I-130 for Children

[Ebun12 2]

I am filing the I-130 for my husband to join me here. We would also at the same time bring his 2 young children age 8 and 11.

Will I need to file separate I-130 for each child or by including them on the initial I-130 will that allow them to be included on the

request for immigration. Should I need a separate form for the children does it require visa fees for both children?

The thought is once the I-130 is approved I will file the K3/K4 form also including the children there as well.

Is this the correct procedure?

[Inky 1,110]

K-3 is no longer processed at the NVC. It is closed and the CR-1 rout is followed.

Your best rout is to file the I-130 only and follow the CR-1 rout from the beginning. Not even bothering with the extra time added from trying to file a K-3.

[aleful 1,905]

I am filing the I-130 for my husband to join me here. We would also at the same time bring his 2 young children age 8 and 11.

Will I need to file separate I-130 for each child or by including them on the initial I-130 will that allow them to be included on the

request for immigration. Should I need a separate form for the children does it require visa fees for both children?

The thought is once the I-130 is approved I will file the K3/K4 form also including the children there as well.

Is this the correct procedure?

stepchildren are filed separatly, so an i130 for each one, spouse and children. their names will be included on spouse's i130 for information purposes only.

[Ryan H 3,796]

I am filing the I-130 for my husband to join me here. We would also at the same time bring his 2 young children age 8 and 11.

Will I need to file separate I-130 for each child or by including them on the initial I-130 will that allow them to be included on the

request for immigration. Should I need a separate form for the children does it require visa fees for both children?

The thought is once the I-130 is approved I will file the K3/K4 form also including the children there as well.

Is this the correct procedure?

File an I-130 for your husband and file separate I-130's for each of his children. You will be filing a total of 3 I-130's. I agree with what Inky wrote that following the K3 route is a waste of time.

K-3 is no longer processed at the NVC. It is closed and the CR-1 rout is followed.

While I do agree with the advice you gave to the OP, what you wrote above is not 100% accurate. An 129F petition that was filed in conjunction with an I-130 to begin the K3 process is only administratively closed by the NVC if the NVC has an approved I-130 on station. If the NVC were to receive an I-129F ahead of the approved I-130, then the NVC would assign a case number to the petition and send it off to the appropriate Embassy or Consulate (albeit this is a rare occurrence).

[Ebun12 2]

So is there a separate fee for each I-130 per child?

[Ebun12 2]

While I do agree with the advice you gave to the OP, what you wrote above is not 100% accurate. An 129F petition that was filed in conjunction with an I-130 to begin the K3 process is only administratively closed by the NVC if the NVC has an approved I-130 on station. If the NVC were to receive an I-129F ahead of the approved I-130, then the NVC would assign a case number to the petition and send it off to the appropriate Embassy or Consulate (albeit this is a rare occurrence).

So, following this advise the K3/K4 is no longer used? In the instructions it said to file the K3 after receiving approval for the I-130. Basically to attach the approval letter to the K3/K4. Then the VJ guide need to be updated I guess. The whole process is clear as mud.

[aleful 1,905]

So is there a separate fee for each I-130 per child?

of course, they are different petitions, one for your husband and one for each child, separate petitions, separate fees and separate documents. separate everything.

immigration isn't cheap.

[ndu26 114]

immigration isn't cheap.

you can say that again

[Ebun12 2]

"immigration isn't cheap."

That is the absolute truth. I knew this going in but the costs for a family are staggering.

The biggest knife is the whole process can be denied at the whim of a bureaucratic underling.

Oh well pressing on...

Thanks for the answers

[Ryan H 3,796]

So, following this advise the K3/K4 is no longer used? In the instructions it said to file the K3 after receiving approval for the I-130. Basically to attach the approval letter to the K3/K4. Then the VJ guide need to be updated I guess. The whole process is clear as mud.

Starting the K3 route is a CHOICE, the guide you were reading was the K3 guide.