K1 and dependent

[Vicky and Larry 27]

Hey there,

I have a question regarding my 16 year old son and applying for him to emigrate once me and my fiance' are married. Obviously, I am working on the assumption that we are approved and everything runs as smoothly as possible (fingers crossed).

We are currently awaiting for our NOA2. Once we are approved I will head out to America and we will get married, pretty much immediately. I was wondering if anyone knew how long it could take for my son to be able to come out there? I have read the section on dependents and I know what age and circumstances the USA consider a dependent to be. I have saved all the information regarding the type of visa we will have to apply for (can't think of what it is called off the top of my head?). And, I understand the process, well, in terms of what I have read.

What I would like to know is whether anyone has any direct experience of this kind of scenario, and how long did it take for the visa to be processed and approved, will I need to come back to the U.K for any part of the process, such as medical examinations etc, and is it correct that my son could be in the country while we apply?

Any advice or experience would be really, really appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

[Fred N Emilia 0]

Question, why didn't you already include him in the original K1 visa that you applied for? That is the easiest and yet fastest way for your dependent to come to the US as in together.

[Vicky and Larry 27]

Question, why didn't you already include him in the original K1 visa that you applied for? That is the easiest and yet fastest way for your dependent to come to the US as in together.

I totally hear you and I wish things could have panned out like that, but unfortunately, circumstances didn't permit that at the time we began the process. I know it would have made a lot more sense to do things that way, but life isn't always that simple. So, I am doing my best to find out how this will work this way around. There are a lot of unknowns and I would like to be able to fill in the blanks, not only for mine and my fiance's peace of mind, but so that I can assure my son and give him some idea of the time-line etc. Plus he will have to stay with family members when I initially go out there so it would be good to be able to inform them.

Thanks.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Vicky and Larry

[Vicky and Larry 27]

Okay, I have been doing some research and so far I have found out that we would file the I-130 -- Petition for Alien Relative, and my son could join us out in America under the K4 visa while the I-130 is pending. My son is 16, so he is classed as a dependent.

I really could do with some other voices to help me feel like I am on the right track?

[Vicky and Larry 27]

Okay, I have been doing some research and so far I have found out that we would file the I-130 -- Petition for Alien Relative, and my son could join us out in America under the K4 visa while the I-130 is pending. My son is 16, so he is classed as a dependent.

I really could do with some other voices to help me feel like I am on the right track?

This post is redundant now as I have had my questions answered in another post. Link to Other Post