Can I bring my daughter with me?

[anonymous08 0]

my son is 3 years old and i already got his own passport last nov.6, 2006..we're also on k1/k2.. and we decided to bring him with me right away..

hope i can find more post regarding k1/k2..coz i dont have that much infos about this part..

thanks

[Yodrak 7]

Or someone needs to pay better attention when they talk to the lawyer.

Yodrak

OR her fiance told her that the lawyer said she had to wait a year, knowing it wasn't true...

Your lawyer needs to study immigration law a bit more. .....

Edited November 28, 2006 by Yodrak

[Yodrak 7]

fwaguy,

A K2 visa is valid for 6 months, same as a K1.

Yodrak

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K1/K2 visa's are valid for 6 months since they issued it in your passport, .....

-rebelheart-

K2 is actually one year

CHILLIN,

You seem to be confused about a few things, maybe chillin' a bit too much.

- Your fiancee did not petition for your daughter, she can't and she doesn't need to. Only you need to be petitioned for (with respect to K visas).

- As others have posted, your daughter can apply for a K2 visa at the same time you apply for your K1 visa. (Alternatively, she can apply at some future date as long as the K2 visa can be issued within 1 year of the date that your K2 visa was issued.)

Yodrak

Hello I hope you can help me with this questions, I am wondering if I can bring my daughter with me after the K1 is approved? My fiancee also petitioned for K2 for my daughter and I am wondering if she can come with us? I have heard from our lawyer that we cant bring her not until after one year of marriage. Some friends told me that they have brought their kids together with them right after the petition was approved. ...

CHILLIN

[payxibka 10,045]

fwaguy,

A K2 visa is valid for 6 months, same as a K1.

Yodrak

I know... aussie corrected me yesterday... Contrary to popular belief, I am not so thick headed that I need reinforcement...

[Yodrak 7]

fwaguy,

Sorry to have piled on - I responded to your post before reading the whole thread.

15-yard penalty, repeat the down.

Yodrak

fwaguy,

A K2 visa is valid for 6 months, same as a K1.

Yodrak

I know... aussie corrected me yesterday... Contrary to popular belief, I am not so thick headed that I need reinforcement...

[john_and_marlene 162]

roughing the poster?

fwaguy,

Sorry to have piled on - I responded to your post before reading the whole thread.

15-yard penalty, repeat the down.

Yodrak

fwaguy,

A K2 visa is valid for 6 months, same as a K1.

Yodrak

I know... aussie corrected me yesterday... Contrary to popular belief, I am not so thick headed that I need reinforcement...

[payxibka 10,045]

roughing the poster?

I believe that is a personal foul and should include 15 yards and loss of down......

fwaguy,

Sorry to have piled on - I responded to your post before reading the whole thread.

15-yard penalty, repeat the down.

Yodrak

fwaguy,

A K2 visa is valid for 6 months, same as a K1.

Yodrak

I know... aussie corrected me yesterday... Contrary to popular belief, I am not so thick headed that I need reinforcement...

Edited November 28, 2006 by fwaguy

[Jason and Gelyn 0]

I have talk to my fiancee and he told me about what the lawyer told him, I misheard what he said, and yes your right that I can bring my daughter with me, K2 visa can be issued within 1 year of the date that your K2 visa was issued. Thanks for the informations I got. My apologies of not understanding or misheard what the lawyer has told my fiancee... Thanks a lot and GOD BLESS US ALL!

[Jason and Gelyn 0]

Your lawyer needs to study immigration law a bit more. The K2, should be approved at the same time as the K1 visa. The K2 cannot enter the country before the K1, but should be able to at the same time.

Most who file for fiance with child bring them to the country at the same time.

Lawyer was correct about child's passport.

4.4.3)...Are K2 children required to have their own passports?

A...In general, a separate passport is not required if the child is under 16. If the Consulate requires the child to have a passport, it will be listed on the OF-169 (or UK85). Many countries will permit young children to be listed on a parents passport, but at least consider getting a passport for your young child. You can avoid any problems dealing with INS upon entry, the young person can travel independently (if required), and the passport provides an identification document if you are ever separated for some reason. Besides, it will make a cool addition to the scrapbook collection when the child is an adult.

http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-ap...tion.html#4.4.3

thanks for the info GIRONA and your right I misheard what the lawyer told him... I am new into this stuff and needs more info about it. And VJ is helping me a lot thank you all for being helpful

[Yodrak 7]

Girona,

I missed this the first time through the thread, but it's very interesting. Contradicts what I've always understood about K2 visas. I have always believed that what you wrote first is true - the K2 visa must be issued within 1 year of the K1 - but not that the K2 would expire within 1 year of the issuance of the K1.

Do you know any more about the 'why' of this, beyond what you've written here?

Yodrak

.... if you wish your child to "follow to join" later (as we did with my son) then a visa can be issued up to one year after the date of the original K-1.

.....My son's visa expired in 2.5 months because his visa wasn't issued until I had been here 9.5 months - the date of expiry was one day before the date of my K-1 issuance.

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[Girona40 0]

Girona,

I missed this the first time through the thread, but it's very interesting. Contradicts what I've always understood about K2 visas. I have always believed that what you wrote first is true - the K2 visa must be issued within 1 year of the K1 - but not that the K2 would expire within 1 year of the issuance of the K1.

Do you know any more about the 'why' of this, beyond what you've written here?

Yodrak

.... if you wish your child to "follow to join" later (as we did with my son) then a visa can be issued up to one year after the date of the original K-1.

.....My son's visa expired in 2.5 months because his visa wasn't issued until I had been here 9.5 months - the date of expiry was one day before the date of my K-1 issuance.

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The K-2 has to be issued within 1 year of the K-1 - that is quite right. My son didn't apply for his visa until 9.5 months after I got my K-1. I am guessing that the visa is usually valid for 90 days, but those 90 days have to be contained within the first year's issuance of the K-1. In our case, the anniversary of the issuance of my K-1 was only 2.5 months away. Therefore, they issued his visa, but it was only valid until the year's anniversary of the issuance of mine. Phew!

I guess if you apply for a K-2, 11 months and 3 weeks after the issuance of the original K-1, the K-2 will only be valid for a week. And.............obviously, if a child applies when they are 20 years old and however many months, the visa will only be valid up to their 21st birthday.

I hope this makes sense. It sounds awfully confusing when I read it back! lol

[Yodrak 7]

Girona,

What you wrote makes sense, but doing it that way - the K2 visa expiring 1 year after the K1 being issued - does not make sense. That would mean that in the extreme case the K2 visa could be good for only 1 day.

It does make sense that a K2 visa would not be valid beyond the person's 21st birthday.

Yodrak

Girona,

I missed this the first time through the thread, but it's very interesting. Contradicts what I've always understood about K2 visas. I have always believed that what you wrote first is true - the K2 visa must be issued within 1 year of the K1 - but not that the K2 would expire within 1 year of the issuance of the K1.

Do you know any more about the 'why' of this, beyond what you've written here?

Yodrak

.... if you wish your child to "follow to join" later (as we did with my son) then a visa can be issued up to one year after the date of the original K-1.

.....My son's visa expired in 2.5 months because his visa wasn't issued until I had been here 9.5 months - the date of expiry was one day before the date of my K-1 issuance.

.....

The K-2 has to be issued within 1 year of the K-1 - that is quite right. My son didn't apply for his visa until 9.5 months after I got my K-1. I am guessing that the visa is usually valid for 90 days, but those 90 days have to be contained within the first year's issuance of the K-1. In our case, the anniversary of the issuance of my K-1 was only 2.5 months away. Therefore, they issued his visa, but it was only valid until the year's anniversary of the issuance of mine. Phew!

I guess if you apply for a K-2, 11 months and 3 weeks after the issuance of the original K-1, the K-2 will only be valid for a week. And.............obviously, if a child applies when they are 20 years old and however many months, the visa will only be valid up to their 21st birthday.

I hope this makes sense. It sounds awfully confusing when I read it back! lol

[Girona40 0]

Girona,

What you wrote makes sense, but doing it that way - the K2 visa expiring 1 year after the K1 being issued - does not make sense. That would mean that in the extreme case the K2 visa could be good for only 1 day.

Yup, and I know of a case where that has happened.

It does make sense that a K2 visa would not be valid beyond the person's 21st birthday.

I agree, and there are instances where they are issued one day before that birthday, thus making the visa only good for one day, again.

Sometimes, as we all know the USCIS does things that make no sense!

G.

Edited December 14, 2006 by Girona40

[Yodrak 7]

G,

This issue isn't USCIS!

Yodrak

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Sometimes, as we all know the USCIS does things that make no sense!

G.