Father's Permission Needed?

[spi9959 1]

My wife, a U.S. citizen, would like to bring her 29 year old daughter and her five year old grandson here to the U.S.. The daughter and grandson live in Israel and are Israeli citizens. The daughter was a Russian citizen, and married, had the child of, and divorced the Russian man while both were living in Russia. The husband still resides in Russia and is solely a Russian citizen. He has stated that he will never give permission for his son (the grandson) to come to the U.S. He maintains infrequent contact with the boy and has been in and out of mental institutions (if that fact matters).

Will the U.S. Consultate in Israel require the father's permission for my wife's daughter and grandson to come to the U.S.? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Boiler 43,597]

My wife, a U.S. citizen, would like to bring her 29 year old daughter and her five year old grandson here to the U.S.. The daughter and grandson live in Israel and are Israeli citizens. The daughter was a Russian citizen, and married, had the child of, and divorced the Russian man while both were living in Russia. The husband still resides in Russia and is solely a Russian citizen. He has stated that he will never give permission for his son (the grandson) to come to the U.S. He maintains infrequent contact with the boy and has been in and out of mental institutions (if that fact matters).

Will the U.S. Consultate in Israel require the father's permission for my wife's daughter and grandson to come to the U.S.? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

But he gave permission to go to IsraeL?

I would file anyway, who knows if it will be an issue when the situation arises.

[Patrick808 0]

Does the five year old have an Israeli Passport?

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Will the U.S. Consultate in Israel require the father's permission for my wife's daughter and grandson to come to the U.S.? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

My wife, a U.S. citizen, would like to bring her 29 year old daughter and her five year old grandson here to the U.S.. The daughter and grandson live in Israel and are Israeli citizens. The daughter was a Russian citizen, and married, had the child of, and divorced the Russian man while both were living in Russia. The husband still resides in Russia and is solely a Russian citizen. He has stated that he will never give permission for his son (the grandson) to come to the U.S. He maintains infrequent contact with the boy and has been in and out of mental institutions (if that fact matters).

Will the U.S. Consultate in Israel require the father's permission for my wife's daughter and grandson to come to the U.S.? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

She SHOULD be able to obtain a court order stating sole custody (unless she already has one) which should make his permission unnecessary. If she has JOINT custody then yes, she will need his permission, or he will need to sign over his rights, or she will have to go to court to petition for full custody.

I agree with the person above about how did the kid get to Israel?

[spi9959 1]

But he gave permission to go to IsraeL?

I would file anyway, who knows if it will be an issue when the situation arises.

Yes, he gave permission for the boy to go to Israel. The father went there himself to live, but changed his mind and went back to Russia.

[Boiler 43,597]

Yes, he gave permission for the boy to go to Israel. The father went there himself to live, but changed his mind and went back to Russia.

Probably need to get sole custody from a court in Israel, if that is possible.