Bringing a Family Member to USA

[CairoBound 0]

I am a US Citizen and my husband is from Egypt. Due to some family issues with his brothers family (just had child number 6 and can't afford them), I would like to bring my husband niece to the USA to live with us. Does anyone have any recommendations on the best visa to bring her over here on? She's 14 years old and is more than happy to come over here.

Any help is appreciated.

[Boiler 45,486]

F1 Student Visa

[aleful 1,905]

I am a US Citizen and my husband is from Egypt. Due to some family issues with his brothers family (just had child number 6 and can't afford them), I would like to bring my husband niece to the USA to live with us. Does anyone have any recommendations on the best visa to bring her over here on? She's 14 years old and is more than happy to come over here.

Any help is appreciated.

ditto,

he can't file a GC petition directly for a niece.

[asianmom 0]

F1 Student Visa

I think the best is, your husband should adopt his niece. Student visa can cost a lot of money I guess. But she can get student visa if the sponsor has lots of money.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Adoption rarely makes a relative eligible for a visa. The child has to be a true orphan or the parents unable to support them to the standard of the home country and they have to totally sign off the child and the child must be adopted before a certain age.

[Ready2Kl 1]

Adoption rarely makes a relative eligible for a visa. The child has to be a true orphan or the parents unable to support them to the standard of the home country and they have to totally sign off the child and the child must be adopted before a certain age.

Depending on the country you might be able to adopt a relative. Check the below site for more info.

http://www.adoption.state.gov/about/who/relatives.html

The Hague Adoption Convention allows for relatives adoptions. The adoption must proceed under U.S. law in the same way that other adoptions from Convention countries proceed. Prospective adoptive parents must still file Form I-800A with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), followed at the appropriate time with Form I-800. See our web page on the Hague adoption process for more information.

Note: Under most circumstances, prospective adoptive parents are not permitted to identify a child in a Convention country for adoption – the foreign country refers prospective adoptive parents to a child (sometimes also called “matching”). Contact between prospective adoptive parents and a child’s parents or legal guardian is generally not permitted in Convention adoptions. However, the Convention provides an exception to these rules for adoption within families.

Non-Convention country Adoptions

Children being adopted from non-Convention countries must meet the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) definition of a “child” or an “orphan” before being considered for United States permanent residence and eventual citizenship. If an adopted child does not meet one of these legal definitions, the child cannot immigrate to the United States – even if the child is related to you. The United States also requires that the petition for an adopted orphan be filed before the orphan turns 16 (or 18 for older siblings).

To adopt a relative from a country non-Convention country, prospective adoptive parents generally must still file Forms I-600A and I-600. Refer to our web page about the non-Hague adoption process for more information.

Note: In some cases, if the adoption took place before the child turned 16 and the child has resided with the United States citizen in legal and physical custody for at least two years, then the U.S. citizen may file an immigrant visa petition (Form I-130) for the child.

FAQ'S

1.Is it possible for me to adopt a family member?

Yes, depending on your and the child’s situation. Prospective adoptive parents wishing to adopt relatives from overseas should be aware of U.S. Government laws and regulations that may prevent such relatives from being able to enter the United States. 2.What are those laws/regulations?

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Egypt Specific from the State Dept. website >>> http://adoption.state.gov/country/egypt.html

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

I am a US Citizen and my husband is from Egypt. Due to some family issues with his brothers family (just had child number 6 and can't afford them), I would like to bring my husband niece to the USA to live with us. Does anyone have any recommendations on the best visa to bring her over here on? She's 14 years old and is more than happy to come over here.

Any help is appreciated.

To Live - F1 isnt long term but you could get a max of about 4-6 years depending on what school she'd be going into and if when she does go to college gets it renewed (status) she'd be required to travel back to the Home Country for the Interview.

For Adoption however, there are certian immigration laws surrounding that --

An adopted child may enjoy immigration benefits based on the adoption if -

1.The adoption occurs prior to the child's 16th birthday

2.The adoptive parent(s) have had legal custody of the child for at least two years (before or after the adoption); and

3. The child had resided with the adoptive parent(s) for at least two years (before or after the adoption).

A goood example --

Niki, a 14 year old girl was adopted by a U.S. citizen couple. Six months later, her 17 year old brother Joseph was also adopted by the same couple. Joseph may enjoy immigration benefits based on the adoption if he has been in the custody of, and resided with this couple for two years.

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Edited September 17, 2010 by RICARDO4EVA2