squigy98

what if any are the date requirements on documents to file for a stepchild?for the Apostille ?i have a birth certificate and marriage certificate with an Apostille dated july. will they accept these and how much longer can i wait before sending them?

ok good call on the daughter-in-law.

besides the certified letter from the father i need birth certicate and copy of passport. i have a copy of the wedding certificate already. is that all i need for the i-130?

Hi, I have a couple of questions about bringing my wife's 14 yr old daughter to the US. What documents are need for the I-130? Do I need a letter from the father stating it is ok? Just want a list of documents for her to get for us to send.Thanks

tony

I found this on vj. A little confused.

Following-to-Join Benefits

Please note: This section is only applicable to lawful permanent residents who did not gain their LPR status as the immediate relative of a U.S. citizen.

If you had children before you became a lawful permanent resident, and your children did not physically accompany you to the United States, and you would now like your children to join you in the United States, your children may be eligible for following-to-join benefits. This means that you do not have to submit a separate Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for your children, and your children will not have to wait any extra time for a visa number to become available. In this case, you can simply notify a U.S. consulate that you are a lawful permanent resident so that your children can apply for immigrant visas. If, however, you immigrated to the U.S. as an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen who did not or could not petition for your children, you will need to file a separate I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. In this case, see How Do I Bring My Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the U.S.?

Your children may be eligible for following-to-join benefits if:

You immigrated on the basis of a fiancé(e) petition

You immigrated on the basis of a diversity immigrant application

You immigrated on the basis of an employment-based petition

You immigrated on the basis of a petition filed by your brother or sister

You immigrated on the basis of an immigrant petition filed by your U.S. citizen parent(s) when you were married or when you were unmarried and over 21 years of age

You immigrated on the basis of your relationship with your lawful permanent resident parents when you were unmarried

Also, for your child to be eligible for following-to-join benefits, he or she must:

Be unmarried and

Be under 21 years of age and

Have been a child from a marriage of yours (the marriage must have existed at the time of your admission to the U.S.) or

Have been a stepchild from a marriage of yours (the marriage must have existed at the time of your admission to the U.S.) or

Have been legally adopted prior to your admission to the U.S., and otherwise qualify as an adopted child under the immigration law.

If you fall into one of the categories above, please submit the following information to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:

Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

A copy of the original application or petition that you used to apply for your immigrant status

A copy of the I-797 Notice of Action for your original application or petition

A copy of your alien registration receipt card or I-551

Proof that the child meets the appropriate criteria for Following-to-Join Benefits

You should file the I-824 at the USCIS office that took the most recent action on your case.

If the I-824 is approved, the USCIS will notify a U.S. consulate that you are now a lawful permanent resident so that your children can apply for immigrant visas. You must then ask your children to report to the local U.S. consulate to complete the processing.

My wife recently entered the US with a CR1 visa. We had put her daughters name(13 yrs old) on the i-130 and the ds-230 applications as a relative with intents of immigrating the future.My question is do i have to submit an i-130 to vermont or can i submit the i-824 which looks like it might be the easier route. Any info would be great.Thanks Tony

This is the hotel my wife stayed at:

Diagonal 4 B # 42-37 INTERIOR 2 APT. 702 TEL 3755728

Barrio Primavera

I believe the cost is 75000 COP. no food though.

My wife faxed the rejection letter to me today.

(x) Affidavit of Support ()Petitioner (x)Co- Signer

(x)1040 and W2 ()Petitioner ()2004 ()2003 ()2002 ()2001

(x)Co- Signer (x)2004 ()2003 ()2002 ()2001

Now I know I needed a cosponser so I used my mother who lives with me. The instructions say as long as they live with you and they sign I864a you can use thier income. The embassy has a letter of employment, w2,1040, birth certificates for both of us.

Do they want me to fill out a i864 for my mom also????

the embassy had told mywife that we need more evidence of support. Between my mother and I we make well over the poverty level by at least 4x. She told me it was the assets. I had only listed my assets which wasnt much because im only 25.

The I864 is the only thing holding up the visa. she has to go back in 2 weeks.

they told my wife that i dont make enough money. i thought that was the whole reason i used my mother as a co sponser. this makes no sense.

Does anybody know why the nvc gives everyone so much greif about the i-864 being perfect. then the embassy goes and rejects it anyways.How can one place say it is good and the next say no????

Bogota, Colombia