Got Approval for Cr-1 Spouse Visa.

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I have just gotten our appoval for the I-130 petition and the question I want to ask now is that it is still possible for us to include my own kids in the process? The petitioner is my wife and in the beginning I was thinking I should let the kids stay back in my own country,but as time goes on I started having this feelings that we should all migrate that will definitely put me in a position to look after my kids instead of leaving them with relative. Please what can I do now?

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I mean with my I-130 petition approval do we need to file separate petition for my own kids now that I have gotten my approval or they can also be joined in my ongoing process?

[Penguin_ie 5,985]

Ok I am glad you clarified you know this is a petition approval and not a visa approval because it is still very possible to be denied- most denials happen at embassy level.

Each child will need their own I-130 with fee etc. If your ex allows you to take the kids out of the country, have your wife file the petitions (they can all go in the same envelope) and in big bold letters at the front, request expedite due to already approved petition of father ()give name, case number etc).

[shayma 22]

Its not possible u have to file an i130 for each kid

[Kehinde 45]

Ok I am glad you clarified you know this is a petition approval and not a visa approval because it is still very possible to be denied- most denials happen at embassy level.

Each child will need their own I-130 with fee etc. If your ex allows you to take the kids out of the country, have your wife file the petitions (they can all go in the same envelope) and in big bold letters at the front, request expedite due to already approved petition of father ()give name, case number etc).

Why won't you leave them with their mother until you arrive, get settled, have a job;. and then you can send for them and their mother because i am sure they will miss her. Hint: Hint:

Edited May 19, 2013 by Olami

[aaron2020 11,651]

I have just gotten our appoval for the I-130 petition and the question I want to ask now is that it is still possible for us to include my own kids in the process? The petitioner is my wife and in the beginning I was thinking I should let the kids stay back in my own country,but as time goes on I started having this feelings that we should all migrate that will definitely put me in a position to look after my kids instead of leaving them with relative. Please what can I do now?

Have you been approved for the Cr-1 spousal visa or has the I-130 just been approved? Those are very different things?

There is no way for your kids to be added to your process. The Cr-1 path does not allow for derivative children beneficiaires. Your spouse can file for them separately if the children are under age 18 when you got marry to the US citizen.

If you have an approved Cr-1 visa, then it is good for up to six months. Look at the expiration date. You can hold off on your immigration until the expiration date to wait for the cases for your kids to catch up. Alternatively, you could look into getting your visa extended.

If your case has not progressed to the US Embassy, then ask for the cases for your kids to be expedited based on your approved I-130.

[oohpartiv 484]

Why won't you leave them with their mother until you arrive, get settled, have a job;. and then you can send for them and their mother because i am sure they will miss her. Hint: Hint:

Huh? OP is already married to a USC, who is apparently not the mother. There would be no way for him to petition the mother of his children, since they are obviously not married.

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Thanks for the advice. They are useful. We are discussing this together now.This will enable us to take a decision.

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Mariam need my candid advice and I want to share it with everyone may be you could give her a better advice. She has just filled a petition for her husband and her stepsons, but the husband is considering changing his mind due to the fact that her husband has jutst being appointed the Group Managing DIrector of a multi-national company,but he said the kids are free to migrate,now is it possible for the husband to abandon his CR-1 and can the kids be granted immigrant visas ?

[Penguin_ie 5,985]

I am confused.... is the latest question for someone else?

In any case, yes, as long as they were married before the kids turn 18, they are the US citizen's step kids and she can petition them separately.