Asked on Aug 16th, 2019 on Immigration - South Carolina
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My "stepfather" raised me and we moved to Mexico but when we came back he didn't want to come with us. Now I have found him again but he is sick and I need to get him to the states for better health treatment. He was not legally married to my mother, but he lived in America for 11 years before we moved away. Is he eligible for a visa?
I believe that it would prove very difficult for him to obtain a visa based on the situation that you have outlined. The fact that your mother's boyfriend is sick is detrimental in a visa application adjudication. The Trump Administration has recently even attempted to deny extensions of deferred action for people that the US previously admitted for medical reasons. Other negatives are that he never married your mother (if the request is for a humanitarian parole) and his longtime stay in the US for 11 years if he was illegal during that time. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
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