bringing my kids

[Willy Valdes 0]

I won the DV lottery with my wife and we are now permanent residents in usa. unfortunately we played without our kids and Iwould like to apply for them.. 

 

is it possible that thhe fact they were not involved in the process affect their application? 

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

Did you list them on your DV lottery application?

[Boiler 45,665]

DV allows derivatives, so presumably they were too old.

 

As a LPR you can sponsor children if they are not married.

[Willy Valdes 0]

4 minutes ago, missileman said:

Did you list them on your DV lottery application?

unfortunatly no. where I played, i was told that I could ad them later, because i did not have their papers with me that day

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

DV allows derivatives, so presumably they were too old.

 

As a LPR you can sponsor children if they are not married.

even if they were not mentionned during my process?

 

[Willy Valdes 0]

16 minutes ago, missileman said:

Did you list them on your DV lottery application?

NO

[Boiler 45,665]

Sounds like Lawyer time, I believe things get complicated with DV applications where there has been misinformation.

[Willy Valdes 0]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Sounds like Lawyer time, I believe things get complicated with DV applications where there has been misinformation.

OK I see

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

27 minutes ago, Willy Valdes said:

NO

Big problem. Yes you need a lawyer. You may get your own application invalidated and lose your green cards. The instructions for entry explicitly say you have to list kids, and the instructions for selectees tell you clearly that your entry will be disqualified if you had kids and didn’t list them. This means you lied under penalty of perjury on your DS260 and you lied under oath at your interview, and that your immigrant visas were issued when they would have not been if you had been honest about the omission on your entry form. Lawyer is best bet, no guarantees here at all, you may get away with it, with the current climate at uscis I wouldn’t bet on them just turning a blind eye. 
 I just don’t understand why people do this, DV is such a gift and the entry form is so simple. 

Edited February 25, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Willy Valdes 0]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Big problem. Yes you need a lawyer. You may get your own application invalidated and lose your green cards. The instructions for entry explicitly say you have to list kids, and the instructions for selectees tell you clearly that your entry will be disqualified if you had kids and didn’t list them. This means you lied under penalty of perjury on your DS260 and you lied under oath at your interview, and that your immigrant visas were issued when they would have not been if you had been honest. Lawyer is best bet, no guarantees here at all. I just don’t understand why people do this, DV is such a gift and the entry form is so simple.

I It is a gift. but the day i played with my wife, we were not with our kids and we had no possibility to have their document. after my preselection i started filling the forms online and i descovered the warning you just talk about. so I was scared to se my visa rejected if I mentioned the kid. This is my big worry now.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, Willy Valdes said:

I It is a gift. but the day i played with my wife, we were not with our kids and we had no possibility to have their document. after my preselection i started filling the forms online and i descovered the warning you just talk about. so I was scared to se my visa rejected if I mentioned the kid. This is my big worry now.

You should have “played” another day when you had their documents. The warning was in the instructions for entry too, not just after selection. Sorry there is no reassurance to give. You can hope for but not expect a positive outcome. 
 

 

Edited February 25, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

3 minutes ago, Willy Valdes said:

I It is a gift. but the day i played with my wife, we were not with our kids and we had no possibility to have their document. after my preselection i started filling the forms online and i descovered the warning you just talk about. so I was scared to se my visa rejected if I mentioned the kid. This is my big worry now.

Did you have an interview?  If so, did the Consulate Officer ask about any children?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

Did you have an interview?  If so, did the Consulate Officer ask about any children?

Always an interview, and the DS260 needs kids listed too 

there is no “just forgot to mention” option that works here 

[Willy Valdes 0]

Just now, SusieQQQ said:

Always an interview, and the DS260 needs kids listed too 

there is no “just forgot to mention” option that works here 

exactly

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

1 minute ago, Willy Valdes said:

exactly

How old were the children when you applied, and were they married?

[Willy Valdes 0]

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

How old were the children when you applied, and were they married?

I got 2 before mariage, the first is eleven years and the second is 8. i gor married to another woman and our son is 3 years