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Dang that was quick, you lucked out

Just a update,

We got a explanation on this request, it seems that it was (the DNA test) was to done when we applied for my daughters citizenship but wasn't. The reason why we think this happened is because when we went in all three of us was there, My daughter, my wife and myself, our daughter looks like me and has little of her mother in her looks. (poor child) . Any way all is set my daughter and I go in this week to give our samples, and by Wednesday of next week they should be at the Kingston embassy. Cant get rid of feeling that they will come up with something else, I hope not.

We are not worried about the test coming out negative for so many reasons it is not a worry. My daughter already has her citizenship for them to revoke it would be a legal nightmare for them. We are working on the finical side of pay for the test now, might be a month or three but we will get it done. What else could we do?

I'm confused...are you a US Citizen and if this is your daughter and has an American Passport or Citizenship why would you have to file for the baby? She is a US Citizen born abroad?

I am a US Citizen, our daughter was born in Jamaica. My daughter has a American passport and Citizenship, also is currently in the States with me. Sue her mother and my wife is still in Jamaica. It is for Sue that we filed the CR-1 ( We did not know of the direct counsel filing to after I left), this why it is so confusing the need for a DNA Paternity Testing.

After a long and flustering time we finally got Sue's interview which was today, every thing went well till the end. It seems like we must provide a DNA paternity test to prove that I am my daughters father, before they will allow Sue to travel. Nice little bomb shell, no where in any of the paper work they sent or on any of the web sites dose it require a DNA paternity test for a CR-1 Spouse Visa which is what we filed for, my wife and I have been married for over seven years. Granted to main reason for us to leave Jamaica was for our daughter to attend school here. We did not even need a DNA paternity test to file for our daughters US citizenship, why now? and why where we not told of this before the interview...? The test is not cheap almost 800 US$, but we would of had it done before the interview if we had known. So now we have another step before my wife can travel and get our family whole again, after a year of frustration and dashed hopes.

Has anyone else had this dropped on them?

I wish to thank every one who makes this site work. It has been a very confusing time for us, till we found this website.

Our story is a simple one, I went to Jamaica to start a mycology lab in 2002, and met my wife Sue soon after. We were married in July of 2005, and in September of 2007 she gave me a beautiful baby daughter.

We decided to educate our daughter in the states, so began our journey. We had no idea on DCF, and ran into a lot of stone walling and confusion, In December of 2009, my daughter and I returned to the states to spend Christmas with my family, and began the filing for Sue. Not knowing where to start I found this site by Google search, then every started to happen. We just have finished paying the AOS Bill, and DS-3032, and are waiting on the next steps.

Again thank you all for all the information