Help.. I married a man on a medical visa from Ukraine and need financial advise

[Drea900 0]

Hi,

I know there are a ton of marriage posts here but mine is slightly different. Please hear me out and hopefully provide some much need advice.

My current husband has been in America ( from Ukraine )receiving cancer treatment for almost 4 years. His visa is current because as long as he is still sick or receiving treatment the hospital will file the extension every 6 months. We met 2 years ago and we fell in love.... Eventually got married.

Here is the hard part, I am supporting myself, my daughter, and him. He cannot work because of his visa status ( he is well enough to work but can't legally). He receives no money from his parents or family because they don't have any to send him. When he first came here some European organization funded his trip but just kind of dropped him here and told him to find his way now that he was here. They gave him a place to stay for about a year and just vanished. He was staying with friends and then eventually me.

Now when the hospital files his extensions, I am listed as his caretaker. Anyway, I have no money to afford his papers and I know there is a way for him to file a waiver of fees based on hardships but is that a good idea considering that I need to prove I can financially support him?

I have a good salary that would pass the 125% poverty test but I don't make enough to save the few thousand dollars we need for all of the forms. Is the hardship waiver based on his situation or both of ours?

Any suggestions?

Thank you,

Edited December 14, 2013 by Drea900

[canadian_wife 1,823]

First of all, what specific visa is he on? Does he have a "No COS/AOS" written in his passport?

not all visas you can adjust status from . For example, a crewman's visa you cannot adjust status from

good luck

[aleful 1,905]

hi

is he here on a humanitarian visa? no the waiver fees are your financial hardships as a US Citizen, and not all the forms, depending on your income.

if you are on government aid or things like that. you are supposed to prove to the government that your husband won't be a public charge. if you file for him, and he is on a humanitarian visa, he will loose his visa and how do you plan on covering his treatment?

[Ontarkie 14,279]

~~Thread moved to General Immigration-Related Discussion, from Tourist Visas - As they are not looking for advice on a tourist visas but at this point it is not exactly clear what path would they follow~~

[Drea900 0]

he is in a government sponsored medical research study at the National Institute of Health so his medical treatment is covered until they think he is well enough. That is why it is important we file documents because at any given time they can deny an extension if his health is good. He is here on a b1 visa.

[canadian_wife 1,823]

Is there anything written in his passport?

good luck

[NickD 203]

Seems to me, he is here legally on a non-immigrant status, is your spouse, and you can petition for him. So is the problem lack of funds for the forms?

Heard something about reduced fees, but never looked into it. Maybe someone here has this experience. Fees seemed outrageous to me, even before Emilio managed to more than double them. We had to do all the work to fill them out, try to make heads or tails of what the heck they were asking. Could reject your applications if and keep your fees if there was just one error on one of the many forms.

And if you needed any help in clarifying an ambiguous question, no one on that toll free number would even help us. Would reply, hire an attorney. And even if you supplied all the evidence they requested, just to be darn right nasty, would request more evidence. Like a completely worthless joint utility bill. And instead of meeting with a board like is required of any other government certification board, just meeting with one individual.

For us that I-693 was the worse, trying to find a USCIS approved doctor that wouldn't rob us to death. Some doctors wanted $5,000 per person for that very short form, and I had two of them.

[Drea900 0]

There is nothing specific in his passports what should I look for?

[canadian_wife 1,823]

See post #2 for what you should look for in the passport

good luck