Consent Letter (PERU)

[sos321 0]

Hello, i'm not exactly sure where to post this, but here it goes.

My dad has married a woman in Peru, lets call her Linda, and he is in the process of bringing Linda and her son Roberto here from Peru. My dad had paid for Roberto's father to sign a letter of consent allowing his son to leave the country with his mother Linda. (the father had to be found because he is not in the child's life.) He signed the paper about 2-3 years ago.

Okay, so now my fathers wife Linda and her son Roberto finally got their visas a few months ago. About 3 weeks ago they were at the airport about to leave for the US, when apparently the Peruvian embassy would not allow Roberto to leave the country. Linda had told my father that they said that the notarized paper his father had signed was only temporary and had expired.

So my question is, Why did the U.S. give Roberto his Visa in the first place without this important piece of documentation that will allow him to leave with his fathers consent?

There was so much information that was needed to be sent for them both to obtain their visas, it was a long process.. but how could they not want this obvious important piece of information?

My family has believed there is something very suspicious going on here, but we just don't know enough to verify it.

If someone could please help i would greatly appreciate it, Thank you.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

Please check yourfacts.

There are no Peruvian embassy in Peru. Do you mean the US Embassy in Peru?

There is no US Embassy control at the airport. The airport is controlled by the Peruvian government.

Who exactly did not allow the son to board the plane?

I suspect it was the Peruvian government. They will enforce their own laws regardless of the fact that the US Embassy issued an immigration visa.

[Fabian&Rossy 120]

Hello sos321,

I'm sorry this is happening to your family. However, that is not a US issue, it is an issue with the Peruvian government. NVC and the embassy found the old letter to be sufficient but the Peruvian immigration probably requires a more recent notarized letter. I remember when I was a minor, my parents had to get a new notarized consent form for every time I flew out of Peru (traveling with only one parent).

Good Luck!

Edited May 6, 2014 by Fabian&Rossy

[sos321 0]

Hi,

Please check yourfacts.

There are no Peruvian embassy in Peru. Do you mean the US Embassy in Peru?

There is no US Embassy control at the airport. The airport is controlled by the Peruvian government.

Who exactly did not allow the son to board the plane?

I suspect it was the Peruvian government. They will enforce their own laws regardless of the fact that the US Embassy issued an immigration visa.

Sorry about my 'facts'.. that is why i am on here looking for help. But yes, it must be the US embassy in Peru. I'm assuming immigration or the Peruvian government at the airport did not allow the son to board. They said the letter of consent had expired. Or was only temporary.

Now, I understand that they will enforce their own laws, but would you have any knowledge as to why the US would issue a visa if the letter of consent was out of date.

Thank you for the correction and the information .. I am just trying to understand this all.

Hello sos321,

I'm sorry this is happening to your family. However, that is not a US issue, it is an issue with the Peruvian government. NVC and the embassy found the old letter to be sufficient but the Peruvian immigration probably requires a more recent notarized letter. I remember when I was a minor, my parents had to get a new notarized consent form for every time I flew out of Peru (traveling with only one parent).

Good Luck!

Thank you for your help

[Carla V 43]

Hope you can find the dad to sign another consent

[pushbrk 12,859]

So my question is, Why did the U.S. give Roberto his Visa in the first place without this important piece of documentation that will allow him to leave with his fathers consent?

Your question is really only a complaint, and the answer won't help you. What is needed is a notarized letter giving permission for the child to immigrate to the USA with his mother to reside permanently in the USA. I don't know what the original letter said but if it only gave permission for "travel" and not immigration and permanent residence abroad, then it would be considered "temporary".

You need a solution, not a "why did the give...?" answer. The solution is a new letter giving the proper immigration and permanent residence abroad permission ASAP, before the visas expire. They are valid for six months.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Sorry about my 'facts'.. that is why i am on here looking for help. But yes, it must be the US embassy in Peru. I'm assuming immigration or the Peruvian government at the airport did not allow the son to board. They said the letter of consent had expired. Or was only temporary.

Now, I understand that they will enforce their own laws, but would you have any knowledge as to why the US would issue a visa if the letter of consent was out of date.

Thank you for the correction and the information .. I am just trying to understand this all.

Thank you for your help

I can't help you with the facts. No one here can help you determine if your facts are correct. To me, it seems like you got your facts wrong because the US Embassy has zero control at a Peruvian airport.

Good facts gets good answers. Inaccurate facts gets questions.

The US Embassy followed US laws in issuing the visa. Those laws are not always consistent with local laws.

Under US laws, the son can immigrate to the US and the consent is valid.

Under Peruvian laws, the consent is too old and invalid.

The problem is not on the US side. The problem is on the Peruvian side.

The US has zero control over a child leaving Peru. The US is only concern about who enters the US.

Peru has 100% control over a child permanently leaving Peru.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Mexico, Latin & South America regional forum; topic is about exit control procedures of Peru.