Bringing child of resident to US

[junglejao 0]

When I filed the I129f petition for my then fiance, we made the decision not to bring his 8 year old son to the States as we felt he was better off in Peru with his mother. He was named on the petition (and all subsequent paperwork), but we simply did not pursue getting a visa for him at that time. We are now married and have had our AOS interview (but have apparently slipped through the cracks as we have received absolutely no word for over 3 weeks- oy vey) and are considering bringing the son here sometime in the future. I'm just wondering exactly what we would need to file, and how long we might expect that to take. I do realize we need to wait for the AOS approval first. I'm really just trying to feel it out to see how feasible it would be. We would really love to have him here with us.

Thanks!

Edited February 9, 2009 by junglejao

[payxibka 10,045]

you have until one year from the issuance of the K-1 visa in order to exercise the follow-to-join benefit...

If you do not get that done, the USC can file an I-130 petition on behalf of the stepchild...

Follow to join is by far the easiest...