woodpeckersknee

thanks.....

Advice received and taken. After reading your post yesterday my step daughter called her father again. The excuse he gave her for the delay was that his mother is in the hospital. He does not have access to his family book which he will need when he has the letter stamped at the UBMD. My wife is convinced he is just being difficult because it is something she is asking him to do for her. He did not want the divorce but the court ruled against him, he has not gotten over his anger with her. We have decided to tread lightly and use the benefits for his daughter as well as his love for his daughter as our reason for him to sign the letter. We will know more in a couple of weeks... Thanks for the info.

my wife called the ex-husband last night and asked him to write a letter giving us consent to take his daughter to the US. He said he would but it would take a couple of weeks. There is a chance he will change his mind and decide not to write it. Before my wife called him last night he had not contacted his daughter in over three months. What should we do if he decides not to sign a consent letter? The divorce decree gives my wife custody and support of the child and the father has visitation rights and no support.

My I-130 package is ready to be mailed. Should I wait and take a chance on the letter or should I send the I-130 now and send the letter later if and when we get it?

Phil09,

Thank you for the help you gave me and thank you for the volunteer work. I am sure there are many famlies that are glad there are people like you in this world.

Thank you for your reply. I do believe you know what you are talking about. I did tell the lawyer that she was wrong but it was enough to frighten my wife. Do I send the letter from the Ex husband along with the I-130 or will I produce it at the interview? Thanks again.

Hello everyone...

I am so thankful for this for this web site.

I read the instructions from USCIS on what documents to send in with an I-130 for my step Child. According to their web site they need :

1 fee.

2. I-130 filled out and signed

3. A copy of your U.S. birth certificate

4. Copy of my step child's birth certificate

5. A copy of your civil marriage certificate to your step-child’s biological parent

6. Proof of the legal termination of all previous marriages for you and/or the biological parent divorce decree

My question is this. Do I need a letter from the biological father granting his consent for my step child to immigrate to the United States? This I-130 will be sent along with the I-130 for my wife. I am aware that any i-130 coming from Vietnam needs additional proof of Bona Fide relationships.

Also, I took my wife's papers to a lawyer today to have them translated. The lawyer said I must include a copy of her family book and national identification card with my I-130 or the US govt. will send a RFE and slow the process down.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Woodpeckersknee

I am happy for some support, I was worried about the Vietnam consulate seeing our wedding pictures made in late 2012 and our marriage certificate being issued in mid 2013 would make a moral issue out of it. We could do it again now but I would prefer not to. Thanks again....

Sorry for the confusion. But we did not lie to the government. We waited until my divorce from my ex-wife was granted then we were legally married in Vietnam. You do not need a marriage certificate to have a wedding for your family and friends here.

Hello everyone, I have a question and I would like to know if anyone can give me some guidance.

My divorce from my ex-wife took 18 months from the time I left her and the divorce decree was issued. Lawyers and division of property was the reason it took so long. During this 18 months I met and fell in love with a Vietnamese lady. My GF and I decided to have a traditional Vietnamese wedding about 1 year after I left my ex-wife so I could move in and live with her. My GF wanted to stay in good standing with her neighbors. No comments necessary. We would get the marriage certificate from the government after my divorce was granted. Now my divorce has been granted and we have our marriage certificate from the government. We plan to apply for a visa and make our residence in the USA but make frequent trips back to Vietnam because her family is still here. Now for my question. Do we need to have another traditional wedding after the divorce.? Is this a moral issue that will hurt our visa application? If necessary we can get married again but I would rather save the $2500. Does anyone know of similar circumstances? Many thanks.....