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Re:Visa holders on vacation have 15 hours to return to US or... by alistairSH on Saturday September 20, 2025 @03:00PM (#45316255)
Generally speaking, those parents wouldn’t have the work history to qualify for SS benefits in the US. AND IIRC, they’d need some form of permanent residency to qualify for Medicare/Medicaid.
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Re:Visa holders on vacation have 15 hours to return to US or... by alwa on Saturday September 20, 2025 @03:05PM (#45316297)
And the sponsoring immigrant would be responsible for the bill.
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Re:Visa holders on vacation have 15 hours to return to US or... by dfadsadsf on Saturday September 20, 2025 @04:27PM (#45317139)
Technically yes but practically no. I did research - there were a few court cases in 60ies but after that gov gave up on trying to recover money.
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Re:Visa holders on vacation have 15 hours to return to US or... by someperson on Saturday September 20, 2025 @03:16PM (#45316406)
Many Medicaid rules around minimum residency and work history are being (insanely) relaxed/removed. At least in California.

Based on my reading of the law, you can overstay a tourist visa and receive Medicaid coverage in California relatively quickly.

(But that's a different discussion)

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