roughly how much time to bring a child?

[michela 4]

We're applying for K-1 visa and my partner has a 3 year old daughter. She's still very young and isn't ready to leave her mother, so we are looking into bringing her along in the next few years. The K-2 visa, with its rule that you must travel within a year, is probably too soon for us.

But I don't want to lose that option if the alternative would mean waiting 5 years. My partner would miss his daughter very much. Does anyone know roughly how long it takes for a permanent resident to bring a child to the US? Are we talking months, a year, many years?

Any help is appreciated, I've been searching the net and haven't found anything helpful.

Michelle

Edited April 29, 2006 by michela

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We're applying for K-1 visa and my partner has a 3 year old daughter. She's still very young and isn't ready to leave her mother, so we are looking into bringing her along in the next few years. The K-2 visa, with its rule that you must travel within a year, is probably too soon for us.

But I don't want to lose that option if the alternative would mean waiting 5 years. My partner would miss his daughter very much. Does anyone know roughly how long it takes for a permanent resident to bring a child to the US? Are we talking months, a year, many years?

Any help is appreciated, I've been searching the net and haven't found anything helpful.

Michelle

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_2868.html

PR is about 5 years.

[Yodrak 7]

Michelle,

Once you marry your partner you can petition for his child as your stepchild any time you're ready.

Yodrak

We're applying for K-1 visa and my partner has a 3 year old daughter. She's still very young and isn't ready to leave her mother, so we are looking into bringing her along in the next few years. The K-2 visa, with its rule that you must travel within a year, is probably too soon for us.

But I don't want to lose that option if the alternative would mean waiting 5 years. My partner would miss his daughter very much. Does anyone know roughly how long it takes for a permanent resident to bring a child to the US? Are we talking months, a year, many years?

Any help is appreciated, I've been searching the net and haven't found anything helpful.

Michelle

Edited May 1, 2006 by Yodrak

[Rocio 0]

Michelle,

Once you marry your partner you can petition for his child as your stepchild any time you're ready.

Yodrak

We're applying for K-1 visa and my partner has a 3 year old daughter. She's still very young and isn't ready to leave her mother, so we are looking into bringing her along in the next few years. The K-2 visa, with its rule that you must travel within a year, is probably too soon for us.

But I don't want to lose that option if the alternative would mean waiting 5 years. My partner would miss his daughter very much. Does anyone know roughly how long it takes for a permanent resident to bring a child to the US? Are we talking months, a year, many years?

Any help is appreciated, I've been searching the net and haven't found anything helpful.

Michelle