situation when we could support her.

Your husband can become a US citizen in one more year. At that time, his mother will be an immediate relative of a US citizen, and he can petition for an IR5. She should get a visa less than a year later.

As others have mentioned, her health may be a significant problem. Consular officers are required to consider the age and health of an immigrant when making the public charge determination. You can clear this hurdle, but you're going to have to convince a consular officer that your income is sufficient to pay for her health insurance in addition to her support. Bob may be optimistic when it comes to the price of health insurance for older people in poor health. An ambulance ride and a week in a hospital can easily cost more than $100K. An insurance company is going to want reasonable assurance that they're not going to end up spending a lot more than they take in for an individual policy.

[Shannon Cardenas 0]

Thanks to everyone for the quick replies. At least this way we know we are about 2.5 years away. We really appreciate it!