how can my wife I bring her daughter to the US?

[unknownstatus 0]

hello everyone,

I have a few questions, I am a us citizen and last year my wife came to the US shortly after receiving her resident card (CR1) to live with me.

she has a daughter who is 11 years old and she is living with her biological father right now in Colombia.

my wife wants to apply for her daughter now that her biological dad wants to give her full custody.

which forms should she fill out? her daughter wants to come to the US and we would like to do this asap.

your suggestions will be greatly appreciated. thanks

Edited February 21, 2015 by unknownstatus

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

It's best if you as the USC stepparent petitions for the daughter. This would be an Immediate Relative case and take about 6-12 months for a visa.

If your LPR wife petitions for her daughter, it would be a F2a case and take 2-3 years for a visa.

Biological dad will have to give his written and notarized permission for his daughter to immigrate.

The process is similar to the one that got your wife her CR-1 visa. Follow the Guides.

[unknownstatus 0]

Hi,

It's best if you as the USC stepparent petitions for the daughter. This would be an Immediate Relative case and take about 6-12 months for a visa.

If your LPR wife petitions for her daughter, it would be a F2a case and take 2-3 years for a visa.

Biological dad will have to give his written and notarized permission for his daughter to immigrate.

The process is similar to the one that got your wife her CR-1 visa. Follow the Guides.

thank you so much for your input. we will start the I-130 application asap!.

[milimelo 4,220]

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