Can I visit the US as a Canadian Permanent Resident to visit my hospitalized son?

[dynamor]

My son has been hospitalized in the US and he has no family there. I'm his mother and I would like to be there for him. I have already contacted IRCC for emergency travel document procedures and am now planning on applying for a US Visa.

I was hoping to see if anyone here has gone through something similar and/or knows of what appropriate steps I can take next to speed up and ensure the success of this process.

 

[Buletruck]

It will all depend on whether you get the US visa or not.

 

[scylla]

My son has been hospitalized in the US and he has no family there. I'm his mother and I would like to be there for him. I have already contacted IRCC for emergency travel document procedures and am now planning on applying for a US Visa.

I was hoping to see if anyone here has gone through something similar and/or knows of what appropriate steps I can take next to speed up and ensure the success of this process.

You will need to start by getting a Travel Document (if you don't have one already). Once you have the TD, you can apply for a USA visa. You may want to post to a USA immigration forum to determine your chances of being approved and what information you may want to provide in the application.

https://forums.immigration.com/

The only other suggestion I have is that you check with the hosplital where your son is being treated on whether they are allowing visitors at this time. Many hospitals are not allowing in person visits right now.

Good luck and hope your son feels better.

 

[canuck78]

Don’t want to be negative but I’m not sure if the consulate is scheduling meetings for visas at the moment. You will have to contact the US consulate to see the status of their visa applications and whether they have emergency appointments.