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I had to get them ESTAS last year when we visited for the summer.. then I just said they were Norwegian, so hopefully that wont come back to bite me later..

I am glad I made this post and asked for advice because while it did cross my mind I did not think of it this way. There has just been a lot of complications with all this, and this adds to the problem.. or at least the timeline. I am pretty sure I would have to get him to go to the embassy with them, and its a long trip for him; two different plane rides for him, one for them. So this might add even more of a wait to the timeline, especially because he has two young kids at home (+2 stepkids) and might not want to get this done anytime soon. But I will have to look into what is needed to get this done, and have a talk with him. Unfortunately the whole heritage thing probably wont help, because he was pretty adamant that our kids would not grow up in the US when we were together. However one of my kids heard from her stepbrother that they are considering moving to the US in a few years as well, so I guess I could call him out on that. I also cleared this with my children, they want to do this. I would also make sure they could come visit. I guess I will just have to do my best to find a way to make this work for everyone.

Oh, yeah I suppose you are right. But there is no tie to the US other than their dad being american, he never registered or filed taxes with them as dependents. He has been living in Norway for the past 15 years. I would not mind getting them citizenship though, it is just a matter of their dad being somewhat difficult to deal with. But I need his permission to move out of the country anyway, due to Norwegian child laws, so I will have to do that anyway. The current plan is to contact a lawyer that can advise us, but I would like to be prepared for that meeting, and also hear what other people might think we should do. Thanks for responding. 😃

That being said he has children with someone else and talked about going to the embassy to get them papers, potentially taking our kids to do the same on a later date. However at the time I do not think he was expecting we might move to the US.

My kids are 9 and 13, they are entitled to citizenship status as they were born while I was married to their father, but there is some tension so I am not sure I will be able to convince him to do that for no other reason than making things easier for us. I am assuming I would not be able to just do it on my own.

Hi, I have been with my partner since september 2022, and last november he proposed to me. I am Norwegian, and he is from the US. I have two kids from a previous marriage with an american, but we have always lived in Norway so they have no official ties to the US. My ex husband never filed any paperwork with the embassy, but from what I understand that is still possible (even if they want you to do this when the children are born..). If not I would just file normally, as if they are norwegian (unless that could be a problem?). The initial plan was for him to move to Norway, but due to his job and financial situations outside my control that will take several years and not be the best timing. We are therefore considering a K1 visa so that I can go live with my kids there for a few years before we ultimately move back to Norway for good. Despite the wait being a while, it is still less than waiting for him to go to Norway, and this way we could apply and go there together. Reading on this forum though, it might not seem like the K1 is best for us. Technically it can be fine, the plan is to homeschool my kids so I wont be working initially anyway, but from what I am reading we cannot leave before the paperwork is processed after we get married, and that might take 3-6 months. This is not ideal since my kids should be able to see our family in norway, including their father and his wife/kids. The difference in cost is not really a big deal. I know that it is possible to visit while the K1 is being processed, does this also count for the spousal visa? I read something about filing a temporary visa for this purpose, as to not Any advice?