Interview of minors different date from parents???

[Marrienne 112]

Hey guys!
I have a question after reading some other older threads. We have filed 3 Immigrant Visas petitions, myself and two 10 year old boys (my husband's stepsons).
Is it possible they will schedule the interviews at different dates for the 3 of us?? I still can't wrap my head around the fact they would want to interview 10 year olds
And ok, silly sub-question, is it possible to DENY a child's IV but approve the parent's (remember I am talking about a 10 year old).
Thank you!!

[Mark88 183]

Unlikely they will schedule the interview date for a minor on different date.

And your other question: Yes it is possible. I.e. if the Consul has doubt, that the children are legit, and you don't provide further evidence, then your petition can be approved and theirs denied. Probaly happens once a year worldwide though.

[NikLR 13,220]

As long as your cases are joined together everyone will get the same interview day. Everyone who is getting an immigrant visa must attend an interview at the very least to assure they are who they are in their passport. They may ask the children a question or two, but it's not really an interview. That means that yes, even babies who are getting an IV need to attend the "interview."

Be sure to have a notarized letter from their other biological parent stating they are aware the children are moving to the USA. Especially if you do not have sole custody, but even if you do it's a good letter to have.

No they won't deny a child's IV when they approve the parent's unless some paperwork was wrong, then they get a 221g... which is not a denial.

Edited May 29, 2016 by NLR

[Georgia16 2,858]

We had the interview Thursday and mine is 10 and was ages 2 questions:

Are you excited to move?

And if he like my fiancé? (This one more kind of like a joke)

That was it...

[Marrienne 112]

As long as your cases are joined together everyone will get the same interview day. Everyone who is getting an immigrant visa must attend an interview at the very least to assure they are who they are in their passport. They may ask the children a question or two, but it's not really an interview. That means that yes, even babies who are getting an IV need to attend the "interview."

Be sure to have a notarized letter from their other biological parent stating they are aware the children are moving to the USA. Especially if you do not have sole custody, but even if you do it's a good letter to have.

No they won't deny a child's IV when they approve the parent's unless some paperwork was wrong, then they get a 221g... which is not a denial.

Not sure is they joined together although in the approval letter it said smt like CR-1 for me and CR-2 or smt like that for them.

I do have a notarized letter AND have submitted the full custody court decision (I mean I have full custody). I haven't been asked (yet) for that letter but I will have it with me just in case.

Thank you guys!!!

[NikLR 13,220]

I mean that you completed everything about the same time and the embassy knows the cases are together.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hey guys!

I have a question after reading some other older threads. We have filed 3 Immigrant Visas petitions, myself and two 10 year old boys (my husband's stepsons).

Is it possible they will schedule the interviews at different dates for the 3 of us?? I still can't wrap my head around the fact they would want to interview 10 year olds

And ok, silly sub-question, is it possible to DENY a child's IV but approve the parent's (remember I am talking about a 10 year old).

Thank you!!

Since it's 3 separate cases, you could end up with different interview dates. Easy to fix by requesting the interviews be scheduled for the same time.

Everyone gets interviews. Even 10 years old kids. It's easier to detect fake marriages by interviewing kids.

It's possible to approve the parent and not the kids. If the non-immigrant parent or local laws does not allow the child to immigrate.

[Marrienne 112]

Thank you!!

Ok we are covered then. Both the law and their bio dad have given consent plus I have a court verified decision we can immigrate so all is well in that department

[dekedwin 52]

I am Petitioning for my Philippine Citizen wife, and she has a thirteen year old son that we decided that we want to bring with us. Only his mother, my wife is on his birth certificate. Do we fill out a separate I-130 for him? Also we fill out a G-325 for him, and we provide proof of his identity by submitting a copy of his birth certificate, and his passport? Then I file those things as the Petition for him? Then he gets an NOA2, and a MNL case number? He fills out a DS-260? He gets a DS-260 completion confirmation page, and he schedules his Embassy Visa Interview Appointment? He complete the St. Luke's Hospital Extension Center's Online Registration, goes to his Medical Examination at St. Luke's, and then goes to his Embassy Visa Interview, with his mother, I hope? Do we pay the same for the Petition as we do his mother's Petition, and the same fee at the hospital as we do for his mother, and do we pay the same for the interview as we do for his mother's interview? I, the US Citizen, had all this pretty well figured out for Petitioning for his mother, but last night we decided that we want to bring him with us. Thank you for helping us to understand all this! Now that we want to bring him with us, we don't know how to correctly process the papers, and how to correctly get it all accomplished. We have to fill out separate forms for him, not just add him on his mother's forms, is that correct? Thank you!