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Family of five, kids 6-8-11. Man has a federal ID number and pays taxes.They are eligible for SNAP but with no ss number the mother can not apply. Her father had an illness recently and this may have triggered an idea. They are thinking of going home to Honduras and return when the kids are 18 or 12 years from now. I think they may be considering that if they stay here the next 12 years or longer they will never see their parents and the kids will never see their grandparents. Any benefit of leaving and coming back when their kids are adults such as jobs, medicaid, SNAP, as adults the kids could petition their parents here legally, etc. Thanks.
Family of five, kids 6-8-11. Man has a federal ID number and pays taxes.They are eligible for SNAP but with no ss number the mother can not apply. Her father had an illness recently and this may have triggered an idea. They are thinking of going home to Honduras and return when the kids are 18 or 12 years from now. I think they may be considering that if they stay here the next 12 years or longer they will never see their parents and the kids will never see their grandparents. Any benefit of leaving and coming back when their kids are adults such as jobs, medicaid, SNAP, as adults the kids could petition their parents here legally, etc. Thanks.
This post make not a lot sense. You know someone from Honduras with some sort of ID number with several children and the mother cannot apply for welfare as the children have no SS?
Children will sponsor parents in 12 years and then they will be eligible for benefits such as jobs, snap, medicaid?
The kids are US citizens. The father has a federal ID number and pays US federal income taxes and the mother does not. They have the idea to return to Honduras soon and come back when all the kids are age 18. There should be some advantage (benefit) to that other than for the kids seeing grandparents for the first time. And the couple seeing their parents before they may die.
Age 18 has some implications for the entire family of five when they wish to return here 12 years from now.
The kids are US citizens. The father has a federal ID number and pays US federal income taxes and the mother does not. They have the idea to return to Honduras soon and come back when all the kids are age 18. There should be some advantage (benefit) to that other than for the kids seeing grandparents for the first time. And the couple seeing their parents before they may die.
Age 18 has some implications for the entire family of five when they wish to return here 12 years from now.
Age 18 is irrelevant. A US citizen of 21 years or older may file for immediate family (spouse, parents and unmarried children under 21) with no waiting list apart from USCIS' multi-year processing times. The usual requirements are in place - clean criminal record, demonstration of sufficient means on part of the applicant that the relatives are unlikely to become a burden on the public, vaccinations etc.
Age 18 is irrelevant. A US citizen of 21 years or older may file for immediate family (spouse, parents and unmarried children under 21) with no waiting list apart from USCIS' multi-year processing times. The usual requirements are in place - clean criminal record, demonstration of sufficient means on part of the applicant that the relatives are unlikely to become a burden on the public, vaccinations etc.
Good.
I don't know why they chose age 18. Maybe they think it has something to do with what 18 year old American citizens can do. (job, etc. since currently they are struggling to pay the bills while their parents and the kids grandparents are getting older with illness.) I'd have to ask when they might return if all four grandparents passed in the next 5-6 years for example. They are stuck on age 18 for some reason. We'll try to ask if they are willing to say. Their English is not that great. The kids of course have very good English. They do have another child in Honduras and she can not come here legally even though she is age 19. Their return to Honduras for x number of years may be a way to get their fourth child here. When the other three come back they petition their parents and older sister.
Not enough information and too much third party guess work to say anything.
IF the father is here legally the child can tag onto his visa until 21. Having a tax ID does mean legal in the sense of immigration.
Who knows what US immigration will look like 10-12 years down the road. Currently some of the benefits you cite do not apply to Green Card holders.
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I don't know why they chose age 18. Maybe they think it has something to do with what 18 year old American citizens can do. (job, etc. since currently they are struggling to pay the bills while their parents and the kids grandparents are getting older with illness.) I'd have to ask when they might return if all four grandparents passed in the next 5-6 years for example. They are stuck on age 18 for some reason. We'll try to ask if they are willing to say. Their English is not that great. The kids of course have very good English. They do have another child in Honduras and she can not come here legally even though she is age 19. Their return to Honduras for x number of years may be a way to get their fourth child here. When the other three come back they petition their parents and older sister.
Adult siblings aren't priority, takes years, at times decades.
I'm against illegal immigration but from their individual standpoint that sounds like a really really bad idea. First of all, they could miss out on a much quicker "path to citizenship" especially with a pro-illegal administration in control. Second, you don't know what the immigration requirements will be in 12 years. Political power swings back and forth. The previous administration, which wanted to shift immigration from family-based to merit-based immigration, could be back in power in 8 years. And finally, hard to believe they will have anywhere near the standard of living or quality of medical care or security in Honduras as here. The parents may be prepared for that but the kids may not be. There's a reason that caravans are flowing from Honduras to USA and not the other way. Even though the kids are citizens, they could fall behind in American education and perhaps lose their English which could seriously impact their ability to get ahead in adult life.
I'm against illegal immigration but from their individual standpoint that sounds like a really really bad idea. First of all, they could miss out on a much quicker "path to citizenship" especially with a pro-illegal administration in control. Second, you don't know what the immigration requirements will be in 12 years. Political power swings back and forth. The previous administration, which wanted to shift immigration from family-based to merit-based immigration, could be back in power in 8 years. And finally, hard to believe they will have anywhere near the standard of living or quality of medical care or security in Honduras as here. The parents may be prepared for that but the kids may not be. There's a reason that caravans are flowing from Honduras to USA and not the other way. Even though the kids are citizens, they could fall behind in American education and perhaps lose their English which could seriously impact their ability to get ahead in adult life.
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