DS160 Question

[Fri Deigh 0]

My father is currently a permanent resident (green card) holder in the USA and has been in that status for about 20 years now.  He did not apply for naturalisation due to preparation reasons but may apply in the next 2 years as he is now retired and per him he has all the time in the world now. One thing that he told me though is that when he applied for a green card way way back, he did not indicate that he has children. I am planning to go to  the US on a tourist visa (I am currently a permanent resident in Singapore but I hold a passport that requires US Visa). In the DS-160, there is a question whether your father or mother is in US. I understand that I have to be honest in all circumstances but I wonder if it will affect his status there in any way? My purpose in fact of going to the US is to visit my friends not him because I have been largely independent of him. I am now 30+ years old. I just do not want to cause any issues with his status. My parents are separated and my mom lives currently in Thailand, if that helps.  My father married an american woman.

Edited January 20, 2020 by Fri Deigh
update

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Your post is not finished but the answer regardless of question is that you have to be truthful on your own visa application. So when it asks about parents, US resident relatives etc, you must be truthful. 

[Fri Deigh 0]

Just now, SusieQQQ said:

Your post is not finished but the answer regardless of question is that you have to be truthful on your own visa application. So when it asks about parents, US resident relatives etc, you must be truthful. 

Thank you, I have accidentally pressed submit before completing my question. My post is now completed.

[Fri Deigh 0]

To add - I didn't have any petition requests in the past

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

No idea whether it will affect him, probably not for something like this (he won’t be deported, it may possibly cause an issue with naturalization if they join the dots). Lying will however affect you, by resulting in a possible permanent ban. 
 

Also I presume you mean your parents are divorced, not separated? 

[Fri Deigh 0]

6 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

No idea whether it will affect him, probably not for something like this (he won’t be deported, it may possibly cause an issue with naturalization if they join the dots). Lying will however affect you, by resulting in a possible permanent ban. 
 

Also I presume you mean your parents are divorced, not separated? 

They were not married. I am not sure what's the legal term for it. So in a sense his first marriage was with the american. 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

27 minutes ago, Fri Deigh said:

They were not married. I am not sure what's the legal term for it. So in a sense his first marriage was with the american. 

Ok, the main issue is that he is not a bigamist - so that’s fine.