Please help
 

Hi everyone,

I have a few questions and great thanks for any advices:

1. My grandmother has been in hospital for over a month in my home country.
I really want to go to visit her. However, my status is pending for I-751.
It means my conditional residence expire on July 4th, 06. But I got a letter
from INS saying extended one year. I am not sure if the letter, expired
green card, and my passport is 100% OK for me to re-enter America?

2. Since my parents are all getting aged, I am the only child who can take
care of them. How can I bring my parents here through legal procedures? How
long will it take? Can I start to apply now or I must be a US citizen to do
it? If I can bring them over, how can I cover the medical expenses for them?

Thanks a billion.

Re: Please help
 

The card expired, but not the status. The NOA extends the card for another year. You should be alright to travel.

Re: Please help
 

You should be fine with those documents. Others have travelled that way successfully.

You must be a USC to file for your parents to come and live in the USA. See here. http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/parents.htm As for how long it takes once you file, a lot depends on what service center you use, where they are from, etc...but I'd say a year or two, most likely. As for covering medical expenses, that's a hard one...you'd have to get them insurance, which can be pretty pricey.

Best Wishes,
Rene

Re: Please help
 

Thanks a lot, Rete, you have been so helpful!
"Noorah101" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> Hi everyone,
    >> I have a few questions and great thanks for any advices:
    >> 1. My grandmother has been in hospital for over a month in my home
    >> country.
    >> I really want to go to visit her. However, my status is pending for
    >> I-751.
    >> It means my conditional residence expire on July 4th, 06. But I got
    >> a letter
    >> from INS saying extended one year. I am not sure if the letter,
    >> expired
    >> green card, and my passport is 100% OK for me to re-enter America?
    >> 2. Since my parents are all getting aged, I am the only child who can
    >> take
    >> care of them. How can I bring my parents here through legal
    >> procedures? How
    >> long will it take? Can I start to apply now or I must be a US
    >> citizen to do
    >> it? If I can bring them over, how can I cover the medical expenses
    >> for them?
    >> Thanks a billion.
    > You should be fine with those documents. Others have travelled that way
    > successfully.
    > You must be a USC to file for your parents to come and live in the USA.
    > See here. http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/parents.htm As for how
    > long it takes once you file, a lot depends on what service center you
    > use, where they are from, etc...but I'd say a year or two, most likely.
    > As for covering medical expenses, that's a hard one...you'd have to get
    > them insurance, which can be pretty pricey.
    > Best Wishes,
    > Rene
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Re: Please help
 

Notation: Bank M meant to write RENE as I did not respond to this post ;-)