US visa for Thai mother in law - emergency

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Hello everyone,

 

I am a dual UK/Irish citizen living in North Carolina, USA married to a fantastic girl from Phitsanulok. My wife is a Thai citizen and we are both Green card holders.

 

My wife is 39 and was diagnosed with a Sarcoma in her leg 2 weeks ago and a CT scan on Monday is showing a Ground Glass nodule in her right upper lung. About 50% of people who have CT lung scans tend to show GGNs, They are not a diagnosis of cancer but are an area which warrants further investigation. We think that the Sarcoma has been fully removed but are waiting the results from an MRI on her knee.

 

I am an engineer at a large tech company and we have a rather fantastic health insurance package. My wife is getting the best care available at the Levine cancer institute in Charlotte as well as everything is being peer reviewed at another Sarcoma center of excellence down in Texas.

 

My mother in law is about 67 and was widowed last year. She has a nice little house outside Phitsanulok but no real material assets and has never been outside Thailand.

 

I want my wife to be cared for and hopefully cured here in the USA but I want to be in a position to bring her mother here for maybe 6 months if need be. I want this so my wife can continue to be cared for here and spend some time with her mother if things get really bad. I am pretty sure that the doctors would be happy to provide evidence of my wife's illness.

 

We are in a pretty good position financially and can easily evidence that we are in a position to support mother in law.

 

I am a bit clued in on USA visas but very much from an employment perspective (I came to the USA on an L1B and my wife on an L2 before we both did AOS onto our EB Green cards inside the USA).

 

Can anyone help me out with a few questions please?

 

1. How likely am I going to be able to get mother in law a visa to come to the USA?

2. Am I looking at a B1/B2 or is there another group of visas for this type of situation?

3. Does anyone know a good visa agent of lawyer in Thailand who may be able to help?

4. Do we need to show flight bookings when applying for a USA visa?

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

[RandiRona]

First, wish your wife a speedy recovery and best of luck with procedure and care.

As far as sponsorship is concerned, Green card holder cant sponsor immediate relatives, only US citizens can. 

Your mother in law can apply for B1/B2 Visa to visit her daughter in US and you can provide letter of support. 

I am sure people here can provide you better answer.

[rwill]

It was about 15 years ago but my mother-in-law had no problem getting a tourist visa to the US.  I don't think they look at the elderly as a big risk.

Our neice on the other hand was turned down for one several times and finally gave up.

 

Once the tourist visa is issued it can be used for 10 years.  But don't overstay an entry.

[AgMech Cowboy]

51 minutes ago, rwill said:

Once the tourist visa is issued it can be used for 10 years.  But don't overstay an entry.

This isn't a completely accurate statement. My wife went through the US Visa process 3 times before she was issued a 10 yr. The first 2 were valid for 6 months as I recall (maybe one year). Her first trip, 2000. The second trip, 2003. The 3rd, 2005, and by then she owned the house near Bangkok. Previous trip trips she owned the house in Buriram and farm land.

 

I do agree that I don't think the MIL will have a problem, but... Ya never know with the US Consular Service.

 

Good Luck and I pray your wife fully recovers.

[Panadadad]

Robert Virasin is a Thai immigration lawyer here in Texas with an office in Bangkok give him a call he’ll have all your answers 

He’s a great guy https://www.virasin.com/robert-virasin/

Edited June 25, 2022 by Panadadad

[GinBoy2]

Your MIL will be fine with a B1/B2 visa.

 

Older ladies it's not a problem, as opposed to the young women, for somewhat obvious reasons.

 

The biggest problem is just the visa backlog, so apply asap.

 

Hopefully everything works work well for your wife, sounds like she's in the best of hands, so best wishes

[Zaphod]

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