Bringing underage daughter to visit

[johanna1999 1]

http://iceland.usembassy.gov/birth_abroad.html

A child is born abroad to a U.S. citizen father and a non-U.S. citizen mother, and the parents were not married at the time of the birth: The child may qualify for citizenship if the father was present in the United States for at least five years, including two years after the age of 14, before the birth of the child. In addition, before the child turns 18, the father must either legitimize the child under Icelandic law or sign a statement in front of a notary public or U.S. consular officer in which he acknowledges paternity. The father must also sign a statement in front of a notary public or U.S. consular officer in which he promises to support the child until the child is 18 years old.

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To Johanna1999 - you said that you did not have proof of meeting the residency requirment to get your daughter's US passport. Do you have the proof now? Your middle school (jr. high) and high school transcript would be the easies way to prove it.

Nope, i missed the 5 year mark! :-( I lived in the USA for a while and in Colombia for another while.

If you do meet the requirement, this is the way to go - US citizenship entitles her to enter the US whenever she wants.

If she is not a US citizen, the toursit visa is one way to get her to visit the US. However, I would not pursue this route.

The counsel in Barranquilla gave me a letter to apply for her Colombian passport and to apply for a tourist visa.

If she is not a US citizen, you could petition for your daughter. This will take 6-12 months. When she enters the US, she will automatically gain citizenship. Apply to get her certificate of citizenship and a US passport. After she gets her paperwork, she can go back to live with her mom. She can then enter the US whenever she wants as a US citizen.

Mom and I both agreed to try the tourist visa route because we don't want her to stay just to visit. Thank you very much for your answers, they are truly appreciated.

On first paragraph u said she was your daughter, and then the second paragraph u mentioned "her MOM" which obvious because u claimed her as your daughter then later there is "her mom" involved. So what u trying to do? Bringing a kid, saying to the embassy that is your kid and try to get her the US passport?

First of all, i've never heard such a child at this age going to US with TOURIST visa when she has "no goods" or valuable properties in the country which will tie her down and make her going back to Columbia on expiring visa.

Second of all, if u want to claim she your child and get her US passport right away. Then there are odd things between u and her. First is that, WHY did not u bring her to US right away after she was born if she was really your child? If it was financial situations then i dont think it would take you 10 years to reach that.

Third, what is she doing here in US with tourist visa? Don't tell me she going to school here...really...

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Only potential "fly in the ointment" could be that a person with claim to citizenship may not be issued a visa. Rather the Consular Officer may want to have the visa applicant pursue their US citizenship. In her visa interview the question of who she is visiting will come up.

I understand that you were told at the embassy to have her seek a visitor visa. But if the same person you spoke with isn't the interviewing officer it may have complications.

It may be worth a conversation with an immigration attorney just for your peace of mind and to avoid any possible hiccups.

[johanna1999 1]

You're absolutely right!! Thank you!

Only potential "fly in the ointment" could be that a person with claim to citizenship may not be issued a visa. Rather the Consular Officer may want to have the visa applicant pursue their US citizenship. In her visa interview the question of who she is visiting will come up.

I understand that you were told at the embassy to have her seek a visitor visa. But if the same person you spoke with isn't the interviewing officer it may have complications.

It may be worth a conversation with an immigration attorney just for your peace of mind and to avoid any possible hiccups.

Edited February 8, 2011 by johanna1999

[Kathryn41 3,205]

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[Harsh_77 716]

No one is reading the post properly. Too many people here are speaking about committing fraud when i specifically wrote that I received a letter from the Consulate saying to apply for her Colombian passport with a Tourist Visa because as an American I did not have the proof of being in the states that they required. NO she is not staying, i never said she was staying, her mother is in Colombia and I want her to VISIT, to take her to Disney World! Geez.

Thanks to those that did read the post and answered my question to the best of their knowledge.

You are going to run into same problem - first time you were not able to establish father daughter relation. This time for tourist visa it will be the same problem.

If she has no valid reason and being a minor with no adult traveling with her - the question would be why is she traveling?

[johanna1999 1]

It had NOTHING to do with establishing a relationship, there is proof, that is not the issue.

You are going to run into same problem - first time you were not able to establish father daughter relation. This time for tourist visa it will be the same problem.

If she has no valid reason and being a minor with no adult traveling with her - the question would be why is she traveling?

[Harsh_77 716]

I am confused if you were able to establish the relation, howcome she was not allowed for the US passport as one of the parent being a USC.

I think your post go back and forth confusing more ppl on this forum, which is making ppl think that you are trying to commit a visa fraud.

[johanna1999 1]

It's not confusing, I've had valid answers, I'm sorry you don't understand.

I am confused if you were able to establish the relation, howcome she was not allowed for the US passport as one of the parent being a USC.

I think your post go back and forth confusing more ppl on this forum, which is making ppl think that you are trying to commit a visa fraud.

[Harsh_77 716]

It's not confusing, I've had valid answers, I'm sorry you don't understand.

Well you could not convience the consulate ......

Nor folks on here most of whom have lot of experience with immigration.

[johanna1999 1]

On the contrary my friend, I did convince the consulate and the few that read the post correctly, unfortunately you were the few that did not comprehend anything. But that's ok, thank you very much for trying.

Well you could not convience the consulate ......

Nor folks on here most of whom have lot of experience with immigration.