> I assume you know this but perhaps not. So forgive me if this is
> stating the obvious for you, but green cards are for people who have
> their primary residence in the US. If your parents are not really
> moving to the US, they may find it difficult to maintain their
> residency status after getting their green cards. They can expect
> questioning each time they enter the US, and after you go through all
> that trouble and expense of getting their green cards, the cards might
> get confiscated at the POE anyway when they find out that your parents
> aren't really living in the US. If the purpose is just to be able to
> visit you for a few months at a time, they can do that using the visa
> waiver program, which allows a 90 day entry. I guess I'm not really
> understanding why they want to get green cards in the first place.
>
> Anyhow, as far as fees go, there's the fee for the I-130, and I think
> there's a fingerprinting fee. To the best of my knowledge there's no
> fee for the affidavit of support, not sure why you had to pay a fee
> for that. They'll have to get a medical exam, that fee is charged by
> the doctor and not by the US government. Then there's the fee that
> the consulate charges for the immigrant visas themselves. I think
> that's it.
There is no fingerprint fee since your parents are Consulate
interviewing. The costs that you have incurred are equivalent in the
long run to what it would have cost for them to adjust status while here
in the US. It is also an elevated fee over what you have paid over the
years until you became a US Citizen and you must have felt the fees were
justified since you did migrate and become a US Citizen.
Your parents will have to pay for a medical exam for each of them plus
whatever innoculations they are missing if they are missing any. The
fee varies from CIS panel doctor to panel doctor. They might be able to
get whatever vaccinations they are missing through whatever socialized
medicine they current have or their private medical insurance to cut
back on the costs.
You might also want to visit the US Consulate's homepage and ascertain
if there are any other fees they will incur.
It is an expensive proposition but some people feel it is worth it. If
your parents are unsure that they wish to make the US their principal
residency than they and you should think hard before finalizing the rest
of the process.
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I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
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