Visit father who is married a GC Holder

[Andrebjj 0]

Hello

 

My wife have GC and also I have american daughter here.

 

im trying bring my son 7 yo from Brazil 🇧🇷 to visit me for the summer.

since he’s minor he can be eligible to come in? If my wife bring him or bc he have a american sister?

 

thank u

Edited May 15, 2021 by Andrebjj

[aaron2020 11,651]

 

 

Your son can apply for a visitor visa.  Whether he will be granted a visa or not will depend on overcoming the legal presumption that all applicants plan to illegally immigrate to the US.  

[Andrebjj 0]

I have Visa O1 and his already have tourists visa.

but my question is:

i spoke with American Airlines and they said he can be eligible to come in bc he have a sister here.

 

also my wife have green card(his stepmom) so any of those two options can work?

 

since we have a travel ban from brazil.

 

thank you

[aaron2020 11,651]

12 minutes ago, Andrebjj said:

I have Visa O1 and his already have tourists visa.

but my question is:

i spoke with American Airlines and they said he can be eligible to come in bc he have a sister here.

 

also my wife have green card(his stepmom) so any of those two options can work?

 

since we have a travel ban from brazil.

 

thank you

Your son already has a visitor visa, right?

 

If you son has a visitor visa, he meets the exception of having a US citizen sibling and both siblings are under 21, so he can visit the US and fly directly from Brazil to the US.  

He will need a copy of his sister's US birth certificate and a copy of his birth certificate.  His sister's US birth certificate will show that she's a US citizen under age 21.  Both birth certificates will show that you are the father in common and that they are siblings. 

Edited May 15, 2021 by aaron2020

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

7 minutes ago, Andrebjj said:

I have Visa O1 and his already have tourists visa.

but my question is:

i spoke with American Airlines and they said he can be eligible to come in bc he have a sister here.

 

also my wife have green card(his stepmom) so any of those two options can work?

 

since we have a travel ban from brazil.

 

thank you

Ok, it would have been clearer for people to answer if you had specified upfront your concern was about the travel ban (not around him traveling as a minor).

 

The proclamation with list of exceptions is here https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/25/proclamation-on-the-suspension-of-entry-as-immigrants-and-non-immigrants-of-certain-additional-persons-who-pose-a-risk-of-transmitting-coronavirus-disease/ 

the two that might apply to him are 

v)     any noncitizen who is the sibling of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, provided that both are unmarried and under the age of 21;

(vi)    any noncitizen who is the child, foster child, or ward of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, or who is a prospective adoptee seeking to enter the United States pursuant to the IR-4 or IH-4 visa classifications

 

Also. Will he travel alone?  Not all airlines will take a 7-year old as an unaccompanied minor on an international flight. Will he be ok to do that - or will he get very stressed flying without a family member for so long?

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, Andrebjj said:

I have Visa O1 and his already have tourists visa.

but my question is:

i spoke with American Airlines and they said he can be eligible to come in bc he have a sister here.

 

also my wife have green card(his stepmom) so any of those two options can work?

 

since we have a travel ban from brazil.

 

thank you

American airlines doesn't make the rules.  Neither a stepmother or sister in the US will be any advantage,  might even be a detriment

[aaron2020 11,651]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

American airlines doesn't make the rules.  Neither a stepmother or sister in the US will be any advantage,  might even be a detriment

His son already has a visitor visa.  

Having a US citizen sibling is an exception to the Brazil travel ban.  

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

6 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

His son already has a visitor visa.  

Having a US citizen sibling is an exception to the Brazil travel ban.  

If sibling is under 21, if the sister’s age was mentioned I missed it.

[Andrebjj 0]

Yeah his have Tourist visa.

He will come with Alone with the unaccompanied service.

He tried board yesterday but they didn’t let him 😞

But when i call before to buy the tickets they said he was ilegible to come in.

 

I appreciate y’all 🙏🏻♥️

[Andrebjj 0]

Also I didn’t mention that his sister is from a different mother. Does it matter? 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

14 minutes ago, Andrebjj said:

Yeah his have Tourist visa.

He will come with Alone with the unaccompanied service.

He tried board yesterday but they didn’t let him 😞

But when i call before to buy the tickets they said he was ilegible to come in.

 

I appreciate y’all 🙏🏻♥️

Who was the adult taking him to board? What proof of the relationships to the US family members was shown? Did he get a Covid test within the required timeframe to fly?

[Andrebjj 0]

His mom was boarding him. He had the half sister’s birth certificate and yes, he had a negative test. 

[aaron2020 11,651]

14 minutes ago, Andrebjj said:

His mom was boarding him. He had the half sister’s birth certificate and yes, he had a negative test. 

Did he have a copy of his birth certificate?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

28 minutes ago, Andrebjj said:

His mom was boarding him. He had the half sister’s birth certificate and yes, he had a negative test. 

 Can you confirm that the sister is under 21?

14 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Did he have a copy of his birth certificate?

^ this, he needs to show proof that they have a parent in common.

[Andrebjj 0]

No. Only his passport which shows his dad’s name matching with the sister birth certificate 😕