Sana millwala

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

She doesn’t need to meet any income requirement. Her children will be an exception to having to file an i864. She’s been told this by different posters and referred to i864 instructions proving it and I don’t know why she keeps ignoring it.

Even though I'm not in USA? I have young kids and would prefer travelling with them.

37 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Yes. It may take around a year for the application to be processed /before they are scheduled for interview. Possibly even longer.

Ok. Thanks for your response

Can I apply for my kids from Pakistan? Before moving to US and bring them together with me?

18 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

The immigration process does not start with you applying for visas for your kids.

You start the immigration process for them by filing separate I-130 for them with USCIS.  After USCIS approves the I-130 petitions in 6-12 months, they are forwarded to the NVC.  At the NVC, your kids will file DS-260 immigrant visa applications.  You will be exempt from the I-864 since your kids will automatically become US citizens upon entering the US with immigrant visas.  You will need to show a US domicile.  After you supply the required documents, your children will be scheduled for visa interviews at a US Embassy or US Consulate.  After their visa interviews, they will get IR-2 immigrant visas for unmarried children under age 21 petitioned by a US citizen parent.  VisaJourney has Guides on how to go through the process.  Upon entering the US with their immigrant visas, your children under age 18 automatically become US citizens and can apply for US passports.

Do I have to come and live in the US? To apply for that

11 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Aaron already explained that you don’t. Because your children are under 18, they will automatically become citizens when they enter on immigrant visas if they will be living in the US in the physical and legal custody a citizen parent (you). So they don’t need to be financially sponsored at all. This is in the i864 (the sponsorship form) instructions -https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr-pc.pdf if you look at the bottom of page 1 on who does not need to submit i864, it includes “ Any intending immigrant who will, upon admission, acquire U.S. citizenship under section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended by the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA);“. This is what applies to your children. So the only thing you need to worry about it domicile - proving you live there (not “visiting”).

 

 

 

 

I am living in pakistan right now. How long will I have to stay in USA and how much income will I have to show?

10 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Your financial status doesn’t matter. Please read the post above properly.

Is it possible I apply i130 while staying in pakistan.

3 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Well in that case I don’t know why everyone was coming down on OP for saying she wanted to stay in the US a few months first. A few months is plenty of time to get a lease, a bank account, utility bills, a driver license, a job, etc. .....as any immigrant can tell you....

 

One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet is that if the father is still around his permission might be needed for the kids to get visas. Not sure what the specifics for Pakistan are.

My intention is to bring them to USA permanently. But my financial status does not meet the visa requirement.

2 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

No one is coming down on OP.

She mentioned not having visited the US for 30 years and coming for a few months.  That's not living in the US.  That seems to imply she would visit for a few months.  That is why I mentioned that she needed more than just an address to prove domicile.  If she is visiting the US, then her children do not qualify for US citizenship under the CCA.  The CCA requires the immigrating children to come to the US to live with their USC parent.  Not all of them just visiting the US.  

Will I need a cosponsor if I apply from pakistan. Because I need to show financial status for sponsoring directly. Which I don't meet. And even if I visit for 6 months or more I might not be able to make the required status for sponsoring.

2 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

No one is coming down on OP.

She mentioned not having visited the US for 30 years and coming for a few months.  That's not living in the US.  That seems to imply she would visit for a few months.  That is why I mentioned that she needed more than just an address to prove domicile.  If she is visiting the US, then her children do not qualify for US citizenship under the CCA.  The CCA requires the immigrating children to come to the US to live with their USC parent.  Not all of them just visiting the US.  

I have applied for custody and guardianship of my children. It is in process. And in the meantime I want to start the visa process. And yes they will be living with me in USA. Not just visiting. My concern is that is there anyway I can start the process without visiting?

1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

Step 1:  Move to the US.  No way to avoid it.  If your children can derive citizenship from you, they would not require I-130s.

I haven't visited USA since last 30 yrs. If I move now and stay for few months. Which visa will I apply for my kids

41 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

How old are the children?

 

How old were you when you moved back to Pakistan?

Have you been filing US tax returns?  US citizens are required to file US tax returns on their worldwide income even if nothing is earned in the US.

15 and 13 years. I haven't filed US tax returns. I was 7 years when I moved to Pakistan.

I am a US born citizen. Have been living in pakistan since last 30 years. Have not travelled back to USA since then. I want to apply for my children's immigration.  I want to return back to USA.