Need Help!

[bunkong 0]

i'm a US citizen and i had my daughter in another country after i became a citizen. What forms do i need to file to bring my daughter and her mother which i'm not married to in order for them to come and live here in the US?

[canadian_wife 1,791]

You posted this in the K-1 forum, are you engaged to the child's mother?

[Amy and Nick 37]

Not 100% sure on the daughter side of things, but hers is relatively simple. Something along the lines of registering her birth abroad, but she will get citizenship as you, her father, is a citizen.

With regards to her mother, you will have to marry her. You either need to file for a K-1 visa to petition for a fiance and marry once she gets here, or a CR-1 visa, where you get married then apply for her to come.

Read the guides above, and come back with any questions after!

[belinda63 2,981]

For the child it would depend on how long you have had your citizenship and how long you have resided inside the US as a citizen. It sounds like you don't meet the requirements for the child to acquire citizenship based upon you being a citizen.

You can file a petition for the child to immigrate to the US but it will be difficult without having been married to the child's mother. I would expect a DNA test would be required and the mother would have to agree in writing to allow the child to come live in the US with you.

As to the child's mother, if you wish to marry her you can file a K-1 petition now as a fiance or marry her and file a CR-1 petition for her after the marriage. There is no visa for baby momma until the child turns 21 then she can file a petition for her mother to immigrate here.

[bunkong 0]

Thanks everyone for your response.

Yes I plan on marrying the mother of my child. I have been a citizen for about 5-6 years and live in the US for a good 26 years.