URGENT PLEASE!Bringing children on K1 visa

[TISH ALFORD 0]

Hi everyone?  I hope everything is going well as per your wishes. I need adviceon how to bring my children (9 years and 7years) to the USA. They are back in my country and when we get married in February,  i would like to bring them over. Only challenge is the way forward in terms of getting approval from their biological father.  He has never wanted anything good for me and i doubt if he will even give consent for their travel. My questions are...after the wedding what process should i follow and what happens when the father doesn't give approval for their travel? Thanks in advance 

[aleful 1,905]

 

unless anything changes you won't be able to bring them here unless their father authorizes them to leave the country

 

or unless your country allows you to get a court order that will let you take them out of the country without their dad's consent

 

 

[JimJesDuma 472]

22 minutes ago, TISH ALFORD said:

Hi everyone?  I hope everything is going well as per your wishes. I need adviceon how to bring my children (9 years and 7years) to the USA. They are back in my country and when we get married in February,  i would like to bring them over. Only challenge is the way forward in terms of getting approval from their biological father.  He has never wanted anything good for me and i doubt if he will even give consent for their travel. My questions are...after the wedding what process should i follow and what happens when the father doesn't give approval for their travel? Thanks in advance 

You have 1 year from the date of your K-1 visa to bring them here on K-2.

They would need a visa so you would be required to fill out DS-160 and pay the fees for both of them.

In addition to this they would each need a medical check per the US embassy instructions.

If they are living with their biological father then you may have a tough time.

 

Jim

[TISH ALFORD 0]

Just now, JimJesDuma said:

You have 1 year from the date of your K-1 visa to bring them here on K-2.

They would need a visa so you would be required to fill out DS-160 and pay the fees for both of them.

In addition to this they would each need a medical check per the US embassy instructions.

If they are living with their biological father then you may have a tough time.

 

Jim

Much appreciated too for your response. I guess either way...their biological dad has to give approval.  Wow!!!! 

[geowrian 22,338]

22 minutes ago, TISH ALFORD said:

Much appreciated too for your response. I guess either way...their biological dad has to give approval.  Wow!!!! 

Yes. They don't want people running outside of their jurisdiction and taking their kids and the having let the government let somebody run away with one of their citizen's kids..

 

I'm in no way suggesting that's what you're doing. haha I'm just saying the rule's in there for a good reason.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

 They will strictly follow the local governments rules regarding bio parents rights to the child.  Sometimes the best method is remind the other parent of the advantages of life in the US  as far as education and quality of life  You may offer large windows of visitation ( such as the whole summer )   or the fact that once they are adults they could petition the father can be inducements to the non immigrant parent.

[aaron2020 11,651]

If the biological father does give his consent for his children to immigrate, then you will need a Kenyan court order allowing the children to immigrate.

 

The US will not issue visas without the father's permission or a court order.  The US does not want to be in the middle of a custody fight between parents and violate international laws against parental kidnapping. 

[TISH ALFORD 0]

Thanks guys for all your responses.  Much appreciated.  Be blessed abundantly.