Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

Anyone regardless of age can be inadmissible. It has nothing to do with age. Admissibility has to do with having contagious diseases, likelihood of becoming dependent on the government to live, having a certain criminal record, etc.

I wouldn't be concerned that your grandmother would be denied due to age itself, though there could be other reasons she might be denied. For older people this could occur, for example, as a result of an expensive medical history and little means of support. She would need your mother to sponsor her and if necessary, supplement it with others who would be willing to support her if she needed it in order to not be a public charge. There are other examples having nothing to do with illness or support. This just happens to be a common one for older people.

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Sincerely,

Alice M. Yardum-Hunter, Certified Specialist

Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of CA, Bd. of Legal Specialization

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