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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Norway
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Happy new year to all!

A few questions again...

1.So, my fiance(petitioner)and I have a 10 year old child together who is eligible for a K2 derivative visa (I learned:)

I can't figure out if my fiance needs to attach anything related to our child. Birth certificate? Anything else?

2. We have been togheter for many years, the requirement is that we have met in the last two yars, but should we include photos from all our years togheter? Just so they can see that we have a real established realtionship, or is it overload?

Not really a question but any thoughts are appreciated: We have really crappy and only a few pictures of us togheter from the past two years (of course). They are almost all close ups and you can't tell if it's taken here or there... I guess they will just have take our word for it....Is it good enough? I do have boarding passes/initiaries for two trips made and initiaries for another two trips. I have passport stamps and also a car rental receipt. Should I also include bank statements (if I can get them) and phonecalls/sms?

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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If the two of you have a child together then the child should be eligible for US citizenship. Get that taken care of first. Won't need the K-2.

With all the other evidence you have a few pictures will be fine.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Norway
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If the two of you have a child together then the child should be eligible for US citizenship. Get that taken care of first. Won't need the K-2.

With all the other evidence you have a few pictures will be fine.

Someone here told me that as long as his father was not an American citizen at the time of his birth he is not. And I'm really not sure if I want him to be a citizen now, but maybe later after a few years with the green card...

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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Someone here told me that as long as his father was not an American citizen at the time of his birth he is not. And I'm really not sure if I want him to be a citizen now, but maybe later after a few years with the green card...

OK. No problem as K-2 is easy. I do not remember including birth certificate for my step daughter. Just had to include her name on the petition, which was required anyway.

If at first you don't succeed, then sky diving is not for you.

Someone stole my dictionary. Now I am at a loss for words.

If Apple made a car, would it have windows?

Ban shredded cheese. Make America Grate Again .

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Deport him and you never have to feed him again.

I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

I went bald but I kept my comb.  I just couldn't part with it.

My name is not Richard Edward but my friends still call me DickEd

If your pet has a bladder infection, urine trouble.

"Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow."

I fired myself from cleaning the house. I didn't like my attitude and I got caught drinking on the job.

My kid has A.D.D... and a couple of F's

Carrots improve your vision.  Alcohol doubles it.

A dung beetle walks into a bar and asks " Is this stool taken?"

Breaking news.  They're not making yardsticks any longer.

Hemorrhoids?  Shouldn't they be called Assteroids?

If life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic.

If you suck at playing the trumpet, that may be why.

Dogs can't take MRI's but Cat scan.

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Someone here told me that as long as his father was not an American citizen at the time of his birth he is not. And I'm really not sure if I want him to be a citizen now, but maybe later after a few years with the green card...

The US government does not care if you want him to be a citizen or not. He is either a citizen or not. In your case he simply may not.

YMMV

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As to the photos- include only a few, say 6 printed out on one page. Bring more to interview.

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Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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The US government does not care if you want him to be a citizen or not. He is either a citizen or not. In your case he simply may not.

I get that, but we will have to apply for a citizenship? I mean after he gets the green card? Or does he become a citizen after we arrive and adjust status?

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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I get that, but we will have to apply for a citizenship? I mean after he gets the green card? Or does he become a citizen after we arrive and adjust status?

no, naturalization is a choice not a requirement. one never needs to naturalize if one does not want to

YMMV

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Norway
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no, naturalization is a choice not a requirement. one never needs to naturalize if one does not want to

As I thought! Thank you!

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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If you are a US citizen and can show 5 years physical presence in the US your child is also a US citizen from birth no matter if the US parent is the father or mother.

You were given incorrect information.

Your child is therefore not eligible for a visa of any type if he/she qualifies for US citizenship for birth.

Here is the link for determining whether a child is a US citizen or not:

http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/living_5497.html

When you file all of this information the same officers at the embassy who issue the consular reports of birth abroad for children of US citizen parents are going to review your case file, address history, everything, and at that point your case will be all snarled up in paperwork while the officer goes back and forth trying to issue a visa to someone who is not actually qualified to get one. At the end you will end up with a CRBA and a US passport on one side (child) and a non-immigrant visa on the other (father).

Please familiarize yourself with how to handle a birth abroad before you have a non-immigrant visa issued for a US citizen. Our daughter for example, was also born overseas, is a dual citizen and does not illegally enter and exit the US as anything but a US citizen.

You owe us. You just saved (1) visa application and (1) AOS application for the $100-200 cost of a CRBA and US passport.

Someone here told me that as long as his father was not an American citizen at the time of his birth he is not. And I'm really not sure if I want him to be a citizen now, but maybe later after a few years with the green card...

 

i don't get it.

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If you are a US citizen and can show 5 years physical presence in the US your child is also a US citizen from birth no matter if the US parent is the father or mother.

You were given incorrect information.

Your child is therefore not eligible for a visa of any type if he/she qualifies for US citizenship for birth.

Here is the link for determining whether a child is a US citizen or not:

http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/living_5497.html

When you file all of this information the same officers at the embassy who issue the consular reports of birth abroad for children of US citizen parents are going to review your case file, address history, everything, and at that point your case will be all snarled up in paperwork while the officer goes back and forth trying to issue a visa to someone who is not actually qualified to get one. At the end you will end up with a CRBA and a US passport on one side (child) and a non-immigrant visa on the other (father).

Please familiarize yourself with how to handle a birth abroad before you have a non-immigrant visa issued for a US citizen. Our daughter for example, was also born overseas, is a dual citizen and does not illegally enter and exit the US as anything but a US citizen.

You owe us. You just saved (1) visa application and (1) AOS application for the $100-200 cost of a CRBA and US passport.

Please fully understand the OP's situation before you give information that might simply be more than wrong for the OP's situation.

If NEITHER parent was a USC at time of birth, then the child is NOT either under ANY circumstance. This is the situation the OP appears to be in.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Norway
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Maybe I haven't been clear enough:

I am Norwegian citizen living in Norway with our 10 year old son (born in Norway).

The father of my son/my fiance lives in the US and got his American citizenship in April 2011. So neither of us were American citizens when our child was born.

I have also been in contact with the American embassy in Stockholm, and they too stated that

my fiance have to include our son in the I-129f petitition.

I'm only trying to figure out if we had to submit additonal papers, and I dont't think we do, but we might just submit his birth certificate.

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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Maybe I haven't been clear enough:

I am Norwegian citizen living in Norway with our 10 year old son (born in Norway).

The father of my son/my fiance lives in the US and got his American citizenship in April 2011. So neither of us were American citizens when our child was born.

I have also been in contact with the American embassy in Stockholm, and they too stated that

my fiance have to include our son in the I-129f petitition.

I'm only trying to figure out if we had to submit additonal papers, and I dont't think we do, but we might just submit his birth certificate.

You need to submit his birth certificate. If he arrives in the States on K2, he automatically become a Citizen as soon as adjustment of status is completed since he's under 18 years when his dad became a naturalized citizen.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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Happy new year to all!

A few questions again...

1.So, my fiance(petitioner)and I have a 10 year old child together who is eligible for a K2 derivative visa (I learned:)

I can't figure out if my fiance needs to attach anything related to our child. Birth certificate? Anything else?

2. We have been togheter for many years, the requirement is that we have met in the last two yars, but should we include photos from all our years togheter? Just so they can see that we have a real established realtionship, or is it overload?

Not really a question but any thoughts are appreciated: We have really crappy and only a few pictures of us togheter from the past two years (of course). They are almost all close ups and you can't tell if it's taken here or there... I guess they will just have take our word for it....Is it good enough? I do have boarding passes/initiaries for two trips made and initiaries for another two trips. I have passport stamps and also a car rental receipt. Should I also include bank statements (if I can get them) and phonecalls/sms?

If the girl is the daughter of a US citizen she is NOT eligible for a K-2 visa and they WILL notice. You need to do a CRBA with the consulate and get her a US passport.

For the K1 petition it is only necessary to show you have met at least once on the last two years, I would include ONLY recent evidence for the petition and save the rest for the interview.

Do the CRBA (certificate of registered birth abroad) NOW and get that done with.

You need to submit his birth certificate. If he arrives in the States on K2, he automatically become a Citizen as soon as adjustment of status is completed since he's under 18 years when his dad became a naturalized citizen.

He cannot get a K2, he is not eligible for one. He does not need one, he needs a US passport.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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Maybe I haven't been clear enough:

I am Norwegian citizen living in Norway with our 10 year old son (born in Norway).

The father of my son/my fiance lives in the US and got his American citizenship in April 2011. So neither of us were American citizens when our child was born.

I have also been in contact with the American embassy in Stockholm, and they too stated that

my fiance have to include our son in the I-129f petitition.

I'm only trying to figure out if we had to submit additonal papers, and I dont't think we do, but we might just submit his birth certificate.

OK, never mind my statements then.

For the I-129f you do NOT need any additional papers for your son at this time. List his name on the petition and that is all. When you have your interview, he will also apply for a visa. You are both covered by the same petition.

Your sons name will NOT appear on any documentation regarding the visa you receive, do not worry, if he is named in the petition you are good to go.

You do not need to include your birth certificate OR your sons for the petition. You will need them at the interview

READ the instructions carefully. There is NO requirement to submot any beneficiary birth certificates with the petition.

Edited by Gary and Alla

VERMONT! I Reject Your Reality...and Substitute My Own!

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