Fees for minor children?

[Charles C 0]

Do we need to pay the consulate fee for dependent/minor children listed on my finacee's application? She will be getting her interview soon, but I am unclear if the children need to attend the interview and if we need to pay fees for each of the two children. So far, the only documented mention of the children is when we listed them on the original application. What should we expect? And do we need any particular documentation for them?

Thanks in advance!

[marielac 7]

lol. you will not get your interview for another 3 months, so u have time to figure this out. im with the teguc embassy too, so i know. my interview isnt until october.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Same fees. Same medical. For the most part, same forms and documentation. Many consulates also want to see additional evidence that the applicant is the biological parent, such as photos of parent and child over the years, school records, etc. It depends on how reliable birth certificates are in that country. In some countries it's pretty easy to get falsified documents by paying off a government official. She'll probably also need a quit claim, signed and notarized by the children's father, that gives his permission for the children to immigrate permanently to the US.

The consulate should provide specific instructions, but usually very young children don't need to attend the interview.

[Charles C 0]

Thanks. The father is dead, so we have his death certificate. The girls are old enough (and excited enough) to go, so we will probably all be there. As for the fees... well, I figured I would be paying triple! I guess that is all part of the process. Thanks again.

charles

Same fees. Same medical. For the most part, same forms and documentation. Many consulates also want to see additional evidence that the applicant is the biological parent, such as photos of parent and child over the years, school records, etc. It depends on how reliable birth certificates are in that country. In some countries it's pretty easy to get falsified documents by paying off a government official. She'll probably also need a quit claim, signed and notarized by the children's father, that gives his permission for the children to immigrate permanently to the US.

The consulate should provide specific instructions, but usually very young children don't need to attend the interview.

[Robert&Karen 264]

I'm in the same boat, she has two children. I just paid the medical which was less for the kids since they are under 14 years of age, but their visa is $350 each, so that was $1050. Plane tickets are slightly reduced for them and their green card will be slightly less. The only "free" ride they got was on the initial I-129f. I am very glad that I set aside my tax refund last February, it is coming in handy now!

Our only hurdle is the biological father. I can see him horking this up just to get attention or to see if he can make some money out of it. He was never married to their mother, never lived with her even. We downloaded the forms legal in the UK and are taking them to him for signature in the next few days.

[Robert&Karen 264]

Follow up - we got him to sign that he allows the kids to move to the USA and he is not responsible for them. Great dad eh? We have every possible form we need for the interview now. All we need is the interview letter! Hurry hurry hurry! :-)