DS-230 for 2 year old son

[Wishfull 3]

Hello VJ members, I need your help!

Im having a hard time filling up for DS-230 for our son which is petitioned under IR-2. As per instruction on DS-230 form, "Complete one copy of this form for yourself and each member of the family, regardless of age, who will immigrate with you."... So, I will be accomplishing DS-230 part I and part II for our son. Now my question is:

- Will I be the one (Im the mother/Beneficiary of IR-1) to affix my signature on my son's behalf? My son is still 2 years old so obviously he cannot write yet or should I just leave it blank? Im really confused.

Thanks for shedding light on this matter.

[Casprd 167]

You don't really want to sign his name for him even though he can't sign it himself. Best bet is to print his name and you sign yours next to it.

[happyblessedme 12]

Hello VJ members, I need your help!

Im having a hard time filling up for DS-230 for our son which is petitioned under IR-2. As per instruction on DS-230 form, "Complete one copy of this form for yourself and each member of the family, regardless of age, who will immigrate with you."... So, I will be accomplishing DS-230 part I and part II for our son. Now my question is:

- Will I be the one (Im the mother/Beneficiary of IR-1) to affix my signature on my son's behalf? My son is still 2 years old so obviously he cannot write yet or should I just leave it blank? Im really confused.

Thanks for shedding light on this matter.

You sign it.I signed for my 8 and 12 yr. old daughter.They were in the Philippines and I was in the US that time.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Sign your name and in parenthesis put (mother of child's full name) after your signature.

[Darnell 8,478]

If the USCitizen father meets the 5 year rule, no need to file I-130 on his biological child -

see http://www.americanassociationphilippines.org/downloads_/pdfs/acs_newsletter.pdf

[Wishfull 3]

You sign it.I signed for my 8 and 12 yr. old daughter.They were in the Philippines and I was in the US that time.

Perhaps, I will just put his name and affix my signature above it then I will just place "for" and place my name in the parenthesis. Thanks for your help. Now, I can proceed.

[Wishfull 3]

If the USCitizen father meets the 5 year rule, no need to file I-130 on his biological child -

see http://www.americanassociationphilippines.org/downloads_/pdfs/acs_newsletter.pdf

But my husband naturalized just recently June 2011. Our son is already 2 years old. When he was born, his father was still an LPR. So, I guess our son wont qualify for this. He filed I-130 for me and for our son instead. Thanks!

[ayomide1 5]

I was still an LPR when my child was born too, now she is 2 years old and i have filed a seperate I130 for her and for my wife too

[kali1229 6]

I'm curious to know why your child won't qualify...I thought once a parent became naturalized, so did their children. Someone have any information I could read up on? I'm just curious...

[ayomide1 5]

i read that you must be a US citizen before the birth of the child....Anything after that , you will have to file a seperate petition for the child tooooo....Am i right

[Jojo92122 1,924]

I'm curious to know why your child won't qualify...I thought once a parent became naturalized, so did their children. Someone have any information I could read up on? I'm just curious...

Google "Child Citizenship Act." The child must meet all four requirements of the CCA to derive citizenship when a parent naturalizes. Under the CCA, the child must have entered the US on an immigrant visa or has adjusted status to an LPR, and the child must be living in the custody of the US citizen parent.

Here, the child is living outside the US and has not been admitted to the US on an immigrant visa, so the child does not have a claim to US citizenship.

Edited July 20, 2011 by Jojo92122

[kali1229 6]

Wow. Interesting. Thank you Jojo92122. I will be reading further into this. I'm not in the situation but I want to know it all