Questions regarding bringing a child of LPR???/

[BokkieandGuapo 4]

Dear Members,

I would like some advice please on a situation I have. I am a new LPR from a K-1 Visa. I have three Children in South Africa, ages 11, 10 and 7. I see from reading the guides that priority dates are a factor in bringing relatives of LPR's to the USA. The children's mother is not the most amicable of people and I know that she will not allow the children to come at such a young age. If we petitioned now would the priority date be at an age when thier mother would let them go?

Thank you in Advance

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Dear Members,

I would like some advice please on a situation I have. I am a new LPR from a K-1 Visa. I have three Children in South Africa, ages 11, 10 and 7. I see from reading the guides that priority dates are a factor in bringing relatives of LPR's to the USA. The children's mother is not the most amicable of people and I know that she will not allow the children to come at such a young age. If we petitioned now would the priority date be at an age when thier mother would let them go?

Thank you in Advance

Add 3-4 years from the time you filed the petition. Once the case gets to the NVC you can drag it out so u can make it a 5-6 year process.

[Boiler 45,559]

She would need to approve, if not there is little point filing.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

She would need to approve, if not there is little point filing.

Correct.. she must file the I130 the dragging starts after USCIS's Approval.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Dear Members,

I would like some advice please on a situation I have. I am a new LPR from a K-1 Visa. I have three Children in South Africa, ages 11, 10 and 7. I see from reading the guides that priority dates are a factor in bringing relatives of LPR's to the USA. The children's mother is not the most amicable of people and I know that she will not allow the children to come at such a young age. If we petitioned now would the priority date be at an age when thier mother would let them go?

Thank you in Advance

First, the kids are eligible for K2 visas up until a year after you received your K1. That would be the simplest and fastest route as there wouldn't be a new petition involved.

You married a US citizen before the children were 18. The children are now immediate relatives of a US citizen. Your wife could petition for them and there would be no waiting for a priority date. When their mother is ready to allow them to immigrate then have your wife petition for them. They could be here within a year. Don't wait too long for this route - if the kids turn 21 before the petition is accepted then they'll age out, and they'll end up being in a family preference category which means waiting for the priority date to become current.

You filing for them as an LPR should be the last resort as it will take the longest.

An approved I-130 is valid forever. Once a visa number is available then the kids could apply for a visa anytime after that. Just bear in mind that the visa category changes if the kids turn 21, which usually adds years to the waiting time. Also, if the petition was filed by an LPR parent and the kids marry then they aren't eligible for any visa based on that petition.