IR2 approved...how can i process for my 7 yr old daughter...

[kyle francine 0]

Hi everyone,

I am now confused bcoz I am getting a lot of information that i dont know already what will i follow...I am IR2 approved still in the Phils, traveling on december 10 since visa will expire on December 30,2011.I have a 7 yr old daughter, what should be the process so that i can get her?or can she travel with me?

Do I need to asked something from the embassy to travel with my daughter or I have to wait when I have arrived US already.and process everything there?

[elkhris 7]

Hi everyone,

I am now confused bcoz I am getting a lot of information that i dont know already what will i follow...I am IR2 approved still in the Phils, traveling on december 10 since visa will expire on December 30,2011.I have a 7 yr old daughter, what should be the process so that i can get her?or can she travel with me?

Do I need to asked something from the embassy to travel with my daughter or I have to wait when I have arrived US already.and process everything there?

IR visas don't allow derivatives, you will have to wait until you get to the us to start the process.

As soon as you get here you should file the form i130, it will be a F2A case and current waiting time is about 2.5-3 years.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Hi everyone,

I am now confused bcoz I am getting a lot of information that i dont know already what will i follow...I am IR2 approved still in the Phils, traveling on december 10 since visa will expire on December 30,2011.I have a 7 yr old daughter, what should be the process so that i can get her?or can she travel with me?

Do I need to asked something from the embassy to travel with my daughter or I have to wait when I have arrived US already.and process everything there?

An IR-2 visa is for an unmarried child under age 21 of a US citizen. Derivatives are not allowed. You are the only who can immigrate to the US. Your daughter cannot immigrate with you. There is nothing that the US Embassy can do to help your daughter.

Once you enter the US and obtain your legal permanent residency (i.e., green card, LPR status), you can petition for your daughter. It will take 2-3 years.

Please be careful if you decide to go back home to wait for your daughter's immigration visa because you could inadvertently abandon your LPR status. Create ties to the US and get a re-entry permit before you head home to be with your daughter.

[kyle francine 0]

oh, ok...that is a lot time to wait :-( but what can we do its the process....will it be the same thing, say for example after a year I get back to the Philippines and get marry...will I will be filing F-I130 for my husband to be? and it will also take 2.5-3 yrs to be process? or is it more?

thank you for your reply.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

oh, ok...that is a lot time to wait :-( but what can we do its the process....will it be the same thing, say for example after a year I get back to the Philippines and get marry...will I will be filing F-I130 for my husband to be? and it will also take 2.5-3 yrs to be process? or is it more?

thank you for your reply.

The F2a category is for an LPR to petition a spouse or unmarried child under 21. So, yes, it takes 2-3 years.

[kyle francine 0]

The F2a category is for an LPR to petition a spouse or unmarried child under 21. So, yes, it takes 2-3 years.

thank you very much, now i am enlighten...