K1 VISA in Mexico... HELP!!!! -

[sym32one 2]

My fiance and I met on the internet and yada yada... filed the K1 in April 2010, approved for the interview in Juarez June 2010... quick!

Background:

Here is the issue, she has a 7 year-old daughter, she wasn't married with the man, and he has never been in the daughters life but his name is on the birth certificate. She tried to find him to sign a "permission letter" to no avail. She has since started a custody case to have full custody of her daughter. The first lawyer she worked with basically strung her along for about 6 months ultimately ripping her off. She got another, but it is public aid, while it is free and it will happen eventually it is slow.. realllly slow. June 2011 her interview "expired" or so they said it would. I called Juarez and they said it is still open and valid and it will be for an undetermined amount of time unles I close it (I am not going to).

Here is my question:

Her public aid lawyer says she can get a permission letter from a judge to get a passport for her daughter and travel abroad, and that it only takes a month and $500 to get. We called Juarez and they said "well... you should have full custody or a permission letter from the father, but maybe the letter from the judge will work, just come in and find out, it is up to the interviewer".

Jeez... Juarez is like 1500 miles from her house and with her daughter and all it is really expensive. She asked a few lawyers in Mexico and they all say it will work no problem... but I don't think they know what they are talking about... maybe it will, I don't know.

Please help if you can, the public aid lawyer said her case is going to take 9 more months and it has been a long time already... bububub.

thanks,

sims

[Zen Den 18]

My fiance and I met on the internet and yada yada... filed the K1 in April 2010, approved for the interview in Juarez June 2010... quick!

Background:

Here is the issue, she has a 7 year-old daughter, she wasn't married with the man, and he has never been in the daughters life but his name is on the birth certificate. She tried to find him to sign a "permission letter" to no avail. She has since started a custody case to have full custody of her daughter. The first lawyer she worked with basically strung her along for about 6 months ultimately ripping her off. She got another, but it is public aid, while it is free and it will happen eventually it is slow.. realllly slow. June 2011 her interview "expired" or so they said it would. I called Juarez and they said it is still open and valid and it will be for an undetermined amount of time unles I close it (I am not going to).

Here is my question:

Her public aid lawyer says she can get a permission letter from a judge to get a passport for her daughter and travel abroad, and that it only takes a month and $500 to get. We called Juarez and they said "well... you should have full custody or a permission letter from the father, but maybe the letter from the judge will work, just come in and find out, it is up to the interviewer".

Jeez... Juarez is like 1500 miles from her house and with her daughter and all it is really expensive. She asked a few lawyers in Mexico and they all say it will work no problem... but I don't think they know what they are talking about... maybe it will, I don't know.

Please help if you can, the public aid lawyer said her case is going to take 9 more months and it has been a long time already... bububub.

thanks,

sims

wherever you go, most of the time, a parent will be required to present proof of full custody of a child, or a death certificate of the missing parent, before they can bring the child out the country.

so if some people say things can be worked out somehow, believe them only if they can guarantee it =)

otherwise, the case has to take it's slow course unfortunately but at least it's gonna be legal =)

[jimdhen 0]

hi..i also have the same case..i have a daughter from my past marriage but my daughter is using my surname and not her father so they said i dont need any consent from my ex husband just becoz my daughter's surname is not his..and now our marriage is annulled..but my ex husband have his signature on my daughter's birth certificate..my daughter got her passport already w/o any consent from her father just becoz i went with her when she applied for it..so maybe my case would give u some info too..