Children Born abroad without of wedlock father

[Jmille19 0]

Hi All,

I'm really new to this. I have a fiance, she is Jamaican and we have a 2 1/2 old baby girl. She is the joy of my life. I am applying this month for a K-1 visa to bring my Fiance her two boys and our daughter to the US. I was told by an attorney that since we were not married the baby was not a US citizen and would have to process with the other children. A friend has told me that he knows this to be untrue. He said a out of wedlock child born abroad to an american citizen by birth would only have to acknowledge the birth, prove it (DNA?) and agree to support the child until age 18. Is this true? If so how would I go about this process? Would it hold up the the K-1 process?

Sorry for all the questions....really confused

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

You're looking for CRBA (Consoler Report of Birth Abroad), you need to meet certain criteria such as:

One parent was a USC at the time the child was born and was residing in the US for 5 years after reaching a certain age (either 16 or 18 I think)

You'll probably have to prove with DNA that you're the father and might have to prove that you have a relationship (visits etc) with the child.

[jay2 1]

My brother is currently in the same boat, the process may vary based on the consular office however.

Here are some of the info that may be of help to you.

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_782.html

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/ChildCitizenshipAct_022701.pdf

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html

Edited September 8, 2010 by jay2

[Jmille19 0]

You're looking for CRBA (Consoler Report of Birth Abroad), you need to meet certain criteria such as:

One parent was a USC at the time the child was born and was residing in the US for 5 years after reaching a certain age (either 16 or 18 I think)

You'll probably have to prove with DNA that you're the father and might have to prove that you have a relationship (visits etc) with the child.

Thanks muck it's a great starting point

Man really gotta use the preview option....Thank you very much

My brother is currently in the same boat, the process may vary based on the consular office however.

Here are some of the info that may be of help to you.

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_782.html

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/ChildCitizenshipAct_022701.pdf

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html

Thanks Jay2