USC Child, non USC parent what options? (Split)

[jvmondez 0]

hi i hope someone can help since last post on this thread is years ago..im a single mom who gave birth in the US 15 years ago but have resided in the philippines for the past 14 years with my child. Clearly, staying in the US isnt my goal, although i have kept my child's documents updated to give her the choice when the right time comes. however, circumstances in the recent years have changed. my father, who took care of us passed unexpectedly, i got married and didnt end up well, and am presently a full pledged single mom. although i did swear during my child's birth that her father wasnt in any way concerned with our situation, i had to pursue legal action here just to get support for my child - which i lost. As a mother, i want to provide the best for her, and putting her through school after my father passed has been a struggle for me. I am considering going to the US and letting her go to school there, as is her right, plus the emotional effect of having her father turn his back on her, and being in the same city isnt easy to live with. any suggestions on our options? it is tough to be a single mom, especially with the culture we have, that even my family does not have much respect for women in my situation. and clearly the law isnt implemented as well as i thought it did, it breaks my heart to see my child deprived of her rights. any thoughts

[aleful 1,905]

hi i hope someone can help since last post on this thread is years ago..im a single mom who gave birth in the US 15 years ago but have resided in the philippines for the past 14 years with my child. Clearly, staying in the US isnt my goal, although i have kept my child's documents updated to give her the choice when the right time comes. however, circumstances in the recent years have changed. my father, who took care of us passed unexpectedly, i got married and didnt end up well, and am presently a full pledged single mom. although i did swear during my child's birth that her father wasnt in any way concerned with our situation, i had to pursue legal action here just to get support for my child - which i lost. As a mother, i want to provide the best for her, and putting her through school after my father passed has been a struggle for me. I am considering going to the US and letting her go to school there, as is her right, plus the emotional effect of having her father turn his back on her, and being in the same city isnt easy to live with. any suggestions on our options? it is tough to be a single mom, especially with the culture we have, that even my family does not have much respect for women in my situation. and clearly the law isnt implemented as well as i thought it did, it breaks my heart to see my child deprived of her rights. any thoughts

hi

just because she has the right to, you don't, she can return on her own at 18 as she will be considered an adult. they won't give you a tourist visa because you have immigrant intent

you won't be able to show strong ties and that you will return to your country after a short visit

now if you have relatives where she can stay, she can live with them, but you won't be able to take her there, or she will have to wait until she's 18 and she can go by herself if she wishes to.

[Ontarkie 14,503]

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[Boiler 46,144]

How are you intending to go to the US, you do not say.

[Unlockable 7,315]

I'm not sure what your strategy is when you say "I am considering going to the US and letting her go to school there, as is her right".

Yes, your daughter has a right to enter the US and reside and go to school but having a child that was born in the US does not automatically give the parents a right to reside in the US also. Your daughter will be able to come to the US but you will have to find another path. The easiest path would be for your daughter to petition you but you will have to wait until she is 18.

You can try for a tourist visa but it is limited to visits. And you will need to show strong ties to your country.

[Boiler 46,144]

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[aleful 1,905]

I'm not sure what your strategy is when you say "I am considering going to the US and letting her go to school there, as is her right".

Yes, your daughter has a right to enter the US and reside and go to school but having a child that was born in the US does not automatically give the parents a right to reside in the US also. Your daughter will be able to come to the US but you will have to find another path. The easiest path would be for your daughter to petition you but you will have to wait until she is 18.

You can try for a tourist visa but it is limited to visits. And you will need to show strong ties to your country.

hi

her daughter can't petition for her until she's 21, for immigration purposes, a child has to be 21 to petition for family members, such as parents or siblings

[Cathi 5,794]

You have no path to live in the US until your daughter turns 21. You have zero rights in the US and having a daughter who is a citizen doesn't give you any.

[Jawaree 718]

They will deny you a visa for immigrant intent & if by a miracle you obtained a visa

CBP will likely not allow you in with a child that you gave birth while not in the US

legally (especially if medical bills are owed)

She can petition you at age 21, so at age 18 she can come get a job, start school part-time

& save towards your petition....In the meantime if her dad is USC you can try to get some

financial support for her thru your foreign ministry (if you have his whereabouts & SS#)

[Unlockable 7,315]

Thanks for the correction.

To clarify a child must be 21 to petition for a parent.

[j&ana 379]

your child is not deprive of her rights to live in US. since the child was born here She is a US citizen. The problem is that you can not come unless you get some kind of visa. you not being able to come here and your child being deprive of her right as US citizen is not the same

[LORIEandPHIL 123]

They will deny you a visa for immigrant intent & if by a miracle you obtained a visa

CBP will likely not allow you in with a child that you gave birth while not in the US

legally (especially if medical bills are owed)

She can petition you at age 21, so at age 18 she can come get a job, start school part-time

& save towards your petition....In the meantime if her dad is USC you can try to get some

financial support for her thru your foreign ministry (if you have his whereabouts & SS#)

Has a post been deleted? I could not find any mention of her being here illegally.

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Has a post been deleted? I could not find any mention of her being here illegally.

Most of the time it's just readers assuming the worst.