child who is 20

[billsgirl 0]

hiya all.....usually i am in the ki section....i only filed for ki at the end of april....anywho, is there someone who could get me straight on this, ....we were told that when we appy for aos, that as long as my son was still 20, we would have no problem....please tell me that is still true.....thanks all

[meauxna 15]

Look for Girona40's story & see what you think.

[Shari 6]

Hi BillsGirl - there is not SUPPOSED to be a problem if your K2 files before he/she reaches the age of 21, but there are a few of us that have had different problems along the way, and others that have slid right by. It all depends on the immigration officer you get at your AOS interview and if they KNOW the laws - which ours didn't. I am adding the thread of our dilema, and although it is long, you can skim through it if you would like. We got it cleared up in the end (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9359&hl). Our officer said the K2 had to be under the age of 16 BEFORE we married. This is NOT right. Through the help of Girona40 on here, we got a hold of the court documents of another VJ member who actually had to go to court to get his step-daughter her AOS as she was ove the age of 16 but under the age of 21 (these documents are public records and anyone can access them). If you need, I can PM you these documents and you can keep until your AOS interview to have as proof that the K2 just has be under the age of 21 rather than 16. Just let me know. Your immigration officer might know the law and you may not have any problem. I told another member who has two boys around 18-19 to make a copy of the court papers to GIVE to the immigration officer in case the officer does not approve the AOS that day so he can have them in their files. Our immigration officer says he DOES NOT approve AOS on the spot but does his paperwork on Fridays (no one else has heard of this before - leave it to us to get the only one in the country like this - hope your not going through Atlanta - J/K). Anyhow, I wish you good luck and a smooth journey.