SanDiegogirl

You do not have to be a US citizen to get Medicare, but you do have to have been a permanent resident for 5 years.
In addition if you do not have the 40 quarters of Medicare payments via payroll - which the OP's mother will not have - then you also have to pay for Part A of Medicare. Which is an additional $400 per month on top of Part B, C and D

S Folinsky

I read this “no” followed by a reason for “yes.” Just saying.

Pulaski

Thank you. I actually wrote out an extra sentence about the extra charge, but couldn't remember the details - I knew it was connected to 40 quarters of payroll charges.

For many people "40 quarters" may actually be achieved in only 34 consecutive quarters (4th quarter year 1 to 1st quarter year 10), because unless your pay is low, you can accumulate 4 quarters of annual eligibility in only one calendar quarter. So if you are lucky enough to have a well paid seasonal job for one quarter each year you could accumulate 40 quarters in only 10 quarters (one per year) of actual work.

Jerseygirl

This thread appears to be drifting off topic. Discussions regarding Medicare should be posted in the US Main Forum, not the Immigration Forum. Thank you.