K2 join and follow Philippines

[Michael Ruffin 1]

Hello

I have a question for anybody the petitioned a fiance with children to do a join and follow at a later time especially any filipinos fiances. I have to make a big decision on whether to agree with my fiance to come first or have the kids come at the sametime with her. The children's name were on the approved I-129 petition. In about 3 weeks, we are going to start the medical exam and interview process. The reasons for the delays is that one child is still being treated for TB and needs 1 to 2 months more treatment. I am still concern that the boys could fail the TB test and we don't want to cause anymore delays or increase costs. If my fiance comes alone with the kids, I know we have a year to bring the children on a K2 visa after her's is issued.

I have concerns! What is the likely hood of fiance getting an Advance Parole to be able to travel back to the filipinos to bring the kids while her Adjustment of Status is being reviewed? I also know that Filipino children need travel to get a passport which they have already. If we decided to do the join and follow, can I be considered a legal guardian to bring the boys to the USA? I am asking because of my job will allow me easier a chance travel because of my job. Right now, I am looking for anybody that has gone through this experience especially Filipino couples. If I do the math, I can't see how a child can do a join in follow under the situation of waiting for an approval of an AP. AP's are only issued on emergency basis. Can getting you kid before a petition expires be considered an emergency by USCIS. Well thanks for listen and please help me and my fiance on this big decision.

Take Care

Michael

[Eve & Jim 4]

You really need to read this : http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/tuberculosis-ti-2009.pdf

Keep in mind that there is a very high chance that they will all be subjected to the Sputum Culture test that takes 8 weeks after the samples are given. Your visas will be limited to 3 months of validity after the culture tests are final. The reason they will probably be given the Sputum Culture test is that the family medical history will contain someone who has recently been TB Active. Then, depending on what happens, if they are marked at PTB B1 your local health department will become involved when they arrive. In many cases if the local health department decides treatment is in order, they may not allow any out of state travel until the treatment is complete which is usually 6 to 9 months. The health department may choose treatment even if there is no active TB.

If any of them are classified as having Active TB by St. Luke's, they will need to stay near St. Luke's during treatment because they will have to go there every day for their medicine, usually for 6 months. As you can imagine, that can really cause a whole bunch of problems because if one child passes their medical and the other has to be treated, the one that passed their medical will be forced to take a new medical exam if the other child's treatment takes 6 months.

Life will probably be a lot easier and less stressful if you can keep them all together during this process, but depending on the circumstances you may be forced to make tough decissions based on the outcome of their medical at St. Luke's.

Also, they really don't have a year to follow, they have up to a year, and only up to the limit of their medical travel clearance. Since the Philippines follows the 2009 protocol the visa will always be limited to either 3 or 6 months from the final determination of the TB screening. This is all outlined in the above document.

Another thing to consider is that you are going to need to do AOS for all of them, and if you do that separatly it is more expensive.

Read through that document very carefully and make sure you understand everything an plan everything carefully. Page 9 (12 according to Adobe Acrobat) is something you need to know and understand. I would have the child that is being treated go first and see what happens, and then follow in order of their chance of having to take a sputum culture or be treated. Keep in mind also that St. Luke's uses digital X-Ray equipment that is very sensitive and a whole lot clearer that X-Ray film. I mention that because if they go to a doctor for a TB evaluation they may not use the same equipment and it may miss something that St. Luke's would detect.

I know this may sound like bad news, but it is much better to find out about it now than to be in the situation I'm in. Somehow we need to make this whole thing a whole lot more visible for everyone going through this process.

I hope this at least helps you have a better understanding of what you are dealing with.

--Jim

[Ann25 4]

Hello

I have a question for anybody the petitioned a fiance with children to do a join and follow at a later time especially any filipinos fiances. I have to make a big decision on whether to agree with my fiance to come first or have the kids come at the sametime with her. The children's name were on the approved I-129 petition. In about 3 weeks, we are going to start the medical exam and interview process. The reasons for the delays is that one child is still being treated for TB and needs 1 to 2 months more treatment. I am still concern that the boys could fail the TB test and we don't want to cause anymore delays or increase costs. If my fiance comes alone with the kids, I know we have a year to bring the children on a K2 visa after her's is issued.

I have concerns! What is the likely hood of fiance getting an Advance Parole to be able to travel back to the filipinos to bring the kids while her Adjustment of Status is being reviewed? I also know that Filipino children need travel to get a passport which they have already. If we decided to do the join and follow, can I be considered a legal guardian to bring the boys to the USA? I am asking because of my job will allow me easier a chance travel because of my job. Right now, I am looking for anybody that has gone through this experience especially Filipino couples. If I do the math, I can't see how a child can do a join in follow under the situation of waiting for an approval of an AP. AP's are only issued on emergency basis. Can getting you kid before a petition expires be considered an emergency by USCIS. Well thanks for listen and please help me and my fiance on this big decision.

Take Care

Michael

I don't if this help. I'm a filipino but ours was processed in Thailand. My daughter was positive in TB test. The embassy approved her visa with medical B. When we got here in US, at the port of entry, they took us to an office where we were instructed on what to do to her. So we called the Health Department and she was given 9 months treatment....

We had problems with her visa too that took us long to be here like more than a year and my husband and I thought of having my daughter follow to join but because of time and money, we thought of just waiting for her papers to be done...

For AP, its not for emergency only I guess (I'm not sure). But when we applied for AOS, I applied for AP just incase we will travel outside. So by the time she gets here in US, you can get married right away and applied for AOS and AP. usually AP takes 3 months.. I hope it helps.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Hello

I have a question for anybody the petitioned a fiance with children to do a join and follow at a later time especially any filipinos fiances. I have to make a big decision on whether to agree with my fiance to come first or have the kids come at the sametime with her. The children's name were on the approved I-129 petition. In about 3 weeks, we are going to start the medical exam and interview process. The reasons for the delays is that one child is still being treated for TB and needs 1 to 2 months more treatment. I am still concern that the boys could fail the TB test and we don't want to cause anymore delays or increase costs. If my fiance comes alone with the kids, I know we have a year to bring the children on a K2 visa after her's is issued.

I have concerns! What is the likely hood of fiance getting an Advance Parole to be able to travel back to the filipinos to bring the kids while her Adjustment of Status is being reviewed? I also know that Filipino children need travel to get a passport which they have already. If we decided to do the join and follow, can I be considered a legal guardian to bring the boys to the USA? I am asking because of my job will allow me easier a chance travel because of my job. Right now, I am looking for anybody that has gone through this experience especially Filipino couples. If I do the math, I can't see how a child can do a join in follow under the situation of waiting for an approval of an AP. AP's are only issued on emergency basis. Can getting you kid before a petition expires be considered an emergency by USCIS. Well thanks for listen and please help me and my fiance on this big decision.

Take Care

Michael

READ the post from Jim & Eve and for sure pay attention to it. They are LIVING the worse possible version of your ideas.

[Michael Ruffin 1]

Thank all! A couple of days ago, my fiance and the boys had a skin test done by their local doctor back on 3/6/12. I will get the results back in a couple of days. As for the my fiance and the one boy, they already had x-rays done to verify things. Their lungs are cleared. Right now I am doing every to increase their chance of passing the medical exam. Spraying Lysol in the rooms and allowing fresh through the house. The other which is not cleared is still undergoing antibotic treatment. The doctor might recommend a little stronger treatment to finalize things. Thanks for all the input!

[brian_n_phuong 193]

How about posting this in the regional forum?

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

***** Moving to Philippines forum for regionally relevant answers *****

[Michael Ruffin 1]

How do I move to the Philippines forum? Thanks for advise!

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

How do I move to the Philippines forum? Thanks for advise!

I moved it for you. If you want to post questions or discuss issues which are country specific, you can post them in the Philipines forum here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

[sunandmoon 450]

with follow to join, I believe you could get special power of attorney at the nearest Philippine Consulate, which would allow you to get a travel permit for the children from DSWD in the Philippines.