MIL Visa

[AdamA 0]

I am familiar with the visa options, so am hoping someone has an idea

I am a USC and my wife has a GC. MIL has issues with alcoholic/abusive son. Owns a flat, but struggles since son lives there too.

I know we could apply for a tourist visa, but am asking about other ideas. Would like her to come for a visit, but am also open to a longer term options.

Thanks!

Adam

[baron555 934]

I am familiar with the visa options, so am hoping someone has an idea

I am a USC and my wife has a GC. MIL has issues with alcoholic/abusive son. Owns a flat, but struggles since son lives there too.

I know we could apply for a tourist visa, but am asking about other ideas. Would like her to come for a visit, but am also open to a longer term options.

Thanks!

Adam

Read the MIL Visa threads located two spots down on the RUB forum.

[AdamA 0]

Read the MIL Visa threads located two spots down on the RUB forum.

Should have explained that I did read the post...

Looking for other ideas, since her home situation is unstable. Thinking of permanent options, as opposed to tourist visa...any ideas?

I do understand that my wife can sponsor her once she can become a USC. Just worried about MIL's safety until that time.

Thanks,

Adam

[eekee 182]

Rent her a room or apt over there and wait for your wife to become a USC.

[Brad and Vika 129]

If I understand what you are asking, you might do a combination. A B-2 tourist visa would be the fastest way to get her here for awhile. The B-2 my MIL has is a five year, multi-entry visa. She can spend six months at a time here.

1) Get the B-2 if possible, to remove MIL from the apartment where safety is an issue.

2) Maybe rent her a place to stay when she has to go back.

3) Wife sponsors her immigration ASAP.

The offer of property to the abusive son might also help. My understanding of property law there suggests that both MIL and her son, and maybe your wife, have an ownership interest in the flat where they live. If that is the case, have them tell the son that if he takes care of mama until she can immigrate, he will get 100% of the flat free and clear. That is a huge incentive for him that costs your wife nothing, assuming the apartment was transferred from the state and not purchased.

The threat is that if mama is scared or hurt, your wife can make it impossible for him to ever sell the flat. She can also maybe sublet her portion to some one else. He won't want that. All of this would take loads of effort from your wife, but he probably doesn't understand that either.

[AdamA 0]

If I understand what you are asking, you might do a combination. A B-2 tourist visa would be the fastest way to get her here for awhile. The B-2 my MIL has is a five year, multi-entry visa. She can spend six months at a time here.

1) Get the B-2 if possible, to remove MIL from the apartment where safety is an issue.

2) Maybe rent her a place to stay when she has to go back.

3) Wife sponsors her immigration ASAP.

The offer of property to the abusive son might also help. My understanding of property law there suggests that both MIL and her son, and maybe your wife, have an ownership interest in the flat where they live. If that is the case, have them tell the son that if he takes care of mama until she can immigrate, he will get 100% of the flat free and clear. That is a huge incentive for him that costs your wife nothing, assuming the apartment was transferred from the state and not purchased.

The threat is that if mama is scared or hurt, your wife can make it impossible for him to ever sell the flat. She can also maybe sublet her portion to some one else. He won't want that. All of this would take loads of effort from your wife, but he probably doesn't understand that either.

Good suggestions, thanks.

Parents purchased the flat, after her death my wife gets it, BUT her brother has rights to live there. Basically she has to pay and he lives there free So, losing this flat may not be that bad option.

My wife doesn't want her to come on a tourist visa, since she may not have anything left when she returns. Maybe renting her a place there is an option.

Thanks and all other suggestions welcome!

[Brad and Vika 129]

Good suggestions, thanks.

Parents purchased the flat, after her death my wife gets it, BUT her brother has rights to live there. Basically she has to pay and he lives there free So, losing this flat may not be that bad option.

My wife doesn't want her to come on a tourist visa, since she may not have anything left when she returns. Maybe renting her a place there is an option.

Thanks and all other suggestions welcome!

You are welcome. If her brother has rights to the place, it is probably a percentage, right? So if your wife owns 50% (or all of it), and can't sell without his permission, she is out the value anyway. I think she can divide the apartment and rent her 50% out though. So getting the apartment is the carrot, dividing it is the stick. Just a thought.

Edited to say that my wife says that she has a 33% interest in her parents flat. She is an only child, who will eventually inherit all of it. So in your case, maybe mom owns 50%, and each kid 25%. It was weird hearing that the kids have an interest at all.

Edited August 18, 2012 by Brad and Vika