bring my childs mother?

[petergus 0]

just found this forum while searching for more info. hi everyone.

im not sure if this belongs in here but since we dont want to do K1 yet....

im a US citizen and my child and her mother are german (we have already processed getting our child citizenship which was fairly easy), but now its proving a HASSLE to get her mother to come here to america for only 1 year visiting. we applied for a B2 and that was denied and now ESTA also and....anyone have some idea what can be done? she doesnt have any university education or 'professional skills' either.

*rant* i would have thought the US would be sympathetic to citizen with children and let them in easier....is it true the only way is to get married??! so they are seeing i cannot see my child unless i go to the country their mother is stuck in? sounds unbelievable. */rant*

[kzielu 1,149]

just found this forum while searching for more info. hi everyone.

im not sure if this belongs in here but since we dont want to do K1 yet....

im a US citizen and my child and her mother are german (we have already processed getting our child citizenship which was fairly easy), but now its proving a HASSLE to get her mother to come here to america for only 1 year visiting. we applied for a B2 and that was denied and now ESTA also and....anyone have some idea what can be done? she doesnt have any university education or 'professional skills' either.

*rant* i would have thought the US would be sympathetic to citizen with children and let them in easier....is it true the only way is to get married??! so they are seeing i cannot see my child unless i go to the country their mother is stuck in? sounds unbelievable. */rant*

There very clear rules about immigration and do not see anything unbelievable there - there are visas available for the spouses to move to US which for obvious reason require paperwork. Only way it can be done is through K-1 or CR-1 (once you're married) visa.

Your child can get US citizenship through CRBA and join you, mother can't unless you want her and file for her for visas mentioned above.

If you do not want K-1, then it is totally your choice of not bringing her into US.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Your child can come and go freely, the mom has no way of doing so until the child is 21, unless you marry.

[milimelo 4,549]

Still haven't processed what they told you on another forum?

There is no easy way for you - just get married and file the I-130.

[Harsh_77 718]

If you dont want to be married and yet want child mother to come here - thats not happening.

If you want to use the relation for imimgration purpose you have to establish that relation and that is get married.

Other option is you and child can visit her in Germany.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

just found this forum while searching for more info. hi everyone.

im not sure if this belongs in here but since we dont want to do K1 yet....

im a US citizen and my child and her mother are german (we have already processed getting our child citizenship which was fairly easy), but now its proving a HASSLE to get her mother to come here to america for only 1 year visiting. we applied for a B2 and that was denied and now ESTA also and....anyone have some idea what can be done? she doesnt have any university education or 'professional skills' either.

*rant* i would have thought the US would be sympathetic to citizen with children and let them in easier....is it true the only way is to get married??! so they are seeing i cannot see my child unless i go to the country their mother is stuck in? sounds unbelievable. */rant*

They won't give her a B2 or let her use the VWP because they don't think she'll leave when she's supposed to. They think she'll use the non-immigrant visa as a way to get around having to go through the immigrant visa process. She's got a boyfriend who is a US citizen, and US citizen child from that relationship. I can understand why they're concerned.

Your problem exists because there's an exception in the immigration law that allows the spouse of a US citizen to get a green card if they have been admitted to the US with practically any sort of visa. The law is clear that this is meant to be an exception rather than an alternative to immigrant visa processing. Unfortunately, many people have abused this exception because it's substantially easier and faster than getting an immigrant visa. This leaves US consulates and the CBP with the responsibility to try to detect people who would abuse this exception before they enter the US.

Your girl friend is a classic example of what the consulate is looking for when it comes to "preconceived intent to immigrate". She doesn't have strong ties to her home country, she has a motive to immigrate to the US, and the means (in the form of a US citizen boy friend) to get a green card after she arrives. By denying her a non-immigrant visa, the consulate is basically telling her to immigrate the "right way" by getting an immigrant visa or stating her intention to marry by getting a K1 visa.

[Boiler 46,016]

Congrats on your upcoming nuptials.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Your child was born with U.S. and German citizenship. All he or she needs in order to come is a U.S. passport.

Since your girlfriend was denied ESTA and a B2 visa, you can be fairly sure that for the reasons Jim outlined, she won't be able to get any non-immigrant visa to the U.S., with the single exception of a K-1 (which is a non-immigrant visa by name only).

From your initial post I can safely deduct that you are most likely a German or former German as well, so you guys can vacation pretty much anywhere in the World together, and live in any European country that's part of the E.U.

When it comes to immigration into the U.S., however, the word of Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior, is still the law of the land: no unmarried couples, no homosexual couples, no people with poor moral character, and a child born out of wedlock doesn't help either.

Isn't the U.S. of A. the greatest country in the World?

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Your child was born with U.S. and German citizenship. All he or she needs in order to come is a U.S. passport.

Since your girlfriend was denied ESTA and a B2 visa, you can be fairly sure that for the reasons Jim outlined, she won't be able to get any non-immigrant visa to the U.S., with the single exception of a K-1 (which is a non-immigrant visa by name only).

From your initial post I can safely deduct that you are most likely a German or former German as well, so you guys can vacation pretty much anywhere in the World together, and live in any European country that's part of the E.U.

When it comes to immigration into the U.S., however, the word of Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior, is still the law of the land: no unmarried couples, no homosexual couples, no people with poor moral character, and a child born out of wedlock doesn't help either.

Isn't the U.S. of A. the greatest country in the World?

I agree with the paragraphs 1 to 3. I disagree with paragraph 4. I disagree that having a child out of wedlock would not help when it comes to immigration to the US. Sure looks like a bona fide relationship when a couple chooses to have a child especially when petitioning a spouse or fiancee.