Brother in law has cancer needs family to come as a caregiver

[rejzmjs84 0]

Hi,

 

Good day!!! My brother in law has prostate cancer and just a week ago he was diagnosed with brain cancer. So my sister needs help taking care of him. I have a brother in the Philippines that is a caregiver. Is it possible that he can come and take care of him? It will be costly if they will hire nurse/nurse aid here. If it is possible, what will be the visa that we need to file? What will be the requirements? Thank you.

 

Sincerely,

 

Merejen Hardy

 

[Coco8 1,039]

They cannot hire a foreigner because foreigners are not allowed to work. 

 

Even people who have visitor visas cannot take care of anyone because they would be working since otherwise, they'd have to hire someone to do their job.

 

In sum, there is no visa to file.

 

Sorry about that.

 

 

[Roel 7,191]

Hire a US citizen caregiver.  No option for family member coming to the US with the intent to work on tourist visa. 

[Kqt 0]

You can request a humanitarian visa. Call USCIS and they can give you more information. Good luck!

Edited September 17, 2017 by Kqt

[milimelo 4,270]

1 hour ago, Kqt said:

You can request a humanitarian visa. Call USCIS and they can give you more information. Good luck!

Not for providing caregiving services.

[jan22 2,918]

1 hour ago, Kqt said:

You can request a humanitarian visa. Call USCIS and they can give you more information. Good luck!

There is no such thing as a humanitarian visa.  And USCIS does not issue visas.  I believe you are referring to humanitarian parole, which is a USCIS decision to admit someone without a visa.  I think it unlikely they would parole someone into the US to be a caregiver, i.e., to work in the US.

[Kqt 0]

1 hour ago, milimelo said:

Not for providing caregiving services.

Yes you can, it's a parole visa for medical issues, there is information on the website too.

[Kqt 0]

1 hour ago, jan22 said:

There is no such thing as a humanitarian visa.  And USCIS does not issue visas.  I believe you are referring to humanitarian parole, which is a USCIS decision to admit someone without a visa.  I think it unlikely they would parole someone into the US to be a caregiver, i.e., to work in the US.

I was in the same situation, my sister was really sick and i wanted to request a humanitarian visa for mom so she can come to take care of her, I contacted the person who did my immigration papers and she told me that the local congressman does these type of visas. I contacted him and her secretary told me i had to send an email with all the information explaining why i was requesting the humanitarian visa for my mom and medical records of my sister, then they would send me a form to fill out, and I would have to pay the corresponding fee, which i think was around $500. Depending on the type of emergency, the time of approval could be about 90 days or one week. That was what the lady told me. 

[Boiler 43,791]

13 minutes ago, Kqt said:

Yes you can, it's a parole visa for medical issues, there is information on the website too.

For someone to come to the US to obtain treatment?

[Kqt 0]

Just now, Boiler said:

For someone to come to the US to obtain treatment?

Yes. 

[Boiler 43,791]

So the opposite of this situation?

[MacUK 983]

8 hours ago, Kqt said:

I was in the same situation, my sister was really sick and i wanted to request a humanitarian visa for mom so she can come to take care of her, I contacted the person who did my immigration papers and she told me that the local congressman does these type of visas. I contacted him and her secretary told me i had to send an email with all the information explaining why i was requesting the humanitarian visa for my mom and medical records of my sister, then they would send me a form to fill out, and I would have to pay the corresponding fee, which i think was around $500. Depending on the type of emergency, the time of approval could be about 90 days or one week. That was what the lady told me. 

And did your mother get a visa?

[jan22 2,918]

9 hours ago, Kqt said:

Yes you can, it's a parole visa for medical issues, there is information on the website too.

No, there isn't.  A parole is not a visa.

Edited September 17, 2017 by jan22

[jan22 2,918]

19 minutes ago, jan22 said:

No, there isn't.  A parole is not a visa.

Sorry -- somehow managed to send only the first sentence of what i intended to post!  Here's the rest:

 

Visas are issued by the US Department of State; paroles are processed by USCIS.  Paroles are usually granted to individuals who do not qualify for visas or whose purpose for entry into the US does not meet US immigration law.  VIsas are processed by US embassies and consulates overseas. Paroles are processed in the US and sent to the Embassy for the final step in the humanitarian parole process.

 

It's important that people know the difference between a visa and a parole as the process is completely different and is done by two different agencies. Without understanding that difference, people are likely to get incorrect information.

Edited September 17, 2017 by jan22