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[QUOTE=desipardesi;71389]There are ways if you are willing to be ... let's say.... imaginative.... I have heard of many desis showing parents as basically old and destitute and getting Medi-cal benefits and even some sort of social security benefits...[/QUOTE] Yes. Although, to get medi-cal you don ...

So, finally, I did a little more research on it. The Medi-cal websites are awfully confusing. I hate when govt documents use the words "may and should" because that implies some govt officer's discretion who can make or break your case. Most of the Medi-cal documents on the web point you to call Bay ...

Thanks everyone for the great information! For parents who have never worked (and are not likely to work) in US, Medicare is automatically out regardless of the immigration status because of the following requirement (taken from [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_%28United_States%29[/url ...

I'm sure this thought has crossed all of our minds at some point or the other -- how do we take care of our aging parents while staying in the US (or any other country but I'll focus on US since that's where I live). Specifically, there are issues related to immigration and insurance. Most folks on ...

[Moving the thread here per the directive of the forum gods...] I know this question has been asked several times before, but I'm asking again to a) get the latest update and b) because some of those threads don't address my specific situation (at least not the ones I found) Background: Total ...

I was wondering if anyone has tried changing their name as part of the Citizenship process. Apparently, the citizenship application form N-400 does allow you to specify a new name you'd like to acquire. But the instructions for N-400 also say the following: [COLOR="Blue"][B] If you are going to take ...

Here's an interesting article which extols the virtues of index investing by putting together "lazy portfolios" that have consistently beaten S&P 500 over the years. Very much in line with what has been discussed on this forum over and over again. A simple portfolio for every need and no financial ...

Dear Rajesh, Thanks for your insights. For the purpose of repatriability does it matter what the source of those funds is? That is, does it matter whether the funds are from the sale of plot/shares etc.? If I have let's say Rs. 10L in an NRO account in India, can they be repatriated by following the ...