> 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.
Assuming they are retired then they could get a B2, even though they may
be anle to use the VWP. So that would be good for 6 months, sounds like
it would be enough.
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