rncarterjm

Someone please remind me of the process.....

My mother is filing for my little brother and after she submitted the DS-230 and AOS she received a letter asking her to submit birth certificate and police record before interview can be scheduled.

I thought that the interview is usually scheduled before the request for police record. Is this the norm?

How do I prove child is a citizen if I don't have certificate of citizenship, for passport?

My 6 year old arrived in the USA today with IR-2 visa and I-155 stamped in passport. How long does it usually take for green card to be mailed? Also will I need to apply for certificate of citizenship? I am a USA citizen.

I petitioned for my 6 years old child in Jamaica and she rec'd immigrant visa to come to the USA. The package given to her mom states that I should pay $165 to uscis, which I did. My question/concern is I paid the $165 but this is for a green card, I thought that me being a naturalized citizen she wouldn't need green card, I assumed she would derived citizenship through me. Am I missing something???

what to do if child's mother is unable to take 6 years old chilod for immigrant visa interview?

yes as meblue states.. kingston embassy will ask for the dna test after the interview if they require it..its the luck of the draw, but as you know more times than not the CO's in Jamaica do request it. (frown)

Interview was today and they did ask for DNA. The closest DNA lab to Springfield, MA is RI and the cost is $900.

EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most of the time they wld ask for a dna before u get a interview date,if you are the dad n recently add your name to birthcertificate r your name is nt there then they request one

My name is on the birth certificate as the father, i was in the USA when child was born but mother sent me a form to sign and notorized to have my name added to birth cert when registering child's birth.

My daughter just completed her medical and has an interview next week. I have heard that a DNA test will be requested; if this is true when would the DNA test be requested?

My six year old has an interview in Kingston, Jamaica next week. I am a US citizen filing for her; my concern is what kind of questions will they ask a six years old or her mother at the interview? Anyone have any experience with this scenario?

I recieved documents to assign an agent for my case, which is on behalf of my 6 year old child. Question: can I sign the form and assign myself the agent or should I have mother of child who both live in Jamaica sign forms?

1 month

My mom rec'd an approval letter for my brother's petition today. They said the case was sent to NVC in. NH. I wasn't expecting this letter until maybe May-June 2012

Post Decision Activity

On December 20, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

My mom recently submitted an application for my 18 year old brother in Jamaica . She rec'd a notice today that the case priority date is November 28, 2011. Des anyone know who long this may take for the case to be approved?

Your LPR mother can file for her unmarried 17 years old son. It currently takes about 3 years for an LPR parent to petition for an unmarried child under age 21.

Only a US citizen can file for a married child. An LPR can not file for a married child.

WOW reading is essential i just read through the I-130 and realized she can't file for the 23 year old.

sorry, unfortunatly she cannot file for your older brother. residents cannot file for married children. only for unmarried.

if she becomes a USC then she can file for him, and it takes many more years depending on which country he is from.

she can file for the 17 year old brother and again it will take 2 to 4 years depending on which country he is from.

They are from Jamaica

My mother is a LPR and she is planning to file for my two brother, ages 17 and 23. the 23 is married. is she looking at about 5 years for their petition to be completed?

Read the instructions for a CRBA. A CRBA requires a US citizen parent at the time of birth. He was not a citizen at the time of his dauther's birth. She was born 4 years ago and he became a US citizen in 2010.

There is no "given that when he files I-130, the child becomes a citizen." Read the CCA. There are four conditions that must be met; one is that the child must be an LPR. The child does not become an LPR until the child is admitted (enters) to the US on an immigration visa. Filing the I-130 alone does not meet the requirements of the CCA and the child is not a citizen.

Read rncarterjm's signature to understand his circumstances.

'Jojo92122' so basically i need to file the I-130 and after the child is admitted in the the USA then the CCA will come in effect. right?

He can't file a CRBA. CRBA are for children who derive US citizenship at birth. This child is not a US citizen by birth.

The I-130 route is absolutely necessary. The child must have LPR status to derive US citizenship from her naturalized father. The only way for her to get LPR status is for her father to petition for her.

My hope is that is I start the petition in November or December of this year then she will be here by summer 2012

You are fine. Your daughter will automatically become a US citizen when she immigrates to the US under the Child Citizenship Act (CCA), and she will be free to travel back and forth between Jamaica and the US.

Here is what is going to happen.

You file the I-130 for your daughter. Once it is approved, the NVC will ask you to send in an I-864 Affidavit of Support and your daughter will file a DS-230 for an immigration visa. However, since your daughter will become a US citizen when she arrives, you can file the I-864w which is essentially a waiver of the I-864. It doesn't matter if you have zero in income.

Once your daughter is admitted to the the US on her immigration visa (must be an immigration visa for those out there - it cannot be a non-immigrant visa like a visitor visa), she automatically becomes a US citizen under the CCA. You can use a photocopy of your naturalization certificate to apply for a US passport for your daughter based on her derivative US citizenship.

With US citizenship and a US passport, your daughter can spend the holidays and summers with you and the remainder in Jamaica.

I am not sure she will be a citizen because i became a US citizen after she was born.....

I am planning to file a I-130 for my 4 year old child, who now lives in Jamaica with her mother. However, I was initially thinking about filing for her to spend the holidays (summer & Christmas) with me here in the USA. My concern now is what do I need to file along with the I-130 knowing that she will not be living permanently until about 2 years from now. Please advise?

To be safe I got a flight with POE JFK then final flight Boston, which has 3 hours lay over.

I can definitely relate to this.. I live in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The ONLY flight option from Kingston is American Airlines. Fly from Atlanta to Kingston .. it increased t two just sad.

** dont think this was posted in the right section as bringing family members to america **

The flight I am thinking about the POE is Newark, not sure how busy that airport is.

so many answers and no one seem to answer the questions. I would allow her at least 2 hours and they will be okay.

The airline schedule is on their website, the concern is how long immigration may take to process her for her to get on the connecting flight.

It is not good for your mom to be rushing or stress Call the airlines and ask the schedule

Currently either connecting through Newark or Miami

It depends on where she will be connecting through and where her POE will be...Atlanta? Not a chance

Good luck

My mom got her IV last week, now it is time to come to America. I live in Springfield, MA. For my mom to travel here the two closest airport requires connecting flights. My concern is will hour and half be enough for her to go through immigration, then catch her final flight?