Cdn niece

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway. Is there any way for my Cdn niece to come here for high school using a student VISA? I realize she is NOT a close enough relative for me to sponsor her (too bad).

We have a family situation where she needs more supervision then she currently gets and we don't want to see her promising life fall apart. My brother is a single dad dealing with 2 daughters as best he can (she is the teenager about to enter high school). Her mother is an absent parent for the most part who uses drugs and is on welfare with 3 additional children beyond the 2 she had with my brother (need less to say she is NOT a great influence on my nieces)

When I lived back home, I saw them very regularly and tried to be teh positive female influence in their lives, but alas I am far away.

Thoughts? Suggestions (the immigration kind please)

[dukeandduchess 141]

I suppose you could consider adoption depending on how long she would be living with you..

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=f5a0741b78c73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f5a0741b78c73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

That's my only suggestion.

[Shri & Vai 1]

Why not have her apply to a school? Once she is accepted, she can apply for a F-3 student visa.

Couple of links that may help.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

http://www.ice.gov/sevis/students/

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I suppose you could consider adoption depending on how long she would be living with you..

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=f5a0741b78c73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f5a0741b78c73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

That's my only suggestion.

Thanks - unfortunately the situaion isn't quite that dire. I truly wish I could adopt them.

I may have to settle for an extended visit this summer.

[Inky 1,110]

US Private schools and US boarding schools are really the only ones I know of that accept student visas. They aren't cheap.

( my mom and grama always threatened to send me away to school to straighten me out lol. )

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

A private school would be an option for a student visa.

[Krikit 1,163]

My (Canadian) friend's son spent his highschool years in the U.S. I'll ask him what the process was.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Why not have her apply to a school? Once she is accepted, she can apply for a F-3 student visa.

Couple of links that may help.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=704e2f8b69583210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

http://www.ice.gov/sevis/students/

Thanks for those links - it appears only post secondary institutions are eligible.

My (Canadian) friend's son spent his highschool years in the U.S. I'll ask him what the process was.

Thanks dear!

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

I suppose you could consider adoption depending on how long she would be living with you..

http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD

That's my only suggestion.

Adoption for Immigration purposes is considered immigration fraud and not allowed.

For related party adoptions the must be an orphan or both parents must be incapacitated thereby effectively making the child an orphan.

[Boiler 43,434]

F1 Student Visa.

There are British Schools in the US, maybe Canadian ones as well.

Or possibly a Boarding School in Canada?

[SapphireDreams 71]

If private school is an option (and not all of them are crazy expensive, some of them run like $5,000-$7,000/year) then you may want to call some schools directly and ask them about international students and how/if that could be an option. I'm thinking mroe along the lines of private catholic schools.

There must be people from foreign countries who send their kids to high school in the US.

I hope there is a solution!

[Krikit 1,163]

Got a quick reply from my friend but he veered off into tangents. Why do men do that? He coaches a number of athletes, among other things, and sends a lot of his kids to specific Prep Schools here in the U.S. His son went to Berkshire Prep school in MA for lacrosse. Does your niece have an athletic talent? Seems to be the thing which attracts the U.S. schools.

Anyway... I have begun asking him specific questions to see if I can get a proper answer. Basically, it sounds like you should be looking into Private/Prep schools with international admissions.

[dukeandduchess 141]

Adoption for Immigration purposes is considered immigration fraud and not allowed.

For related party adoptions the must be an orphan or both parents must be incapacitated thereby effectively making the child an orphan.

Thanks for that. I did not see that when I looked. Good info!

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Thanks - I suspected as much and unfortunately she's more of a music artsy girl than athletic.

I'll just have to exert some influence from afar and work on longer vacations with her.

Got a quick reply from my friend but he veered off into tangents. Why do men do that? He coaches a number of athletes, among other things, and sends a lot of his kids to specific Prep Schools here in the U.S. His son went to Berkshire Prep school in MA for lacrosse. Does your niece have an athletic talent? Seems to be the thing which attracts the U.S. schools.

Anyway... I have begun asking him specific questions to see if I can get a proper answer. Basically, it sounds like you should be looking into Private/Prep schools with international admissions.