Father is saying child cannot come to US

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Does the mother has legal sole custody ?

[Georgia16 2,858]

Does the mother has legal sole custody ?

If I remember correctly then they have joint custody

[Merrytooth 5,748]

If I remember correctly then they have joint custody

I see:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/603149-15-year-old-child-custody/

In that thread, someone said if the child turns 16, no need for signed consent form from other parent.

Plus if the child wants to finish school till next year, the problem might just solves by itself.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/612153-child-wants-to-stay-to-finish-school-year/

Edited October 6, 2016 by Merrytooth

[gregoryagu 30]

I asked in my previous reply if the duaghter migrating to the US was mentioned to the father previously. You don't have to answer but if that is the case then the father may be going through a shock of finding out about it. Maybe after some time and some dialogue he may change his mind.

It actually did come up a few months ago. But in all honesty, the whole process of meeting my fiancee and getting engaged has been fairly rapid (8 months). So yes, he is going through a bit of a shock. And she spoke to him again a few minutes ago, and he indicated it might be ok as long as she finished high school first which is only in about 6 months. I would be totally fine with that.

[Bostorican 17]

Maybe she can explain to dad that she could petition for him down the line.... just saying..

[gregoryagu 30]

https://moscow.usembassy.gov/attorneys.html

Thank you.

I have emailed one of the lawyers on the list.

Greg

[squareleg 69]

Depends on the child custody between your fiance/wife and her prior husband. The father has all the right to not let the daughter out of the country if he has no means to visit her in US. Also, he may not get visas etc.

[MacUK 983]

Depends on the child custody between your fiance/wife and her prior husband. The father has all the right to not let the daughter out of the country if he has no means to visit her in US. Also, he may not get visas etc.

I do admit to always feeling uneasy whenever this topic has come up.

I'm not able to see my children at all and that is a stab in the heart every single day.

If the father is able to get a visitors visa then it's not so bad but if he can't get one then what everyone here is suggesting is ways to tear a parent away from their child.

It's weird sometimes when there are topics where a USC gets the suggestion that they could move to their new spouses home country and the answer is that they have kids with a former spouse and would never want to separate them and that's understood, but it seems to be expected that the other parents feelings don't matter when they are the foreigner.

If any of you were told that your child was going to be taken to another country and you may not see them again for possibly years or even never, would you agree to it readily?

Or would you just hold out for a bribe which is what so many people here think is all that motivates foreign fathers?

I just think that some consideration should be given to loved ones who are left behind in these scenarios.

Just a thought

[gregoryagu 30]

I do admit to always feeling uneasy whenever this topic has come up.

I'm not able to see my children at all and that is a stab in the heart every single day.

If the father is able to get a visitors visa then it's not so bad but if he can't get one then what everyone here is suggesting is ways to tear a parent away from their child.

It's weird sometimes when there are topics where a USC gets the suggestion that they could move to their new spouses home country and the answer is that they have kids with a former spouse and would never want to separate them and that's understood, but it seems to be expected that the other parents feelings don't matter when they are the foreigner.

If any of you were told that your child was going to be taken to another country and you may not see them again for possibly years or even never, would you agree to it readily?

Or would you just hold out for a bribe which is what so many people here think is all that motivates foreign fathers?

I just think that some consideration should be given to loved ones who are left behind in these scenarios.

Just a thought

I totally agree that it's not fair to take a child away from the father to another country.

My stance on this at the moment is that I will not bring the child to the US without his permission to do so. Even if it means moving to her country for a couple of years until she is 18.

I also communicated that if he did let her come over, I would make sure she went back to visit once per year, and that I would help him get a Visa to come her to visit as well.

In the end, he is still the father and has his own attachments to his child. I am not sure how this will play out in the end, but I want everyone to be as happy as possible about it.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

It's good that you are considering the option to move.

There is nothing you can do to help the father with a visa. This would be an empty promise.

The daughter can when she is over 21 years old and a US citizen can petition for her father. It would take about a year for him to get an unconditional 10 years green card.

[gregoryagu 30]

That is interesting data about when daughter turns 21, he can apply for green card. I did not know that.