Once you get your CR-1 visa...

[JeanneAdil 6,209]

and was she listed as child of the beneficary on the original application?

[Just Paul 4,591]

7 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

can your daughter come to the u.s? How?

You should have DCF'd her at the same time as your wife.   Now you need to do another I-130 and she waits it out.  Her chances of coming on a tourist visa are slim since her mother is immigrating. 

[Daisy.Chain 317]

6 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

 

Yes, she's 15, but my wife is a single parent. There is no father.

Did your stepdaughter's biological father die? If not, does your wife have full legal custody?

[SonofBaraka 1]

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

and was she listed as child of the beneficary on the original application?

Yep

[SonofBaraka 1]

3 hours ago, Daisy.Chain said:

Did your stepdaughter's biological father die? If not, does your wife have full legal custody?

Who knows? Like so many in ncountries like Thailand and the Philippines, teen-0age girls have sex with teen-age boys, give birth and the father disappears...forever

[Just Paul 4,591]

Is the father listed on the birth certificate?

[payxibka 10,044]

40 minutes ago, SonofBaraka said:

Who knows? Like so many in ncountries like Thailand and the Philippines, teen-0age girls have sex with teen-age boys, give birth and the father disappears...forever

Except Philippines is clear about custody for children born out of wedlock,  what about Thailand?

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

15 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

 

Yes, she's 15, but my wife is a single parent. There is no father.

I’m only left asking if there is no father why wasnt the child’s case filed jointly with  wife’s? The child has obviously been in the picture for a while...

 

you’ll need to prove child’s father has passed... if he’s still alive approval from him will be required

[JFH 12,189]

Seems strange that a minor child with only one parent would not be petitioned with her parent if the plan is for her to continue to live with her mother.

[SonofBaraka 1]

6 hours ago, JFH said:

Seems strange that a minor child with only one parent would not be petitioned with her parent if the plan is for her to continue to live with her mother.

First of all, there are no plans to bring her daughter to the states to live with us. I am on ly asking if in the future, she wants to visit us, what are her options and how long could she stay,, to attend college, for example.  if she decided to live here .This is a hypothetical, not a need to know now question. Had she indicated she wanted to come here, of course I would have included her in the I-130.

[geowrian 22,335]

1 minute ago, SonofBaraka said:

First of all, there are no plans to bring her daughter to the states to live with us. I am on ly asking if in the future, she wants to visit us, what are her options and how long could she stay,, to attend college, for example.  if she decided to live here .This is a hypothetical, not a need to know now question. Had she indicated she wanted to come here, of course I would have included her in the I-130.

If she wants to visit, she can apply for a tourist (B-2) visa.

If she wants to study, she can apply for a student (F-1) visa.

Both of the above will require showing ties to return home, which can be difficult with close family members living in the US.

 

If she wants to immigrate, you petition for her then she applies for a IR-2/CR-2 visa (if under 21 and unmarried), FB-1 visa (if 21+ and unmarried), or FB-3 visa (if married).

The specific type of visa isn't something she has to worry about...it will be classified into the appropriate category if/when that time comes.

Wait times are several years for FB-1 and almost double that for FB-3.

 

She should have been included in the I-130 either way. The form does not ask about only children immigrating.

[SonofBaraka 1]

1. There is NO father listed on her birth certificate

2. We have NO plans to bring her to the U.S. to live with her mother. I am on ly looking to see our options, should she in the future wish to visit us in the U.S.

 

[Boiler 43,540]

Well you mentioned a tourist visa and that is what she would need if she wishes to visit as a tourist.

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, SonofBaraka said:

 

2. We have NO plans to bring her to the U.S. to live with her mother. I am on ly looking to see our options, should she in the future wish to visit us in the U.S.

 

Would have been a nice piece of information to have disclosed 3 days ago 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

On 9/26/2019 at 8:14 AM, SonofBaraka said:

 

Yes, she's 15, but my wife is a single parent. There is no father.

 

3 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

1. There is NO father listed on her birth certificate

2. We have NO plans to bring her to the U.S. to live with her mother. I am on ly looking to see our options, should she in the future wish to visit us in the U.S.

 

Wow.