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Sounds to me like you may benefit from the fact that most student related programs do not have a fixed date set for termination. Most of these visas (F, J or M) provide a stay in the US that is for the "duration of status". What that means is that the period of time during which a foreign national is permitted to remain in the US is not fixed by the expiration of their Form I-94. Instead, the foreign national is admitted for as long as it takes to complete a validly authorized program plus some additional time to travel and depart. For instance, an F-1 is fixed by a Form I-20. The Form I-20 will define the period of time necessary to complete the studies and while the student maintains the educational program, all is good. And once the program has been completed the individual is provided with an additional period of time to depart. So there isn't fixed date to leave. The other benefit to this is that if the program is terminated early and one departs the US without a determination that status has been violated, the individual has not accrued any unlawful status which may prevent a return to the US. So in your situation, the problem with having never terminated the program in accordance with the plan may likely to have resulted in any adverse consequences and in turn this would likely avoid any problems with qualifying for a new visa. Now with that said, do not misrepresent anything on the applications that you will file with the consulate. Your word is very important and you want to make sure that you disclose prior trips to the US and the fact that you did not complete a program for which a prior visa was issued. Answer all questions truthfully and you will be much better off than attempting to omit something and then be burdened with the possibility of trouble forever because of committing fraud. Just keep an eye out for the questions on the forms that ask about prior trips and disclose everything that is requested.

A relationship between grandfather and grandchildren is unfortunately not one that can lead to permanent resident sponsorship. Perhaps their grandfather would be satisfied with less, e.g. having the children stay with him during school breaks and the summer. That could be done just by you taking the children to the US on your passports since Canadians do not need visas to cross the border and if need be, explaining your purpose to CBP at the border. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  

Assuming you are a US citizen, your wife may immigrate to the United States based on your relationship.  As to whether she would qualify for Medicare or not, I recommend you post that part of your question to a Medicare lawyer (you can find one through this website--lawyers.com).