Want to bring my husband's 15 year old son over...

[Lani 0]

Hi,

My husband and I would like to bring his son Tom, who is 15, over but we still don't have a time frame of when that can happen. We'd like to bring him over this summer for good but we're not sure if that's going to be the best time yet. I'm about to send in my husband's I-485; I-130; I-765 etc. to request for AOS and I'm not sure if just adding Tom to his I-130 qualifies him for entrance into the country whenever he's ready. I read on the guides that a steparent can apply for their stepchild without having to wait for a "visa number" but I'm not sure what that means exactly. Do I have to wait and send in an I-130 for him when he's already here in the US or when he's ready to leave England? Or if I add him to his father's I-130 now will that mean he can come whenever he wants? It seems like the INS is real lax on bringing over children (under 21). No medical exam or backround checks required which is great but I want to make sure that's the case.

Some advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks guys.

~Lani

[ishack1956 0]

Hi,

My husband and I would like to bring his son Tom, who is 15, over but we still don't have a time frame of when that can happen. We'd like to bring him over this summer for good but we're not sure if that's going to be the best time yet. I'm about to send in my husband's I-485; I-130; I-765 etc. to request for AOS and I'm not sure if just adding Tom to his I-130 qualifies him for entrance into the country whenever he's ready. I read on the guides that a steparent can apply for their stepchild without having to wait for a "visa number" but I'm not sure what that means exactly. Do I have to wait and send in an I-130 for him when he's already here in the US or when he's ready to leave England? Or if I add him to his father's I-130 now will that mean he can come whenever he wants? It seems like the INS is real lax on bringing over children (under 21). No medical exam or backround checks required which is great but I want to make sure that's the case.

Some advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks guys.

~Lani

It would be a lot easier to file the I-130 with your husband's. But you can wait till he's hear,but then you have to do the I-485 again. I did my ex-wife's son about 3 years after she came here, so I did a separate I-130. It does depend on his son's timeline.