Adding dependents to case

[ArwaE 27]

Ok asking for a friend…

Friend lives abroad. She applied for her husband right after they got married and while waiting for the approval (which took almost 2 years because they filled something out wrong and they had to submit another application for USCIS to transfer the case to NVC) they were blessed with 2 kids and now expecting a third.

She has never lived in the US to be able to apply for a CBA for the kiddos.

So is it possible to add them to the case at the NVC stage? If so, what are the steps to do so?

What are the documents needed for the kids besides the birth certificates and passports?

 

Any info will be extremely helpful. They don’t want to leave their kids behind.

[Crazy Cat 42,080]

Just to be perfectly clear:  Since Friend is a US citizen, they will ALL be separate cases requiring separate I-130s....as there are no derivatives for immediate relatives of US citizens. 

 

She needs to:

1.  Stop the progress of husband case at NVC (don't pay fees or submit documents).

2.  Immediately submit I-130s for children (separate I-130 for each one).

3.  Request expedited cases for children from USCIS.

4.  When children cases get to NVC, proceed with all cases and request they be linked and interviewed together.

Edited 8 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[ArwaE 27]

46 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Just to be perfectly clear:  Since Friend is a US citizen, they will ALL be separate cases requiring separate I-130s....as there are no derivatives for immediate relatives of US citizens. 

 

She needs to:

1.  Stop the progress of husband case at NVC (don't pay fees or submit documents).

2.  Immediately submit I-130s for children (separate I-130 for each one).

3.  Request expedited cases for children from USCIS.

4.  When children cases get to NVC, proceed with all cases and request they be linked and interviewed together.

Just to make sure I understand…she can not add them at nvc stage?

They haven’t paid any fees for husband yet because money is tight and it’s going to be a year in about 6 months.

Realistically, will USCIS accept expedite since they are children? 

[appleblossom 2,960]

2 minutes ago, ArwaE said:

Just to make sure I understand…she can not add them at nvc stage?

No, as @Crazy Cat said there are no dependents for immediate relatives, each needs their own application. 
 

There’s no guarantee their cases will be expedited but there’s a good chance, all she can do is ask. 

[Crazy Cat 42,080]

19 minutes ago, ArwaE said:

Just to make sure I understand…she can not add them at nvc stage?

They haven’t paid any fees for husband yet because money is tight and it’s going to be a year in about 6 months.

Realistically, will USCIS accept expedite since they are children? 

1.  They cannot be added.  Each child is a separate and complete case like husband.

2.  There is a good chance they can be expedited .

 

To repeat:

 

She needs to:

1.  Stop the progress of husband case at NVC (don't pay fees or submit documents).

2.  Immediately submit I-130s for children (separate I-130 for each one).

3.  Request expedited cases for children from USCIS.

4.  When children cases get to NVC, proceed with all cases (children and husband) and request they be linked and interviewed together.

There is no other way at this point.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 42,080]

31 minutes ago, ArwaE said:

They haven’t paid any fees for husband yet because money is tight

Because they are individual cases, each case will have fees.  I sincerely hope they can get all these issues worked out.

Edited 6 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Boiler 45,947]

how will she sponsor the 3 of them?

[ArwaE 27]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

how will she sponsor the 3 of them?

She has a joint sponsor