Child of PR complicated

[Kang Lang 7]

hi all,

i need some help please. my husband's best friend has a predicament. he had a child with a girl in thailand, prior to meeting his wife and getting married. i will try to just use bullets so you can see it all quickly rather than a long drawn out story.

the knowns:

child is his, through dna testing

wants to bring child here

child not mentioned at all on any immigration documents

the unknowns:

whether or not the father is on the birth certificate (hope to know that today)

if it is possible to petition for the child (now six)

any insight is greatly appreciated apparently the mother has married an moved to singapore and left the child behind with an ailing grandparent so he would like to move rather quickly.

thank you!

[payxibka 10,045]

hi all,

i need some help please. my husband's best friend has a predicament. he had a child with a girl in thailand, prior to meeting his wife and getting married. i will try to just use bullets so you can see it all quickly rather than a long drawn out story.

the knowns:

child is his, through dna testing

wants to bring child here

child not mentioned at all on any immigration documents

the unknowns:

whether or not the father is on the birth certificate (hope to know that today)

if it is possible to petition for the child (now six)

any insight is greatly appreciated apparently the mother has married an moved to singapore and left the child behind with an ailing grandparent so he would like to move rather quickly.

thank you!

if the petitioner is an "alien" then he can petition for the child (assuming parentage can be established) but the wait is 4-5 years for a visa...

If parentage can be established then it is possible the USC spouse could petition as the child's step parent. If so that could be done with an immediate visa number upon petition approval

[Kang Lang 7]

thank you!