Bringing a Cousin's Child to USA

[Dominicana23 0]

My husband and I are going to be bringing his son to the USA from the Dominican Republic and we'd like to bring my husband's cousin's son as well -- both kids are 8 years old. We know how to bring his son here. But does anyone know how we can bring the cousin's son? Do we have to adopt? Can she give us legal custody and will that be enough? Etc? PLEASE help. Any knowledge/advice is very much appreciated. Thanks!

[aaron2020 11,651]

My husband and I are going to be bringing his son to the USA from the Dominican Republic and we'd like to bring my husband's cousin's son as well -- both kids are 8 years old. We know how to bring his son here. But does anyone know how we can bring the cousin's son? Do we have to adopt? Can she give us legal custody and will that be enough? Etc? PLEASE help. Any knowledge/advice is very much appreciated. Thanks!

There is nothing you or your husband can do to bring his cousin's son to the US.

Adoption will not work; the USCIS rarely allow an immigration benefit where the adopted child is not an orphan, is a family member, and a driving factor in the adoption is to obtain an immigrant visa.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

If the said child is not an ophran as defined by the US government,then you'll have no legal path to adopt the said child for purpose of migration to the US.

A child must be the birth child of either parent inorder for there to be a legal path to migration to the US. If the child is an adopted child, the adoption must be inaccordance to the legal guidelines a as set forth by the US immigration as documented on their USCIS.gov website.

Edited March 17, 2012 by LIFE'SJOURNEY

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

The other two are correct. You could bring the cousin's son for the summer on a tourist visa, it may help your son acclimatise to have a friend.