Supporting documents for K--1 Children of Fiance

[firstlove2 0]

I know there are alot of you out there that have brought your children to the US...what supporting documents did you need for the embassy to allow you to bring your child to the US with you...Do you need court papers that show custody? Help, my fiance has children and we want them to be able to come when he is allowed to come to the US.

Thank you in advance...God Bless all you who respond...

[LiLMermaid 2]

I know there are alot of you out there that have brought your children to the US...what supporting documents did you need for the embassy to allow you to bring your child to the US with you...Do you need court papers that show custody? Help, my fiance has children and we want them to be able to come when he is allowed to come to the US.

Thank you in advance...God Bless all you who respond...

I brought my 3 children with me when I came. The only thing the consulate required was that their father signed a notarized letter stating that he gives his permission to relocate to the USA permanently. I was not required to have sole custody nor did they even look at our court documents. They never even asked what type of custody I have. This is not the same for all consulates though from what I have read. It will state in your packet that you receive before you go to your interview exactly what yours will require. Possibly someone who has similar experience from your country will answer or you could try doing a search.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I brought my 3 children with me when I came. The only thing the consulate required was that their father signed a notarized letter stating that he gives his permission to relocate to the USA permanently. I was not required to have sole custody nor did they even look at our court documents. They never even asked what type of custody I have. This is not the same for all consulates though from what I have read. It will state in your packet that you receive before you go to your interview exactly what yours will require. Possibly someone who has similar experience from your country will answer or you could try doing a search.

This is correct. There are a few consulates where a court order granting sole custody is sufficient, but most will require a 'quit claim' from the non-immigrating parent. This is because in most countries an order of sole custody does not vacate the parental rights of the non-custodial parent. The consulate will want to make absolutely sure that the immigrating parent is not involved in an international child abduction.

In addition to the 'quit claim', you'll also need proof of a parent/child relationship. The minimum requirement would be a birth certificate, and that's likely all you'll need for the embassy in London.

In some countries, substantially more proof is required, but this usually only countries where there is a problem with applicants claiming nieces, nephews, or even totally unrelated children in order to help them immigrate, and where a valid looking birth certificate can easily be obtained with a bribe. In those countries, you also need photos of the parent and child at different stages of the child's life, school records, household registry books, baptismal certificates, whatever - depends on the country. My wife brought an armload of this sort of evidence, and was called into a room before the main interview to present this evidence, but that's Vietnam - not the UK.