Guidance needed for complicated situation - new journey

[payxibka 10,047]

4 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

 

 

FYI: K1 is barely any faster these days, not several months faster.

Recent trends would indicate otherwise.  I am only speaking to entry not to green card. 

Edited May 5, 2019 by payxibka

[Lemonslice 4,947]

On 5/5/2019 at 7:42 AM, payxibka said:

Recent trends would indicate otherwise.  I am only speaking to entry not to green card. 

Good news for many then. OP should get started on the custody/permission to move abroad ASAP, interview might be earlier than expected.

[Ontarkie 14,372]

Sole custody is not the same in the US as Canada. I had sole custody I still needed a court order. Do not think because they weren't married she doesn't need the permission. Get working on custody as it can take a long time to sort out if the father fights it. 

[atomicstorm 0]

1 minute ago, Ontarkie said:

Sole custody is not the same in the US as Canada. I had sole custody I still needed a court order. Do not think because they weren't married she doesn't need the permission. Get working on custody as it can take a long time to sort out if the father fights it. 

Not his kid and father doesn't exist. Is why I said it isn't an issue. Sorry, I can't go deeper than this here.

[Ontarkie 14,372]

Unless IVF the father is out there so yes he does exist and she needs to sort out custody. Heck even with IVF she needs to get that settled in court. 

I know you don't want to go into details  and that is fine but and I'm telling you Canada is weird and will not let a child go without written or court orders. 

Edited May 6, 2019 by Ontarkie

[Boiler 45,906]

One night stand and no idea who it was?

[Ontarkie 14,372]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

One night stand and no idea who it was?

She still would need a court order to remove the child from Canada. 

 

Often times ppl think not putting the father in the BC is enough and never go to court to get full/sole custody and our sole custody is more like the US joint custody. So she needs more than a blank BC. 

[geowrian 22,338]

Just from a practical standpoint, what would one say when they ask to see permission to immigrate from the other parent? "They don't exist?" "They aren't in my child's life?"

How would the officer know that was true? To quote a wise officer "I am lied to every day as part of my job".

 

A BC without a father listed may be sufficient for some countries, but my understanding is it's not for Canada. Make sure you get it settled sooner rather than later.

[atomicstorm 0]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Just from a practical standpoint, what would one say when they ask to see permission to immigrate from the other parent? "They don't exist?" "They aren't in my child's life?"

How would the officer know that was true? To quote a wise officer "I am lied to every day as part of my job".

 

A BC without a father listed may be sufficient for some countries, but my understanding is it's not for Canada. Make sure you get it settled sooner rather than later.

She has full custody. There is no father on the BC.

[Boiler 45,906]

Just now, atomicstorm said:

She has full custody. There is no father on the BC.

See reply above.

[atomicstorm 0]

On 5/6/2019 at 12:18 PM, Lemonslice said:

Good news for many then. OP should get started on the custody/permission to move abroad ASAP, interview might be earlier than expected.

Do those trends indicate that a K1 could take 3.5-4.25 months altogether to get approved with interview or is it significantly more?

[Boiler 45,906]

9 minutes ago, atomicstorm said:

Do those trends indicate that a K1 could take 3.5-4.25 months altogether to get approved with interview or is it significantly more?

Significantly more.

[Lemonslice 4,947]

16 minutes ago, atomicstorm said:

Do those trends indicate that a K1 could take 3.5-4.25 months altogether to get approved with interview or is it significantly more?

@payxibka seems to have the latest details. 

 

From my understanding, from filing to visa in hand, it's still much, much, longer than 3.5 months. 

[Crazy Cat 42,033]

29 minutes ago, atomicstorm said:

Do those trends indicate that a K1 could take 3.5-4.25 months altogether to get approved with interview or is it significantly more?

Probably double that.......minimum

Edited May 12, 2019 by missileman

[payxibka 10,047]

13 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

@payxibka seems to have the latest details. 

 

From my understanding, from filing to visa in hand, it's still much, much, longer than 3.5 months. 

Petition approval not VIH, VIH is hard to judge because each consulate is unique.   Manila about an additional 2 month, CDJ is an additional 8+

Edited May 12, 2019 by payxibka