Cuban permanent resident wants to bring son

[2newshoes 0]

Dear Friends,

If anyone has any specific knowledge of this situation I would appreciate your thoughts.

A Cuban who gained his permanent residency through the Cuban Adjustment Act wants to petition to bring his 13 year old son to the U.S. Would there be any differences to the regular process of a LPR petitioning for a child because of his status under the CAA?

If this would follow the standard process of waiting for a number to be assigned, approximately how long would this take?

Thanks,

2NS

[Mononoke28 135]

I'm thinking that as long as he's a LPR, no matter how he obtained his residency, there shouldn't be any problem. Since he's only an LPR the process can take at least anywhere from 5-6 years until a visa is available. If he becomes a US citizen, then it would take less time.

Diana

[Vivi and Michael 0]

After president George W. Bush signed the "Family Reunification Program" which applies just to cuban petitioners whose families are living in Cuba, there is no such long wait for a beneficiary to come to US. Actually, that's the only good thing that president George W. Bush has done for us, the cubans. That mean that your husband, who is a Legal Permanent Resident, can claim his 13 years old son, and once the case is approved, the US Interest Section in Havana will issue a "Parole" for him to travel to US and wait for the whole process in american soil. Before this program signed by Bush, all cuban families had to wait years and years in Cuba until the whole process was done here. That's the difference between before and now with this new law. Once the petition for an alien relative is approved, the benneficiary will come to US under Parole and will spend the waiting period here with the family who petitioned for him. It's not a matter of days, but it won't be 5 o 6 years like before. It can take 1 year for him to be here. Now, remember he is a minor and will need all kind of authorizations from his mother and of course, the cuban government. Also, this reunification program just applies to cuban benneficiaries who LIVE in Cuba. It would never apply if for example, your husband's son would be living in Spain. He is still cuban, but does not live in cuban soil.

I hope this information is helpful. You can find additional info about Family Reunification Program online.

Good luck!