Elderly parents and green card

[quistarrok 51]

Hello All - need your perspective please:

 

I recently became as USC. I have parents  aged 72 and 70 yo. 
 

I want to sponsor them and bring to the US. 
 

Hesitation comes from the fact that USA has high healthcare costs and parents will have issues with medicare.  
 

Please let me know if you brought your elderly parents and which obstacles you have encountered. 

[Boiler 43,462]

I suppose money is the main issue, are their Pensions, Savings sufficient or will they be relying on their Sponsor?

[Timona 3,943]

At that age, best let them live it out in home country.

 

Pace of a new environment, trying to make new friends in a country where most people's feelings get hurt easily, having to learn how to communicate in US lest you step on someone's toes even by greeting them etc.., I'd let them live it out home. 

 

Obviously they're not going to work in US at that age. Healthcare is expensive. 

[Redro 4,600]

6 hours ago, quistarrok said:

Hello All - need your perspective please:

 

I recently became as USC. I have parents  aged 72 and 70 yo. 
 

I want to sponsor them and bring to the US. 
 

Hesitation comes from the fact that USA has high healthcare costs and parents will have issues with medicare.  
 

Please let me know if you brought your elderly parents and which obstacles you have encountered. 

The type of health insurance you can obtain depends on the state you live in.

Here is a helpful post: 

If your parents speak English and drive they’ll probably adapt better than if they only speak Korean- unless you live in a place that is walkable and has a good Korean community.