Children under 18

[kmking 10]

Hello Vj,

I'm under process for my 2nd interview, can i add my children to it when am going for my 2nd interview, their names is already on the i130.. The children are step children for the petitioner. I need guide lines those who have gone through this process before.

[f f 725]

do you mean you want them to immigrate also? do you have written consent from the other biological parent? does your sponsor make enough to support everyone on the i864?

[kmking 10]

My wife have enough to sponsor and also my children mother i don't know where she is ,am the one raising  my children before i meet my wife who is usc

[kris&me 572]

they need separate applications ( i believe)

as said, if you are the parent, u need permission from other parent to take them out of Ghana

and, one thing that happened to another member is 

they said "why are u leaving your children behind ?"  and denied her 

don't know if you are a man or woman so this may not apply to u

[kmking 10]

I am the man

 

[f f 725]

as mentioned above unless the child was born after your i130 was submitted each child will need thier own i130 and they will have to wait about a year for it to be processed since they can not be added to yours.

and no there is no reason to expedite since both of you chose not to submit thier i130s and they will tell you that you can delay moving to the us so you can come as a group.

[Ryan H 3,796]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[pushbrk 12,233]

17 hours ago, kris&me said:

they need separate applications ( i believe)

as said, if you are the parent, u need permission from other parent to take them out of Ghana

and, one thing that happened to another member is 

they said "why are u leaving your children behind ?"  and denied her 

don't know if you are a man or woman so this may not apply to u

Step children of US Citizens each need their own petition.  A petition is not an application.  Each intending immigrant will ALSO apply fora  visa, once the petition filed on their behalf, is approved.

[kris&me 572]

this is a fine line as the applicant is considered the petitioner so what is the difference

is there a fee for the step child?

what is find is the step child still needs a I 130 (USCIS considers this an application and a petition

[jan22 2,912]

2 hours ago, kris&me said:

this is a fine line as the applicant is considered the petitioner so what is the difference

is there a fee for the step child?

what is find is the step child still needs a I 130 (USCIS considers this an application and a petition

Not sure what you think is a fine line or to whom you are referring as "the applicant".  The term applicant is usually used to refer to the person applying for the visa -- that is, the beneficiary of an approved petition.  The person filing the petition is usually referred to as the petitioner.

 

But, bottom line -- there are no derivitives on IR petitions -- that means that nobody can be a part of anyone else's petition.  Everyone needs their own I-130 petition, with all the forms, fees, and required documents submitted to USCIS, then to NVC, and finally the Embassy for the visa interview.

[kris&me 572]

The fine line i meant was at times USCIS referred to me as petitioner and other times i was the applicant

 

[pushbrk 12,233]

54 minutes ago, kris&me said:

The fine line i meant was at times USCIS referred to me as petitioner and other times i was the applicant

 

The petitioner (US Citizen in this case) is only referred to as "applicant" on the obsolete G325a form, as it was used for multiple purposes.

Each step child of a US Citizen needs an approved petition.  All fees apply, unless the cases arrive at NVC together.  Then, the smallest fee of $120 can cover everybody's Affidavit of Support review.  Otherwise all the same fees apply to each person who will apply for an immigrant visa.