Bring my 14 year old stepdaughter to USA

[BishopMnA 0]

Hello all,

I hope all of you can help me out a bit. My ‘now-wife’ came over on a fiancée K1 visa 1.5 years ago from Thailand. All is well and it has been a visa-journey dream come true! She has her 2 year greencard and will be filing to lift conditions around mid-2009. I/we have never been more happy!

Now we would like to bring her 14 year daughter over. Her daughter’s name was on my wife’s K1 application.

Considering that its been more than one year since the approval of my wife’s K1, I cannot use the ‘Follow-to-Join’ process. So, I downloaded the I-130 and completed it, with me filing for her as my stepdaughter.

It seems like a pretty easy process. I just send in the I-130 to the Chicago Lockbox, along with the supporting documents. Which supporting documents is the area where I have some specific questions. Here is what I’ve compiled for the package I plan to send, can you please comment?

1. I-130 with me petitioning my wife’s daughter as my stepdaughter.

2. Copy of my stepdaughter’s birth certificate (translated)

3. Copy of my stepdaughter’s passport

4. Copy of my prior divorce decree

5. Copy of my current marriage certificate to my stepdaughter’s mom (my wife!)

6. Copy of my passport/birth certificate and also the same for my wife.

7. Copy of our NOA2, from my wife’s K1 process

8. Copy of my wife’s greencard.

7. Check made payable to USCIS for $355 (is that the correct amount?)

….and that is all I plan to send.

Also, am I correct to think that I do NOT need to send in the G-325A Biographical Information, or the I-134 Affidavit of Support? I realize that these forms may be required as a part of the Packet 3 information, but at this moment of initial filing, it is not required…correct?

Once the packet is received, I believe we essentially just complete the same process as we did for my wife’s K1…wait for NOA1/NOA2/Packet 3/Packet 4/Medical/Interview/Visa received. I think it would take around a year or less…about the same time as it took for my wife’s K1. Once the visa is issued to my stepdaughter, and she enters the USA, she should receive her greencard in a month or two (No AOS…GOOD!<hahaha>.

Please provide me with any input you might have to help me start this process! I would sincerely appreciate it! And…congrats to everyone going through this process. Its rough, but it is so great to make it through it!

Peace to all!

Mark-N-AAm

[hheaven67 2]

Hello all,

I hope all of you can help me out a bit. My ‘now-wife’ came over on a fiancée K1 visa 1.5 years ago from Thailand. All is well and it has been a visa-journey dream come true! She has her 2 year greencard and will be filing to lift conditions around mid-2009. I/we have never been more happy!

Now we would like to bring her 14 year daughter over. Her daughter’s name was on my wife’s K1 application.

Considering that its been more than one year since the approval of my wife’s K1, I cannot use the ‘Follow-to-Join’ process. So, I downloaded the I-130 and completed it, with me filing for her as my stepdaughter.

It seems like a pretty easy process. I just send in the I-130 to the Chicago Lockbox, along with the supporting documents. Which supporting documents is the area where I have some specific questions. Here is what I’ve compiled for the package I plan to send, can you please comment?

1. I-130 with me petitioning my wife’s daughter as my stepdaughter.

2. Copy of my stepdaughter’s birth certificate (translated)

3. Copy of my stepdaughter’s passport

4. Copy of my prior divorce decree

5. Copy of my current marriage certificate to my stepdaughter’s mom (my wife!)

6. Copy of my passport/birth certificate and also the same for my wife.

7. Copy of our NOA2, from my wife’s K1 process

8. Copy of my wife’s greencard.

7. Check made payable to USCIS for $355 (is that the correct amount?)

….and that is all I plan to send.

Also, am I correct to think that I do NOT need to send in the G-325A Biographical Information, or the I-134 Affidavit of Support? I realize that these forms may be required as a part of the Packet 3 information, but at this moment of initial filing, it is not required…correct?

Once the packet is received, I believe we essentially just complete the same process as we did for my wife’s K1…wait for NOA1/NOA2/Packet 3/Packet 4/Medical/Interview/Visa received. I think it would take around a year or less…about the same time as it took for my wife’s K1. Once the visa is issued to my stepdaughter, and she enters the USA, she should receive her greencard in a month or two (No AOS…GOOD!<hahaha>.

Please provide me with any input you might have to help me start this process! I would sincerely appreciate it! And…congrats to everyone going through this process. Its rough, but it is so great to make it through it!

Peace to all!

Mark-N-AAm

Hi...I am hoping someone else that went the K1 route can answer your questions but I just wanted to be sure that your wife has documents stating that she has sole custody or something along that line. I had to get a sworn avidavit from my ex (joint custody) so that my son could move with me out of the country. Good luck to you!

jen

[livelife 0]

when our documents was sent at the NVC,They ask for further evidence,like court order for the custody of the child and a letter from the biological father that he is allowing the child to immigrate to US...

[RIDION 0]

when our documents was sent at the NVC,They ask for further evidence,like court order for the custody of the child and a letter from the biological father that he is allowing the child to immigrate to US...

What if the biological father is dead?... this is true in my son's case.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Here is a thread on candle of love that deals with this.

http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...=29012&st=0

I believe a death certificate would be needed if a parent died.

[payxibka 10,044]

Hello all,

I hope all of you can help me out a bit. My ‘now-wife’ came over on a fiancée K1 visa 1.5 years ago from Thailand. All is well and it has been a visa-journey dream come true! She has her 2 year greencard and will be filing to lift conditions around mid-2009. I/we have never been more happy!

Now we would like to bring her 14 year daughter over. Her daughter’s name was on my wife’s K1 application.

Considering that its been more than one year since the approval of my wife’s K1, I cannot use the ‘Follow-to-Join’ process. So, I downloaded the I-130 and completed it, with me filing for her as my stepdaughter.

It seems like a pretty easy process. I just send in the I-130 to the Chicago Lockbox, along with the supporting documents. Which supporting documents is the area where I have some specific questions. Here is what I’ve compiled for the package I plan to send, can you please comment?

1. I-130 with me petitioning my wife’s daughter as my stepdaughter.

2. Copy of my stepdaughter’s birth certificate (translated)

3. Copy of my stepdaughter’s passport

4. Copy of my prior divorce decree

5. Copy of my current marriage certificate to my stepdaughter’s mom (my wife!)

6. Copy of my passport/birth certificate and also the same for my wife.

7. Copy of our NOA2, from my wife’s K1 process

8. Copy of my wife’s greencard.

7. Check made payable to USCIS for $355 (is that the correct amount?)

….and that is all I plan to send.

Also, am I correct to think that I do NOT need to send in the G-325A Biographical Information, or the I-134 Affidavit of Support? I realize that these forms may be required as a part of the Packet 3 information, but at this moment of initial filing, it is not required…correct?

Once the packet is received, I believe we essentially just complete the same process as we did for my wife’s K1…wait for NOA1/NOA2/Packet 3/Packet 4/Medical/Interview/Visa received. I think it would take around a year or less…about the same time as it took for my wife’s K1. Once the visa is issued to my stepdaughter, and she enters the USA, she should receive her greencard in a month or two (No AOS…GOOD!<hahaha>.

Please provide me with any input you might have to help me start this process! I would sincerely appreciate it! And…congrats to everyone going through this process. Its rough, but it is so great to make it through it!

Peace to all!

Mark-N-AAm

I think the G-325a is required for the USC on the I-130 only in spousal petitions

Edited February 9, 2009 by payxibka