Russian fiancée has child, but ex wants keep child in Russia

[Boosya 3]

Thank you for all who have replied! We don't want to cause any problems; we are only trying to find a way to be together as a family, and to create an environment that is good for her child. It sounds like I'll have to move to Russia, find work and we''ll continue trying to establish a friendly relationship with her angry and sometimes violent ex husband.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

My fiancee and I thank everyone who has taken time to write these thoughtful replies!

Update: The ex is providing child support only through coercion (money taken out of his paycheck by employer), visits the child occasionally for a few hours on some weekends for fun time at a playground or for pizza, and has yelled loudly at and hit both the child and ex within the past couple months. My fiancee was told by a lawyer that this level of domestic violence is not sufficient to argue for full custody.

My fiancee has spoken with the ex several times recently about signing for travel permission to USA, but to no avail. Despite our offers to pay for flights to/from Russia for the child, so that he could spend summers with her--and also relieving him of financial responsibly--he still refuses. He's happy with the current arrangement of short visits, and no serious parenting when he's in the mood.

We are proceeding with the Fiancee Visa despite that he's made a travel ban (outside of Russia) for the child.

My fiancee wants to interview in Moscow with her 5 year old child, get the Fiancee Visa and K2 visa for her child, then travel to another country with which Russia has a visa-free travel agreement. Then, she would get on a flight with her child from that intermediary country and fly to the USA on the Fiancee and K2 Visas, thereby circuventing the travel ban.

Does anyone see a problem with this strategy such that she would not be able to fly from the intermediary country, or to be admitted into the USA?

Both of us thank the VJ community in advance for your time and expertise!

Sincerely,

David & Vasilisa

The problem is international parental kidnapping is a crime.

How are you planning on getting the K2 without parental consent?

How are you going to get the child to another country when there is a 5 year travel ban?

Why would the US allow your wife to commit a crime by depriving the father of custody?

Do you understand that you and your wife would be arrested for carrying out this crime?

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Edited November 8, 2016 by TBoneTX