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LONDON - Children at Interview CR-1??

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Kataso   0

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Hi,

We have just been given our date for the Interview for my husband Green Card (fingers cross!).

I am US citizen and so are our 2 children (3.5 years and 11 months).

My question is - do we need to take the kids to the interview. The documentation states the following:

Children under the age of 14 who are deriving status from a petition filed on behalf of a parent and are
applying for visas at the same as the parent, are not required to attend the interview. You may bring
their documents with you. They require a passport, if they are not included on your passport, two
photographs and a birth certificate. Children aged 14 and over, or children regardless of their age who
are the beneficiary of their own petition, must attend the interview. Children regardless of age require a
medical examination.

However this is still confusing for me and i would appreciate if anybody int he same or similar case would help us understand if our kids need to accompany us or not. I don't see the need to drag them along if they don't need to be there.

A YES or NO answer would be great! :)

With many thanks!

Catherine and Jeff

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Kataso   0

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Hi,



We have just been given our date for the Interview for my husband Green Card (fingers cross!).



I am US citizen and so are our 2 children (3.5 years and 11 months).



My question is - do we need to take the kids to the interview. The documentation states the following:




Children under the age of 14 who are deriving status from a petition filed on behalf of a parent and are

applying for visas at the same as the parent, are not required to attend the interview. You may bring

their documents with you. They require a passport, if they are not included on your passport, two

photographs and a birth certificate. Children aged 14 and over, or children regardless of their age who

are the beneficiary of their own petition, must attend the interview. Children regardless of age require a

medical examination.


However this is still confusing for me and i would appreciate if anybody int he same or similar case would help us understand if our kids need to accompany us or not. I don't see the need to drag them along if they don't need to be there.



A YES or NO answer would be great! smile.png



With many thanks!


Catherine and Jeff

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NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,220

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If they are already US Citizens they do not need to attend the interview.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Nich-Nick Grand Master

Nich-Nick   3,353

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They don't need a visa either. They need US passports for travel if they are citizens.

Maybe we need some background here.

Where does everybody live?

Where we the children born?

Did you send three I-130s, one for each of them?

England.gifENGLAND ---

K-1 Timeline 4 months, 19 days 03-10-08 VSC to 7-29-08 Interview London

10-05-08 Married

AOS Timeline 5 months, 14 days 10-9-08 to 3-23-09 No interview

Removing Conditions Timeline 5 months, 20 days12-27-10 to 06-10-11 No interview

Citizenship Timeline 3 months, 26 days 12-31-11 Dallas to 4-26-12 Interview Houston

05-16-12 Oath ceremony

The journey from Fiancé to US citizenship:

4 years, 2 months, 6 days

243 pages of forms/documents submitted

No RFEs

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lost_at_sea   995

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No, because they're already USC. Only those who are gaining a benefit need attend.

* I-130/CR-1 visa by Direct Consular Filing in London
3rd May 2013 - Married in London
7th May 2013 - I-130 filed
4th June 2013 - NOA2 (approved)
16th July 2013 - Interview (approved)
30th July 2013 - POE San Francisco
29th August 2013 - 2 year green card arrived

 

* How? Read my DCF London I-130 for CR1/IR1 Spouse Guide

* Removal of Conditions (RoC) via California Service Centre
1st May 2015 - 90 day RoC window opened
6th May 2015 - I-751 filed (delivered 8th May, cheque cashed 18th May)
7th August 2015 - Approved / GC production
27th August 2015 - 10 year green card arrived

* Naturalisation (Citizenship) via Phoenix Lockbox

* San Francisco Field Office:
1st May 2016 - N-400 window opened
20th August 2016 - N-400 filed
26th August 2016 - NOA1
13th September 2016 - Biometrics

12th January 2017 - Biometrics (again)
30th May 2017 - Interview (approved)
7th June 2017 - Oath

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Ban Hammer   12,829

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duplicate topics merged

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