k2 help

[sea-town 5]

my wife came to the u s on a k1 visa 1 1/2 years ago and we did marry with in the time frame, but we have not adjusted her statusi, we are just starting the process now but we are wanting to bring her daughter over is it to late to bring her here on a k2 visa if so what would be the process to bring her here now and how long of a process are we looking at now ?

Thanks for every ones help

[Pitaya 2,577]

Read this link for more information:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html

Edited June 2, 2013 by A&B

[sea-town 5]

thank you for the fast response and help here is the info i found but it does not say what type of visa we would have to apply for for my step daughter

If they want to travel later than one year from the date your K-1 visa was issued, they will not be eligible to receive K-2 visas, and separate immigrant visa petitions will be required.

any idea what visa will need to apply for ?

[Pitaya 2,577]

thank you for the fast response and help here is the info i found but it does not say what type of visa we would have to apply for for my step daughter

If they want to travel later than one year from the date your K-1 visa was issued, they will not be eligible to receive K-2 visas, and separate immigrant visa petitions will be required.

any idea what visa will need to apply for ?

From the GUIDES:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/child

Good luck.

[aaron2020 11,651]

thank you for the fast response and help here is the info i found but it does not say what type of visa we would have to apply for for my step daughter

If they want to travel later than one year from the date your K-1 visa was issued, they will not be eligible to receive K-2 visas, and separate immigrant visa petitions will be required.

any idea what visa will need to apply for ?

Your stepdaughter no longer qualifies for a K-2. A K-2 can only be issued up to one year after the issuance of the K-1. Since it has been 1 and 1/2 years since your wife's K-1, your stepdaughter cannot get a K-2.

Either you or your wife will need to file a new petition. Look at the Guides (button above this page). Everything starts with filing an I-130.

If your stepdaughter is under 21 right now and she was under age 18 when you married, then you her US citizen stepparent can file for her. This would be an CR-2 case which takes a year.

If you can't file for your stepdaughter, then her mom can file for her. It takes 2-3 years for an LPR to petition an unmarried child under age 21. This would be an F2a case.

Edited June 2, 2013 by aaron2020

[sea-town 5]

thank you your info was very helpfull and yes she is only 8

thank you so much for your help