Hello, VJ
pls help me,, I have a question: How to apply for K4 visa for my son 10 years old in manila? I am waiting for my interview here in Vancouver for K3 and my husband (USC) filed I-130 for my child and he is in my K3 application too.

what are the forms to down load in the internet?
what should i do, should i phone the manila embassy after i get my K3 visa for K4 interview appointment ?
How long is the waiting for interview ?

Pls share any information those who had k3 and k4 experience ,,

This is just an Advance information

thanks you

I have the K3 and K4 experience but not with the mother and child in separate countries. I don't think a K4 will work that way but if it does, Manila needs your case file, which is not yet available because it's in Vancouver. Your son may be better off coming on a CR2 visa via his I-130. What is the status of the son's I-130 at this time?

Thanks you for the reply,i am so worried about my case.. the I-130 of my son is already approved, and my I-130 and I-129F is also approved we got our NOA2 last May/06/08 and same as our case number from NVC. I cant bring my son here in Canada for interview due to the fact that my son has no passport, I called Canadian embassy manila about tourist visa for my son just to come for US interview,but it will take 2 months to process and i don't know what to do..

I am not sure what to do if i should transfer my interview in manila but we got married here in Vancouver..

thanks

Well, your son is going to need a passport and probably documented permission from his father before he gets any visa anyway. Why don't you have those for him already?

Thanks for the reply:

i am working here in Canada/currently leaving here for 3 years. I got married last sept/07 here in Vancouver and i didn't had a chance to go back home due to my permit here. I am not married to the father , and i am not sure if need his permission because for 10 years he did not give any cents or any support or any Hi or Hello for my son .

I want to know if (for example ) i get my K3 visa here in Canada and get the passport for my son, do I need his father permission before I or my husband file for k4?


thanks

Well, you've already filed for both CR2 and K4 for your son but Manila doesn't have a case file for him. I believe if you never married the father, the PI considers you have full custody and there will be no need for permission. Check with a PI Consulate in Canada about getting your son a passport. It might be easier to do it in the PI with the assistance of a family member. You are months past when you needed to deal with these issues.

Again, what is the status of your son's I-130? Is it at NVC?

Passport will have to be gotten by me personally family is totally unfamiliar with manila , I guess since I have to go there anyhow I will do a follow on k-4 in manila,,I-130 for my son and myself is in nvc and they have sent documentation to adjust but not sure what is faster k-4 in manila or 1-130 in manila,,

Anyone have any information on the follow on k-4 visa at manila,,I will be leaving for manila as soon as I get my visa here in Canada and want to if possible to speed up the process since school starts in the us in august...thank you for any advise...not possible for me to bring him here beforehand,, thank you

In general the K4 would be faster but your case file can't start on its way to Manila until sometime after you enter the US on the K3. Your son's I-130 can continue through NVC and probably get to Manila far in advance of your I-129F case file. That's why I recommended you pursue the CR2 for your son instead of the K4.

Now that you say you have to go to Manila anyway, my recommendation is even more firm.

You already have a thread on this. It is not "off topic". It is also no about adjusting status, where it's being discussed now.