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Bring my wife’s grand niece to the US

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JerryD   1

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Hi,

My wife’s niece, who lives in Ukraine is very ill with a brain tumor and may not survive. She is unmarried with one four year old daughter. What I would like to know is what would be the procedure for us to bring my wife’s grand niece to the US to live with us should her mother not survive?

Thank you for any help,

Jerry and Nataliia

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Star_boy   0

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Hi,

My wife’s niece, who lives in Ukraine is very ill with a brain tumor and may not survive. She is unmarried with one four year old daughter. What I would like to know is what would be the procedure for us to bring my wife’s grand niece to the US to live with us should her mother not survive?

Thank you for any help,

Jerry and Nataliia

Sorry to hear about your wife's niece. Adoption may work, but hopefully someone with more experience can give you a more in depth answer.

Timeline:

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Package received at Chicago Lockbox on Sept, 4th

Checks cashed Sept, 14th

Received NOA1 for (I-485 & I-765) Sept, 17th

Received Biometrics letter on Sept, 20th (appointment for Oct, 1st)

RFE Notice sent Sept, 24th

Received RFE letter for I-693 on Sept,27th

Sent RFE request on Sept, 27th

RFE received at Lee's Summit lockbox on Sept, 29th

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Touch on I-485 & I-765 Oct 1st

Touch on both again Oct 4th

Received Interview letter on Nov. 15th

Received EAD CPO email & text Dec 1st

Received EAD card in mail Dec. 10th

AOS Interview Dec. 20th & Approved!!!

CPO for GC on Dec. 20th

Touch on Dec. 22nd

Second CPO on Dec. 23rd

Received GC on Dec 31st

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marriedtomrg   141

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Am sorry to hear that. :( You may want to look into Ukrainian adoption laws and see how long the process would take and how successful they are (am thinking it may be easier since your wife is her relative, but you may still want to check).

Perhaps Gary and Alla may know something about this or can point you guys in the right direction. Is your wife a U.S. citizen already or a green card holder? That may also have an impact on how long it would take to bring her over.

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02-23-2018: Date on NOA, retrieved from online account

02-23-2018: Date on Biometrics Appointment Letter (Biometrics Appointment at Jacksonville ASC on March 13, 10:00 a.m.)

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It is not that easy, for obvious reasons.

Adoption by itself does not give any immigration rights.

I seem to remember one of the requirements is to have looked after the child for 2 years.

If this is imminent I would be looking for more local solutions.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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tom&tanya   48

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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Hi,

My wife's niece, who lives in Ukraine is very ill with a brain tumor and may not survive. She is unmarried with one four year old daughter. What I would like to know is what would be the procedure for us to bring my wife's grand niece to the US to live with us should her mother not survive?

Thank you for any help,

Jerry and Nataliia

I adopted 2 children from Russia 15 years ago. From the standpoint of USCIS it's a fairly easy and straightforward process. USCIS will defer to your State law regarding the processes needed. In my case I lived in California at the time and had to get a full blown home study done. Call your State and find out what you need in order to be able to adopt. Then USCIS will defer to the laws of Ukraine regarding adoption so find out what those are also. After that it's the same old - same old with USCIS ... file and wait.

K-1 / K-2 Timeline:
02/02/2010 - Sent I-129F
02/04/2010 - NOA1
05/06/2010 - NOA2
07/13/2010 - Consulate Interview - APPROVED
07/17/2010 - POE (JFK)

07/30/2010 - MARRIED!

AOS-EAD Timeline:
08/29/2010 - AOS-EAD sent
09/08/2010 - NOA1
09/17/2010 - Biometrics
11/06/2010 - EAD card received
11/08/2010 - AOS interview - GC's APPROVED
11/19/2010 - Green Cards Arrived

After two amazing years together....

ROC Timeline:
08/10/2012 - ROC sent
08/14/2012 - NOA1
08/27/2012 - Biometrics

05/01/2013 - ROC - APPROVED

05/06/2013 - Green Cards Arrived

Citizenship:

08/31/2013 - N-400 sent

09/04/2013 - NOA1

09/27/2013 - Biometrics

10/08/2013 - In-Line

11/13/2013 - Interview

12/13/2013 - Oath -- Now a U.S. citizen!

 
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