K2 Follow to Join

[0NI 114]

Good day. 

 

My question is:

 

If I indicate the K2 follow to join in the DS-160, am I the only one who should go the the interview at the Embassy?
 

Or do I have to bring my child with me and be interviewed together and if we get approved, the child would get the 1 year follow to join K2 visa?

Edited June 18, 2019 by 0NI

[mniceguy16 186]

2 minutes ago, 0NI said:

Good day. 

 

My question is:

 

If I indicate the K2 follow to join in the DS-160, am I the only one who should go the the interview at the Embassy?
 

Or do I have to bring my child with me and be interviewed together and if we get approved, the child would get the 1 year follow to join K2 visa?

Your fiancé filed just for you but in your petition stated that you have a child, so I also presume that it's just one petition. If your child has been mentioned in the petition and ds160, it simply means that he is eligible to follow on a k2 visa within 1 year of your arrival in the states imo and no he does not need to go with you for the interview if just one petition was filed.

[payxibka 10,045]

3 hours ago, 0NI said:

Good day. 

 

My question is:

 

If I indicate the K2 follow to join in the DS-160, am I the only one who should go the the interview at the Embassy?
 

Or do I have to bring my child with me and be interviewed together and if we get approved, the child would get the 1 year follow to join K2 visa?

No such thing as a one year k2 follow to join visa.   Follow to join simply means you have up to one year after the issuance of the k1 to apply for the k2

Edited June 18, 2019 by payxibka

[Pitaya 2,577]

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#6

 

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[Ksenia_O 696]

9 hours ago, 0NI said:

Good day. 

 

My question is:

 

If I indicate the K2 follow to join in the DS-160, am I the only one who should go the the interview at the Embassy?
 

Or do I have to bring my child with me and be interviewed together and if we get approved, the child would get the 1 year follow to join K2 visa?

DS-160 is a visa application form. And a  K-2 has to have her/his own, separate  DS-160. . So two DS-160 - one for you, one for your child. 

 

Same with medical - has to be done for both of you.

 

Interview can be scheduled for the same time as for a a K-1 parent. Or not - all depends on WHEN a K-2 is ready to join a K-1 parent (within a year from the date of a K-1 visa issuance).

 

 

Edited June 18, 2019 by Ksenia_O

[0NI 114]

16 hours ago, mniceguy16 said:

Your fiancé filed just for you but in your petition stated that you have a child, so I also presume that it's just one petition. If your child has been mentioned in the petition and ds160, it simply means that he is eligible to follow on a k2 visa within 1 year of your arrival in the states imo and no he does not need to go with you for the interview if just one petition was filed.

Thanks everyone.

 

We are currently preparing documents needed for the  i-129f. In the Cover Letter for the i-129f can we include in the petition that we are also applying for K2?

Or we just do that in the DS-160 after the i-129f is approved?

Thanks again.

[Pitaya 2,577]

13 minutes ago, 0NI said:

Thanks everyone.

 

We are currently preparing documents needed for the  i-129f. In the Cover Letter for the i-129f can we include in the petition that we are also applying for K2?

Or we just do that in the DS-160 after the i-129f is approved?

Thanks again.

You have to be certain to follow the Form I-129F instructions about when and where to list all of the children on the petition. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf  That is all that is needed at this stage of the process.

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[mniceguy16 186]

14 hours ago, payxibka said:

No such thing as a one year k2 follow to join visa.   Follow to join simply means you have up to one year after the issuance of the k1 to apply for the k2

Exactly what i meant maybe my point wasn't clear.

[mniceguy16 186]

33 minutes ago, 0NI said:

Thanks everyone.

 

We are currently preparing documents needed for the  i-129f. In the Cover Letter for the i-129f can we include in the petition that we are also applying for K2?

Or we just do that in the DS-160 after the i-129f is approved?

Thanks again.

Your case was filed just for you i presume? If you have a minor child you should have mentioned in the original petition and there should be a section in the ds160 which will be refering to your child and you will be asked if he/she will be coming at a later date or if you are traveling with the child, you will select the one which refers to your case, meaning you are travelling alone and within a year you will have to file for a k2 for your kid to come join you here in the states.

[0NI 114]

The child is included in the form I-129f. But the child will follow within a year.

 

I have another question.  If the child is 18 y/o when the time the K1 visa is filed there would be no issues on the K2 visa? She can still follow within a year? By the time we get married the child will be 18 already. 

Edited July 13, 2019 by 0NI

[Ksenia_O 696]

14 hours ago, 0NI said:

The child is included in the form I-129f. But the child will follow within a year.

 

I have another question.  If the child is 18 y/o when the time the K1 visa is filed there would be no issues on the K2 visa? She can still follow within a year? By the time we get married the child will be 18 already. 

A K-2 visa can be issued to a child who is under 21 years old and unmarried.  

So, if she applies for a K-2 visa within a year  (from the date a K-1 visa was issued for her parent), she should be just fine. 

My son, as many others K-2s,  arrived after me, and he was  over 19 when he entered the US. 

 

 

Good luck with your immigration journey!!

Edited July 13, 2019 by Ksenia_O

[Pitaya 2,577]

RE: follow to join K2 and aging out (CSPA)

 

Take a look at this informative K2 AOS tip sheet: https://www.visajourney.com/content/k2-visa-adjustment-of-status-tips/

 

CSPA: https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/child-status-protection-act

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[Ksenia_O 696]

10 minutes ago, Pitaya (火龙果) said:

RE: follow to join K2 and aging out (CSPA)

 

Take a look at this informative K2 AOS tip sheet: https://www.visajourney.com/content/k2-visa-adjustment-of-status-tips/

 

 

the info provided in the link  (about K-2 is being aged out) is not updated.

 

A K-2 does not need to be under the age of 21 when he/she gets his green card.  This based on the BIA's 2011 decision, which  can be read at  http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/07/25/3719.pdf.

So, as long as  a K-2 entered the U.S. before a K-2 turned 21, he/she  is safe.

[Pitaya 2,577]

5 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

the info provided in the link  (about K-2 is being aged out) is not updated.

 

A K-2 does not need to be under the age of 21 when he/she gets his green card.  This based on the BIA's 2011 decision, which  can be read at  http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/07/25/3719.pdf.

So, as long as  a K-2 entered the U.S. before a K-2 turned 21, he/she  is safe.

You are correct. I stand corrected. I should have realized/remembered that. That is the how my stepson is now a LPR with a 10-yr GC is where he is today. Why not now go for USC? That is the stuff for another discussion in another VJ forum.......

 

Thanks,

Pitaya

[0NI 114]

Thanks all for the reply.