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So joint custody, which they have in place now, would be okay. His daughter is still eligible to be included on the application as a dependant.

Do you know of a case where the parent in a foreign country changes their mind and requests for the child to move back?? Right now things are fine and mom is on board with us bringing her, but unfortunately we can't say that later on she won't try to change something.. so before we even apply for the K1 we want to figure out exactly what us required for us to have her with us.

This makes sense.. I am just wondering how it works if her mother consents and then a year down the road changes her mind and decides she wants her daughter back in Nicaragua.. that's why I assumed we would have to have a more sturdy agreement in place.

21 minutes ago, Amadia said:

When it comes to custody surrounding kids who are being applied for during immigration processes, the laws of the applicant's country would take precedence over the USA. So your fiance's country's laws would take effect regarding custody. As long as the kids' biological mother is alive, he would need to have paperwork showing that the kid's biological mother gave permission for him to migrate with his daughter. If the bio mom is deceased, he must also show proof of death (death certificate).

If he has no proof that he got permission to migrate with his kid, and the bio mom decides to be nasty, she can claim that he kidnapped the kid....that is one crime that can get him deported and no one wants to be accused of that for failing to go the proper route regarding custody.

Well, in Nicaragua, a parent can grant signed permission for the other parent or a guardian to travel outside of Nicaragua to another country with the child, however I assumed that for taking his daughter and actually living there, we would need more than just the basic travel permission.

So, to confirm, if full custody of a child is not required in Nicaragua to take a child abroad and all we need is a legal document verifying we have permission to travel with the minor, this would be the requirement for including her as a dependent for the K1 visa application? It seems too easy.

What level of custody is required to include my fiance's 6 year old daughter on our K-1 visa application? When I research this subject, some sources say that full custody is necessary and other sources say that her mother will just need to give us permission (without granting full custody) to take her to the US. I would assume full custody would be needed considering her life would now be here, in the US.

Can anyone give me a solid answer? Does the United States have a flat rule across the board (for example, he must have full custody), or will it depend on their native country's custody laws?

Hey all,

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with applying for a B2 visitor visa in a neighboring country.

Due to political unrest in Nicaragua, the U.S. Embassy has not been accepting any type of visa application (they're only accepting emergency services for U.S. citizens at this time) since May. My boyfriend and I have been planning to travel to the U.S. together in October.

Now we are planning to travel from Nicaragua to Honduras so he can apply and have his interview.

My boyfriend was already granted a B2 visa last year in July, we visited and then he returned to Nicaragua within the terms of his visa, so I am not asking for advice as to whether or not he will be accepted. I simply want to know if anyone has experience applying for a visitor visa from a "third-party" country.

More specifically, if anyone knows how the payment process would work? Last time we submitted the application online but he paid the application fee in-person at a Nicaraguan bank. We are wondering if we would still apply online to the embassy in Honduras and then pay the fee in a Nicaraguan or Honduran bank... we obviously need to pay this fee in order to schedule the interview, so we want to make sure we get it right the first time. 

If anyone can shed some light on how this works or what your experience was, please share.

Visitor Visa Support Letter sounds like toilet paper.

Could be. I guess that's why I am trying to see if anyone has experience reaching out to local/state government or if it's a waste of time.

What country? Why was he denied?

He's in Nicaragua. He wasn't given a specific reason when he was denied- just that he didn't meet the qualifications, so we assume that his ties to Nicaragua weren't strong enough to justify his travels. After consulting with some people on this website it also seems like I could have messed it up for him-- I had written a letter assuming financial responsibility for the trip (which I understand now probably did more harm than help).

He hasn't applied again yet. We are at the point right now where we are just trying to think of what we can do differently to present a better case for him. Many people have recommended taking other trips to put some stamps in his passport, forgoing the invitation letter from me the next time around, etc.

We have been invited to a wedding in Alabama in early March, so we are toying with the idea of him applying again.. but as of right now we are just looking for ideas to help build up his application (or I guess not screw it up this time).

Hi all- wondering if anyone has experience reaching out to congressmen or senators for assistance with obtaining a B-2 tourist visa. I know that ultimately the deciding factor is the applicant's ties to his or her home country-- but I'm just curious if anyone has tried presenting a case to a congressman or senator? What was your experience like? Were they able to assist you, or was it a waste of time?

I recently reached out to my congressman's office and was told that they could provide a "visitor visa support letter" should my boyfriend decide to reapply for his B-2 visa (he was denied in Sep 2015). Not sure if this will even make much difference on a future application, but I guess it couldn't hurt the application?

Thoughts...?

Honestly the letters of invitation killed it for him.

Why is that? Everywhere I have read says to provide invitation letters to prove where you will be staying, who you will be visiting, etc. If the purpose of his trip his to come and meet my family and learn about my background, why would a letter from my mom confirming that this is true be a bad thing?

US Boyfriend?

Not sure how much in the way of ties to Nicaragua could be shown as a visitor.

What does he do?, does he have a house car etc etc.

He has been a waiter at a very successful restraunt for over three years- I know it doesn't sound like much, but it is a salary job plus very good tips, which is something that we struggled with on the application. His boss, the owner of the restaurant, wrote him a very good recommendation letter confirming salary and also confirming he approved of the two week vacation.

At the time he was also working weekends at an additonal restaurant/bar for extra cash. That owner also wrote a very nice recommendation and confirmation of salary and approved vacation time.

He has one daughter from a previous relationship- he came with proof of his child support payments, but the guy at the embassy actually said that was working against him- almost like it was an incentive for him to stay in the US and send money home. We thought showing his daughter lives here in Nicaragua would be a good tie to home.

I am able to show many ties to Nicaragua- (proof of work while I am here, my current lease contract through next year, plane tickets returning to Nicaragua) but again, I heard that the most important thing is to show his ties to his home country. It's just complicated since I am the one inviting him and paying for the trip.

I'm new to this website, so my apologies if this is an "old news" topic or one of those annoying FAQs.

I am a US Citizen, I have been living abroad in Nicarauga for over about two years now. I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for about a year and a half now. Because I am on a tourist visa here in Nicaragua, I am required to leave the country every 90 days. I generally use this as an excuse to go home and visit my family for a week.

Last year, my boyfriend applied for a tourist visa to travel home with me during Thanksgiving time to meet my family and learn about where I come from. He sent his electronic application in on August 31, 2015, and his interview was held at the embassy in Managua on September 21, 2015. He unfortunately was denied. I went with him to the interview, and he was not given a reason, only a piece of paper saying he did not meet the requirements.

My question is, how long would you recommend he wait before reapplying? It's kind of complicated considering we aren't exactly sure why he was denied- we aren't sure what he needs to improve for the next time. My best guess is money (given that Nicaragua is a pretty low income country), however, he had letters of invitation from both my mother and I stating that we would assume all financial responsibilty for the trip. I know that the applicant must qualify on their own.. so I am wondering if there is any advice in situations where a US Citizen would be paying for the travel- is there a better way to show this rather than just stating it in a letter?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Again, sorry if this is a repetitive topic.