Help for my Epilepsy Sister

[tanny1 0]

Hi VJ members, I need some help, Here is my situation, I petitioned for my Mom and she arrived in the US 12\21\11, My Mom had to leave my sister who is a special needs adult( 29 years old) My sister suffer from Epilepsy and Postictal psychosis.( It involves psychiatric symptoms that occur within 7 days (usually within 1 to 3 days) after a seizure or seizure cluster in a person who does not have these symptoms at other times (or at least has them in a much milder form). These symptoms may include delusions, depressive or manic psychosis, or bizarre thoughts and behavior). My sister was left in jamaica with my cousin, however she is not doing welll at all, I have tried everything to get her a visiting visa so she could travel back and forth but we were turn down, i tried ccontacting my state Senators and congressmen and no one has help so far. what esle can i do,,, My mom is planing to send out the I-130 for my sister in the next couple weeks, Is there a way that i can speed up the process, We feel that my sister is not make it in the 8 years that it takes to petition for an unmarried daughter of a LPR. what else can i do and please dont tell me to send my mother back to care for my sister because the goal is to get HELP for my sister and our home country is not the place... thanks in advance

[Miss smarty pants 84]

We do not have free medical care in America.

You can not speed up the process.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

There is nothing you can do to speed-up the process.

Further be ready to prove that someone can provide medical insurance for your sister as she can be denied at the interview if they believe she will become a public charge.

[tigey 10]

We do not have free medical care in America.

You can not speed up the process.

Did he ask about the cost of medical care?

[together4evr 360]

You can apply and ask for an expedite based on medical reasons but be prepared to show how USA will be better able to provide care then Jamaica. also be prepared to show she will not get medicaid, public aid or the sponsor will have to pay the government back for her medical expenses.

good luck

[kzielu 1,144]

You can apply and ask for an expedite based on medical reasons but be prepared to show how USA will be better able to provide care then Jamaica. also be prepared to show she will not get medicaid, public aid or the sponsor will have to pay the government back for her medical expenses.

good luck

She can not apply for any expedite until there is a visa number available for her. You can't expedite waiting for priority date to become current.

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

Have your mom become a citizen asap, that will shorten the wait by a year or so. Nothing else, sorry.

[Harsh_77 716]

You can apply and ask for an expedite based on medical reasons but be prepared to show how USA will be better able to provide care then Jamaica. also be prepared to show she will not get medicaid, public aid or the sponsor will have to pay the government back for her medical expenses.

good luck

Unfortunately expedite process based on the medical reason would not work.

You can try worst case it would be rejected but it would not impact the case anyways.

Assuming when you put in expedite process your mother would be LPR or even a USC medical emergency is not something that happened suddenly this was a know long time back so from USCIS perspective situation has not changed.

As most ppl have suggested be prepared for the medical expense as it would be difficult to get a medical coverage.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Usually what it would cost to get decent medical care here without the benefit of insurance will get you really outstanding medical care in other countries. Because a new immigrant has to pay for their own cost you should really ask about what care here would run and compare that to what the same money will do there. It could pay for medical care, a care taker and a nice house.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Did he ask about the cost of medical care?

It's relevant. The OP is basically asking if there's a humanitarian or hardship route to expedite the case for his sister. The consulate can deny the visa for the very same reasons the OP is seeking an expedite, concluding that the beneficiary has chronic medical problems, is unlikely to ever be self-supporting, and will undoubtedly require regular medical care in the US. The availability of medical care isn't an issue. The fact that medical care in the US is expensive is very much an issue. The consulate may require the petitioner, or joint sponsor, to virtually guarantee that the beneficiary's medical expenses in the US will be paid for with private funds, and that the beneficiary will never attempt to use taxpayer funded programs to pay for their medical care.

[AmyWrites 593]

What Jim said. Medical care in the US is expensive... I would think that they would deny her based on the fact that she would surely become a public charge.

[Boiler 43,397]

Why did her mother have to leave her?

[Caramel 3]

We do not have free medical care in America.

You can not speed up the process.

Did you here her ask for free medical care anywhere in her post? No one asked for your smart remarks. If you don't have anything good to say don't say nothing at all, Ms.Smarty pants.

[Boiler 43,397]

There was no mention of any other type.

If she has that sort of money she would be consulting with her Immigration Lawyer.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

Did you here her ask for free medical care anywhere in her post? No one asked for your smart remarks. If you don't have anything good to say don't say nothing at all, Ms.Smarty pants.

Well when the case finally gets to the Embassy the CO will certainly ask about how the family plans to cover her medical expenses after all she can be denied for "belief of becoming a public charge".

So I guess you were correct that the remark was pretty smart in making the OP aware of this situation...