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Hey guys! I have a friend who just got engaged in the Dominican Republic with his fiancee. He has consulted with 3 different lawyers but they all gave him 3 different answers which has confused him even more. The situation is that his fiancee has a 6 month old baby girl. The baby doesn`t belong to my friend but to his fiancee`s ex boyfriend who resides in New York. The ex claims that the baby is not his and that he already took the DNA test and the results came out negative but that he refuses to give her a copy of the test. The baby has not been registered nor does she have a birth certificate. What are the steps on bringing a fiancee with a baby whom is not blood related with the petitioner to the U.S? Would it be wise for her to register the baby and claim him as the father although he is not? Thanks in advance!

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She wants to claim her new fiance is the father of the baby? A DNA test may be requested to confirm this.

Yea I figured that was the case. Another question is would it be wise for her to just put her name as the mother and leave the father out?

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The baby is related to the foreign fiance, right? He simply files for a K-2 visa. He should not try to defraud anyone and pretend the baby is his. They will do DNA tests.

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The baby is related to the foreign fiance, right? He simply files for a K-2 visa. He should not try to defraud anyone and pretend the baby is his. They will do DNA tests.

Yea the baby is related to the foreign fiancee.

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Yea the baby is related to the foreign fiancee.

Yeah, K-2 visa. Very simple. People petition for fiances and their kids all of the time.

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ROC:
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Yeah, K-2 visa. Very simple. People petition for fiances and their kids all of the time.

Ohh ok does this apply even to kids whom are not blood related to the petitioner? Is there a guide where I can send to his email to go over with? Thanks for your response!

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Ohh ok does this apply even to kids whom are not blood related to the petitioner? Is there a guide where I can send to his email to go over with? Thanks for your response!

Yes, of course it applies. Like I said, people petition for their fiances with their fiances kids from a previous marriage (their future step-kids) all of the time. There are plenty of people on this site who have done so. I will let them apply with the specifics, but it's the same petition, and the K-2 is applied for at the consulate phase.

FWIW, the petitioner's kids are generally USCs by birth, and do not need visas.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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Ohh ok does this apply even to kids whom are not blood related to the petitioner? Is there a guide where I can send to his email to go over with? Thanks for your response!

It will be country specific. If the biological father has acknowledged the child as his, he may have certain rights that need to be respected. However, if the child was born and/or conceived outside of marriage, that is probably not likely.

http://www.uscis.gov/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=86493e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=86493e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=640a3e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=640a3e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD#

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FWIW, the petitioner's kids are generally USCs by birth, and do not need visas.

Yea the father is a U.S Citizen but he hasn`t claimed the child as his. He took the DNA Test which came out negative but refuses to hand his ex g/f a copy of the test. She is going to apply for a Birth Certificate for her child would it still be necessary for her to put the real father`s name and claim it as his on the Birth Certificate? If so what if she doesn`t have proof of the DNA test?

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If the DNA test for the USC father (the ex-bf) is negative, or even if it is positive and she has no proof of it, and he refuses to acknowledge the baby and file for its passport, then the baby will not be able to claim USC at birth. If the DNA test is actually negative then that guy is not the father, so I am confused why she is pursuing this. The mother can try to work this out in the courts if she wants if she thinks he is the father but this will all take time.

What to do with the birth certificate, as stated above, is country-specific. She should contact someone there familiar with the laws for a child born out of wedlock.

I am a bit worried about your friend, though. This woman seems to be jumping from USC to USC pretty fast, with infant in tow.

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ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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If the DNA test for the USC father (the ex-bf) is negative, or even if it is positive and she has no proof of it, and he refuses to acknowledge the baby and file for its passport, then the baby will not be able to claim USC at birth. If the DNA test is actually negative then that guy is not the father, so I am confused why she is pursuing this. The mother can try to work this out in the courts if she wants if she thinks he is the father but this will all take time.

What to do with the birth certificate, as stated above, is country-specific. She should contact someone there familiar with the laws for a child born out of wedlock.

I am a bit worried about your friend, though. This woman seems to be jumping from USC to USC pretty fast, with infant in tow.

Thanks for your help. Yea now that you mentioned it, it does seem fishy. I`m afraid to make any judgements where he would take it personal.

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My husband petitioned for my daughter (who is not his, was 14 at teh time) . This is a normal procedure to bring a future step-child. They should absolutely be honest and NOT try to claim false parentage.

The mother needs to be sensible and register her child's birth in her own country. She will need the birth certificate in order to bring the child here on the K2

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The way I understand it, if you put the dad's name on the birth certificate, you automatically give him a saying. That could get complicated on many levels - there have been cases when the father didn't allow for the mother and child to leave the country and settle in the US.

The simplest way would be not to put any name on it, so that the child is hers and hers alone. Then, the US petitioner should fill a K1 for her + K2 for the baby. Later on, he could even adopt the child, if he so wishes.


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Hey guys! I have a friend who just got engaged in the Dominican Republic with his fiancee. He has consulted with 3 different lawyers but they all gave him 3 different answers which has confused him even more. The situation is that his fiancee has a 6 month old baby girl. The baby doesn`t belong to my friend but to his fiancee`s ex boyfriend who resides in New York. The ex claims that the baby is not his and that he already took the DNA test and the results came out negative but that he refuses to give her a copy of the test. The baby has not been registered nor does she have a birth certificate. What are the steps on bringing a fiancee with a baby whom is not blood related with the petitioner to the U.S? Would it be wise for her to register the baby and claim him as the father although he is not? Thanks in advance!

I will play devils advocate. Lets say that the baby does belong to your friends fiance. In that case the baby is automatically entitled to US Citizenship. Lets also say that the fiances ex boyfriend has some criminal past. He knows that he cannot perform a petition due to his criminal past. The fiance might be playing games with the petitioner. After the fiance arrives and gets her removal of conditions she is free to divorce and seek out her babies father. This is one scenario that could play out here. This is a very bad scenario but very possible. If this is not the truth then tell your friend to file the birth certificate with the baby as illegitimate. This will eliminate many headaches with USCIS and the State Department.

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