Child's Birth Certificate

[Scott & Maylene 0]

I have searched this site and TRIED to call USCIS, NVC and the US Embassy in Lima, Peru to find the answer to no avail. Briefly I will explain; My Fiancee has a two year old daugther and the father was not at the birth, therefore his name is not on the birth certificate. He has never wanted anything to do with the child and has never supported her in any way. My question is how can we meet the requierments of both parents names being on the certificate? It is pointless to call the info help lines because I can never get through. Anyone had this sort of problem? How was it resolved? Thanks, VJ's you have been so much help. Unfourtunantly I found this site two days after sending in my K1 petition. What a crazy process this is. God bless all, Scott

[KingMedusa 0]

I have searched this site and TRIED to call USCIS, NVC and the US Embassy in Lima, Peru to find the answer to no avail. Briefly I will explain; My Fiancee has a two year old daugther and the father was not at the birth, therefore his name is not on the birth certificate. He has never wanted anything to do with the child and has never supported her in any way. My question is how can we meet the requierments of both parents names being on the certificate? It is pointless to call the info help lines because I can never get through. Anyone had this sort of problem? How was it resolved? Thanks, VJ's you have been so much help. Unfourtunantly I found this site two days after sending in my K1 petition. What a crazy process this is. God bless all, Scott

Whatever the issue may be, the biological father's name should be on the child's birth certificate. I'll therefore advice that your wife puts the father's name on the old birth cert, if possible, or she should request for a new birth cert with the father's name on it. I know some men are not worthy to be called fathers but that's going to make it easy for all parties involved. DNA tests will not be needed at the visa interview to prove paternity since you'll be the step father anyway.

Otherwise, you might have to go through bureaucratic legal adoption procedures to put your name on the birth cert. Not forgetting the long delays and waiting time. Good Luck!

[michela 4]

She needs to see a lawyer in Peru. She'll need to go through a whole legal proceeding to get the guy to accept paternity, and if he won't do it voluntarily, there's court and DNA testing. It can get nasty. I would call the embassy and find out if it's really necessary, because it would be a real PITA to go through all of that.