How to bring wife childrens to U.S

[Jacnie 0]

Hi

I am a U.S citizen and get married by K-1 visa. I need some advice on how can i bring my wife daughter to the U.S and what forms need to be filled .

Thanks

[Unlockable 7,314]

This post is confusing. How are you married by K1 but want to bring your wife? If you married by K1, that means you married here in the US. So your wife should be here with you.

 

Please clarify

[designguy 1,179]

20 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

This post is confusing. How are you married by K1 but want to bring your wife? If you married by K1, that means you married here in the US. So your wife should be here with you.

I think he meant wife's daughter.

 

OP how old is your wife's daughter? When did your wife get her K1 visa?

[Jacnie 0]

37 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

This post is confusing. How are you married by K1 but want to bring your wife? If you married by K1, that means you married here in the US. So your wife should be here with you.

 

Please clarify

I mean how to bring wife daughters to the U.S

[Jacnie 0]

18 minutes ago, designguy said:

I think he meant wife's daughter.

 

OP how old is your wife's daughter? When did your wife get her K1 visa?

19 and 18. Wife already on greencard.

[designguy 1,179]

7 minutes ago, Jacnie said:

19 and 18. Wife already on greencard.

You didnt asnwer the question. When did your get her VISA? Also are the children unmarried? If your wife has her greencard already then changes are the Follow to Join  benefits have expired.

 

Your wife will need to file a I-130 for each child. They will need to remain unmarried

Edited August 14, 2020 by designguy

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 minutes ago, designguy said:

 

 

9 minutes ago, Jacnie said:

19 and 18. Wife already on greencard.

She has to file an F2A petition (form i130] for each of them unless they qualify for k2 (so yes how long ago did she get her visa?)

Edited August 14, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Jacnie 0]

9 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

 

She has to file an F2A petition (form i130] for each of them unless they qualify for k2 (so yes how long ago did she get her visa?)

She get her visa about a year ago. Greencard  like 7 months

[aaron2020 11,651]

Please answers these questions.

 

When did your wife get her K-1 visa?  Exact date. 

 

How old were the kids on the day that you got married?

Edited August 14, 2020 by aaron2020

[designguy 1,179]

1 minute ago, Jacnie said:

She get her visa about a year ago.

You need to supply an exact date...

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Just now, Jacnie said:

She get her visa about a year ago. Greencard  like 7 months

Green card date is not relevant, the k date is for any k2 benefits, and it’s important if it is over or under a year. Anyway it sounds like that ship has either sailed or is about to, so F2A (unless - I’ve just seen Aaron’s post - either of them was under 18 when you married so you can apply directly for that one as stepchild)

[Jacnie 0]

6 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Please answers these questions.

 

When did your wife get her K-1 visa?  Exact date. 

 

How old were the kids on the day that you got married?

She get visa on march 2019. Kids have 17 and 18 when we married. So to bring wife daughters here we need to fill form i130? Also this form is filled by me or wife?

Edited August 14, 2020 by Jacnie

[designguy 1,179]

3 minutes ago, Jacnie said:

She get visa on march 2019. Kids have 17 and 18 when we married.

The 17 year old may already be a US citizen. Check this to see if they qualify (https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/i-am-the-child-of-a-us-citizen)

 

The 18 yo is no longer eligible for follow to join and will need a visa in order to immigrate to the US.

[aaron2020 11,651]

9 minutes ago, Jacnie said:

She get visa on march 2019. Kids have 17 and 18 when we married.

Presuming that both children are unmarried.

Too late to do K-2 follow to join since it has been more than a year since your wife got her K-1 visa.

 

As a US citizen stepparent, you can file for the child that was 17 years old when you got married.  This is the quickest way for the child to immigrate.

 

Unfortunately, you can not file for the child that was 18 years old when you got married.  A US citizen stepparent is only allowed to file for stepchildren that were under age 18 when they got married.  Your wife can file for this child in the F2a category.  This will take a couple of years because there's a presidential ban on F2a visas and the child has to wait for a current Priority Date.  

 

Good luck.
 

5 minutes ago, designguy said:

The 17 year old may already be a US citizen. Check this to see if they qualify (https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/i-am-the-child-of-a-us-citizen)

 

The 18 yo is no longer eligible for follow to join and will need a visa in order to immigrate to the US.

The 17 years old (now 18) is NOT a US citizen.  Stepchildren can not derive US citizenship from a USC stepparent.

Edited August 14, 2020 by aaron2020

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

6 minutes ago, designguy said:

The 17 year old may already be a US citizen. Check this to see if they qualify (https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/i-am-the-child-of-a-us-citizen)

 

The 18 yo is no longer eligible for follow to join and will need a visa in order to immigrate to the US.

You can’t derive citizenship from a step parent.

 

Neither is eligible for K2 follow to join as it is over a year.

 

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by SusieQQQ