flowing/floating situations

[kengolive 1]

hello guys

I'm the main applicant and i have a teenage accompany me. he's 14, first year of high school. i mentioned him as "9th grade high school student" in ds-260 (in May in the time of first editing ds260 she was at final exams of 9th grade). mu question is regarding all the floating situations like mine. he will be in 10th grade in September for sure. should i update his situation through the upcoming months? and do you know if i should finally show his final 8years of study (secondary school) docs in interview or just his 9th or 10the grade?

thanks in advance

Edited July 10, 2014 by kengolive

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Don't worry about any of it. You don't need to show his educational docs, only yours. Any info you need to update can be done at interview but you probably won't need to at all. The important thing to them is that he is a minor child accompanying you so birth certificate and passport really all they need for him.

[Ontarkie 14,221]

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[kengolive 1]

Don't worry about any of it. You don't need to show his educational docs, only yours. Any info you need to update can be done at interview but you probably won't need to at all. The important thing to them is that he is a minor child accompanying you so birth certificate and passport really all they need for him.

thanks Susie, you answer clearly. and what a bout custody? i'm divorced

this is the exact phrases from my divorce certificate:

...the child is not subject to care and custody; and his care is the wife responsibility according to their agreement ...

is this a concern regarding my case and should i have a updated aggreemnet to take the child to U.S.?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Hmmmmm I'm no expert on the legal side of things but I am almost certain you will need some sort of permission from your ex-wife to take the child. I am not sure if you'd need it for the interview. I would suggest you contact the consulate where you will interview and ask them what they require for these situations.

[adinutzyc21 2]

You didn't put your country etc. You also didn't specify which parent you are (your avatar looks male, and your quoted legal document says the wife has custody, so I'm not sure: do you have the custody?)

Anyway, the EU has this policy that they won't allow one parent to remove the child from the country without the other parent's approval (I know because I've come face-to-face with it and almost missed a wonderful vacation because I was 17 and nobody notified us about this). I'm sure other places have similar rules.

Not sure how it works if only one parent has custody, but it's definitely a thing to ask both the US consulate and the border patrol or whatever authority allows people to exit/enter the country. Because, the US might not care but your country might, or the opposite might be true. The consulate will also tell you if you need that document to the interview.

[kengolive 1]

yes i'm the father and we live in iran and i mentioned the exact phrases from my divorce certificate:

"...the child is not subject to care and custody; and his care is the wife responsibility according to their agreement ..."

so you can see that "he's not subject to care and custody" BUT his care is the WIFE responsibility.

is there a possibility for any reason which could affect the whole case? leading to visa rejection for both of us i mean.

[Sunnymrut 3]

Where are you planning to be interviewed? Armenia? Here we just go to the regional notary center and get a stamped paper from the custody parent, that he/she hands the care of the child to the other parent who will be travelling blah, blah, blah, and it works for the embassy, but I don't know if you do that in Iran, so if it's excepted in your country, don't worry about the consulate, just get it and bring over.

[guestgulkan 9]

yes i'm the father and we live in iran and i mentioned the exact phrases from my divorce certificate:

"...the child is not subject to care and custody; and his care is the wife responsibility according to their agreement ..."

so you can see that "he's not subject to care and custody" BUT his care is the WIFE responsibility.

is there a possibility for any reason which could affect the whole case? leading to visa rejection for both of us i mean.

They wouldn't deny you a visa due to child custody reasons.

[Sunnymrut 3]

If you mentioned your child in your entry, of course!

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

yes i'm the father and we live in iran and i mentioned the exact phrases from my divorce certificate:

"...the child is not subject to care and custody; and his care is the wife responsibility according to their agreement ..."

so you can see that "he's not subject to care and custody" BUT his care is the WIFE responsibility.

is there a possibility for any reason which could affect the whole case? leading to visa rejection for both of us i mean.

I agree they probably wouldn't reject the visa because of this. But you'd still need to organise the correct documentation to actually have the child travel with you.

[kengolive 1]

thanks guys, this is the conclusion from your ideas:

a- only updated of main applicant's educational qualification and regarded docs are needed.

b- custody issues doesn't affect visa denial

c- based on different countries laws on custody, best to have and bring the related documents (explicit transfer of custody) for administrative evaluation in consulate

so, please also give us advice on posting/carrier docs 15 days before interview to consulate:

1- is it to be 2 accurate translation copy of divorce decree?

2- should include docs from other people in the case? ex. child accompany. (ID/birth certificate+copy of passport enough?)

3- should i include work experiences' docs also, although i'm into my education qualification?

4- should i have ALL the financial docs? or it might present at interview?

it would be easier to ask this i think so which docs to carrier to consulate 5 days before interview?

thanks in advance,