7 Year Old Child on K-2 Starting School Valid Reason for Expedited?

[jandn_ukraine 11]

Hello all, 

I couldnt find if this specifically was answered before, but being that "School starting" is a reason to expedite a visa, does a child listed on K2 with my fiancee's K1 a valid reason if I can enroll them in school in United States and provide documentation?  It's not specifically listing college aged students, but I also wasnt sure if expedited process also pertains to K1/K2's.

The county is Ukraine.  I will try to contact them, but thought I would check here as well.

Thanks in advance!

[aaron2020 11,651]

No.

 

If school starting was an acceptable reason for an expedite, then practically every K-2 would be eligible since K-2 are only available to children under age 21.  

[NoMansLand2020 298]

7 minutes ago, jandn_ukraine said:

Hello all, 

I couldnt find if this specifically was answered before, but being that "School starting" is a reason to expedite a visa, does a child listed on K2 with my fiancee's K1 a valid reason if I can enroll them in school in United States and provide documentation?  It's not specifically listing college aged students, but I also wasnt sure if expedited process also pertains to K1/K2's.

The county is Ukraine.  I will try to contact them, but thought I would check here as well.

Thanks in advance!

Is this a valid expedite reason? I have two small children I am sponsoring as well. We already have NOA2, so where could any expedition occur at? 

[milimelo 4,544]

School is online now - and no, starting school is not a valid reason to expedite. 

[Just Paul 4,595]

4 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

Is this a valid expedite reason? I have two small children I am sponsoring as well. We already have NOA2, so where could any expedition occur at? 

Nope - not for a K2.  

[jandn_ukraine 11]

 

7 minutes ago, Solaris81 said:

Is this a valid expedite reason? I have two small children I am sponsoring as well. We already have NOA2, so where could any expedition occur at? 

I read this on a US immigration web page.   It just stated "school starting" was a valid reason for requesting an expedited process.  Didnt say had to be college, university, elementary, etc.
 

Edited July 22, 2020 by jandn_ukraine
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[aaron2020 11,651]

Here's the official USCIS page on expedite.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/how-to-make-an-expedite-request

 

 

[jandn_ukraine 11]

Expedited qualifications
https://ustraveldocs.com/ua/ua-niv-expeditedappointment.asp#qualifications

[Just Paul 4,595]

It is certainly free to ask but considering that you knew when school was going to start there isn't much weight to it's urgency.  If there is an issue with the caregiver not being able to take care of the kids anymore then that is an avenue to use as a reason

 

1 minute ago, jandn_ukraine said:

Expedited qualifications
https://ustraveldocs.com/ua/ua-niv-expeditedappointment.asp#qualifications

That is for student visas,  IE F1s not K2s

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

Do you know even complicated pregnancy is not a reason to expedite so school is definitively not a reason. 

[aaron2020 11,651]

The BIG DIFFERENCE between college students and grade school students is that college students can not enroll in week 10 of a 15 weeks semester.  Some college programs can only enroll students at the beginning of the program in the Fall and can't enroll them at other times.  Grade school students can enroll at any time.

Furthermore, if grade school students staring the school year was an acceptable reason to expedite then PRACTICALLY EVERY K-2 would be eligible.  

Edited July 22, 2020 by aaron2020

[SalishSea 18,102]

OP, is the child's school even going to take place in a classroom?  Where I live, most school districts are not resuming regular school in the fall, and that is the situation in much of the USA.

[retheem 568]

1 hour ago, jandn_ukraine said:

Hello all, 

I couldnt find if this specifically was answered before, but being that "School starting" is a reason to expedite a visa, does a child listed on K2 with my fiancee's K1 a valid reason if I can enroll them in school in United States and provide documentation?  It's not specifically listing college aged students, but I also wasnt sure if expedited process also pertains to K1/K2's.

The county is Ukraine.  I will try to contact them, but thought I would check here as well.

Thanks in advance!

It would not be a reason but hey, stranger requests have been approved, so it doesn't hurt to try.

[Georgia16 2,858]

8 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

OP, is the child's school even going to take place in a classroom?  Where I live, most school districts are not resuming regular school in the fall, and that is the situation in much of the USA.

My sons school is in a classroom and his old school in GA is also in a classroom so there are many schools out there that still have in school this fall. 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

8 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

The BIG DIFFERENCE between college students and grade school students is that college students can not enroll in week 10 of a 15 weeks semester.  Some college programs can only enroll students at the beginning of the program in the Fall and can't enroll them at other times.  Grade school students can enroll at any time.

Furthermore, if grade school students staring the school year was an acceptable reason to expedite then PRACTICALLY EVERY K-2 would be eligible.  

And college students PAY money. Us taxpayers are paying for your step child to attend school..