petition for stepchild

[JFH 12,196]

In the U.K. it is possible for an unmarried mother to omit the name of the child's father on the birth certificate. Only if his name is on the birth certificate is the man recognized as the father. He has no parental responsibility if he's not listed on the birth certificate. If the mother is married, the husband automatically is the child's legal father, even if he's not the biological father and his name will be included on the birth certificate. 

[Ontarkie 15,076]

7 hours ago, pushbrk said:

To my knowledge, this only applies to the Philippines.  Are you aware of more countries where a man who is not married to the mother of her child when the child is born, loses all parental rights?  It's just a question. 

I've seen it mentioned for more then the Philippines. I can't remember what those countries are now but it seems the U.K has something similar too. 

[jose&ive 12]

23 hours ago, JanuaryA said:

I recently get married to my US citizen husband. He will be filing for my green card, but I have a 6 years old daughter from another relationship but was not married. Can he file for my daughter at the same time he is filing for me? If not what's the process for my child who is now his stepchild?

Hello,  your husband needs to fill  out two separated  i130 forms ( one for you and another for your child) and pay fees for both.   That was my case when my husband applied  for me and my daughter. We filled two i130 forms, sent all the documents required  about our relationship and my daughter  birth certificate. We received everything  together.  

[pushbrk 14,106]

4 hours ago, jose&ive said:

Hello,  your husband needs to fill  out two separated  i130 forms ( one for you and another for your child) and pay fees for both.   That was my case when my husband applied  for me and my daughter. We filled two i130 forms, sent all the documents required  about our relationship and my daughter  birth certificate. We received everything  together.  

While the above is correct, each I-130 "petition" not "application" is a "package" that must be able to stand alone if separated.  The above does NOT represent a complete list of what is filed.  The US Citizen "Petitioner" needs to become an A-student of the I-130 instructions, which will tell them just what to include in each package based on their own specific circumstances.  For example the package will be different for the child than for the wife and different depending on previous marriages.

 

Put the spouse package on top of the child package and file them together with two separate checks for filing fees.  If the correct documentation is included in each petition package, they should go through the system without being separated.