Dna

[Danae876 0]

Does anyone know at which stage dna is requested for adult children?

Edited June 21, 2021 by Danae876

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

At the stage that the birth certificate is not considered adequate evidence of the parent-child relationship.

[Danae876 0]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

At the stage that the birth certificate is not considered adequate evidence of the parent-child relationship.

Is this before the interview or on the day of the interview?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 minutes ago, Danae876 said:

Is this before the interview or on the day of the interview?

Long before the interview, they will not approve the petition if they do not see adequate evidence of the underlying family relationship. What specific thing is the issue with your case that you expect them to ask for DNA? (Usually it is when the birth certificate is issued more than a year after birth, and DNA is only one of the suggested options.)

[Danae876 0]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Long before the interview, they will not approve the petition if they do not see adequate evidence of the underlying family relationship. What specific thing is the issue with your case that you expect them to ask for DNA? (Usually it is when the birth certificate is issued more than a year after birth, and DNA is only one of the suggested options.)

Case is dq but dad's name was added years after birth. None as been requested, so I was wondering when they would actually request it. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 minutes ago, Danae876 said:

Case is dq but dad's name was added years after birth. None as been requested, so I was wondering when they would actually request it. 

And is the father the parent in question? Kind of odd then but in that case if they want it, it would be at interview - once the case is DQ no-one is going to look at the documents again until the CO examines the case for the interview. 

[Danae876 0]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

And is the father the parent in question? Kind of odd then but in that case if they want it, it would be at interview - once the case is DQ no-one is going to look at the documents again until the CO examines the case for the interview. 

Yes, the dad is the parent who filed the petition.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Did your dad submit any of the following evidence? If so and they accepted it (to approve the petition) then they may not  ask for dna. If the fathers name was added to the birth certificate  before you turned 18 that could count as legitimation.

 

A child born out of wedlock and you are the father: Submit evidence that you and the mother were married while the child was under 18 years of age, or submit evidence that the child was legitimated under the law of the child’s residence or domicile, or under the law of your residence or domicile, before the child reached 18 years of age. If your child was not legitimated before reaching 18 years of age, you must file your petition with copies of evidence that a bona fide parent-child relationship existed between you and the child before the child reached 21 years of age. This may include evidence that you lived with the child, supported him or her, or otherwise showed continuing parental interest in the child’s welfare.

 

 

Edited June 21, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[Danae876 0]

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Did your dad submit any of the following evidence? If so and they accepted it (to approve the petition) then they probably won’t ask for dna. If the fathers name was added to the birth certificate  before you turned 18 that could count as legitimation.

 

A child born out of wedlock and you are the father: Submit evidence that you and the mother were married while the child was under 18 years of age, or submit evidence that the child was legitimated under the law of the child’s residence or domicile, or under the law of your residence or domicile, before the child reached 18 years of age. If your child was not legitimated before reaching 18 years of age, you must file your petition with copies of evidence that a bona fide parent-child relationship existed between you and the child before the child reached 21 years of age. This may include evidence that you lived with the child, supported him or her, or otherwise showed continuing parental interest in the child’s welfare.

Name was added 3 months after 18th birthday. No additional evidence was submitted when the petition was filed.

[nelmagriffin 148]

Hello,

Although SUSIEQQQ has the correct response, maybe you can read more bout this topic here.

Reference: Information for Parents on U.S. Citizenship and DNA Testing (state.gov)

[Pinkrlion 2,715]

Your father has to provide proof that he provided care for you from birth until 18 years old.  How did his name get added to birth certificate, was it through a court order.  

[SusnOwen 159]

On 6/20/2021 at 10:31 PM, SusieQQQ said:

And is the father the parent in question? Kind of odd then but in that case if they want it, it would be at interview - once the case is DQ no-one is going to look at the documents again until the CO examines the case for the interview. 

Not odd at all, very common  in Jamaica - And they usually will ask for it at interview if they intend to ask for it.  You can do one in advance and try to head off the expense.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, SusnOwen said:

Not odd at all, very common  in Jamaica - And they usually will ask for it at interview if they intend to ask for it.  You can do one in advance and try to head off the expense.

I meant it was odd that the case got DQ when the father was added to BC so late without them first asking for more evidence. Usually these kinds of cases get an RFE before they can get DQ.

 

You cannot “head off” a DNA request by doing it on your own. They only accept ones from accredited labs where the results are sent directly to Uscis or the embassy. This is also noted in the link another poster provided above.

[SusnOwen 159]

On 6/25/2021 at 6:14 PM, SusieQQQ said:

I meant it was odd that the case got DQ when the father was added to BC so late without them first asking for more evidence. Usually these kinds of cases get an RFE before they can get DQ.

 

You cannot “head off” a DNA request by doing it on your own. They only accept ones from accredited labs where the results are sent directly to Uscis or the embassy. This is also noted in the link another poster provided above.

You can head off a DNA test  by doing it on your own through an accredited lab, at a fraction of the cost that it would be if you wait until it's requested.  I have friends that have done it, rather than waiting months for the interview, and then more time for the DNA results.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

47 minutes ago, SusnOwen said:

You can head off a DNA test  by doing it on your own through an accredited lab, at a fraction of the cost that it would be if you wait until it's requested.  I have friends that have done it, rather than waiting months for the interview, and then more time for the DNA results.

So are you saying that unlike uscis, the embassy doesn’t require the results to be sent directly to them from the lab? Why would the cost be different if it’s at the same lab anyway? Hope OP doesn’t end up having to pay for two tests by following your advice here, as I have seen others complain about in the past.