Fiance with Kids?

[Kanja 201]

Hi all,

I am actually writing on behalf of a friend that wants to bring her fiance' over to the states. She has two kids from previous relationships. She has begun filling out the I-129F but did not see anywhere where it requested information about her kids, only her fiance's kids. She wants everything to be as transparent as possible and does not want it to seem as if she is withholding information. Should she indicate this anywhere on the application or will it come up down the line?

Furthermore, from people's experience, does this have a negative effect on the application/interview process?

Thanks in Advance!

[JerseyDomRep 4]

Hi all,

I am actually writing on behalf of a friend that wants to bring her fiance' over to the states. She has two kids from previous relationships. She has begun filling out the I-129F but did not see anywhere where it requested information about her kids, only her fiance's kids. She wants everything to be as transparent as possible and does not want it to seem as if she is withholding information. Should she indicate this anywhere on the application or will it come up down the line?

Furthermore, from people's experience, does this have a negative effect on the application/interview process?

Thanks in Advance!

it will come out down the line when she has to file the support affidavit since she has to submit copies of her Income tax and names of the people living with her.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Hi all,

I am actually writing on behalf of a friend that wants to bring her fiance' over to the states. She has two kids from previous relationships. She has begun filling out the I-129F but did not see anywhere where it requested information about her kids, only her fiance's kids. She wants everything to be as transparent as possible and does not want it to seem as if she is withholding information. Should she indicate this anywhere on the application or will it come up down the line?

Furthermore, from people's experience, does this have a negative effect on the application/interview process?

Thanks in Advance!

Kids from the petitioner's previous relationships don't have to be included on the I-129F. The petition is for the fiancé and any child(ren) he has, whether they're coming to the US or not. If your friend's current fiancé isn't the bio father of the other two kids, then no, they don't have to be listed.

ETA: To add on to what JerseyDomRep said, yes, your friend will need to count her dependents as part of her household + her fiancé when it comes time to do the I-134 and I-864 forms. So, be sure she looks at the appropriate minimum income guideline for her situation.

Edited April 13, 2012 by LeftCoastLady

[worth_the_wait 12]

I have 2 kids and also wanted to be very transparent about it but the paperwork didn't ask for my details until it came down to the Affidavit of Support. That is when and where I listed them.

That's it. The reason is because the USC isn't petitioning for themselves, they are petitioning for the Foreign Fiance. So the USC's children are a non issue until it comes down to if you can financially support the foreign fiance or not.

Best of Luck to your friend!

Edited April 13, 2012 by worth_the_wait

[Kanja 201]

Thank you so much!