Letter of permission from ex-husband to bring child of fiancee to America

[yemmie 0]

Hi everyone,

I am new here and I have a very urgent question. My fiancee and I want to bring her 19 year old son from China to America to live with us. Her ex-husband has had legal custody since their divorce (on paper), but in fact, their son has lived with each of them, on and off. His father has said that he will agree to let his son come to America to live with us. I understand that we will need a letter of permission from him.

Has anyone here had any experience with such matters? Specifically, can anyone tell me where I might find a good example of such a letter so I can make sure that I word it properly? Does the letter need to be written in Chinese and in English? Do both the Chinese copy and the certified English translation need to be notarized?

I have every intention of seeking legal help to file all of the paperwork, but I am trying to gather as many documents and supporting information as possible before I hire a lawyer so that the process will be more economical.

Thanks everyone.

[ClayinChina 0]

Hi everyone,

I am new here and I have a very urgent question. My fiancee and I want to bring her 19 year old son from China to America to live with us. Her ex-husband has had legal custody since their divorce (on paper), but in fact, their son has lived with each of them, on and off. His father has said that he will agree to let his son come to America to live with us. I understand that we will need a letter of permission from him.

Has anyone here had any experience with such matters? Specifically, can anyone tell me where I might find a good example of such a letter so I can make sure that I word it properly? Does the letter need to be written in Chinese and in English? Do both the Chinese copy and the certified English translation need to be notarized?

I have every intention of seeking legal help to file all of the paperwork, but I am trying to gather as many documents and supporting information as possible before I hire a lawyer so that the process will be more economical.

Thanks everyone.

I don't know all about this, actually, even though I'm in China right now, but I can't seem to find out from easily accessible sources. But if he is 19 years old, he is no longer considered a child in the United States. I don't know how this affects the choice, but according to my fiance 18 is the legal adult age in China, also. But then, I am not as clear on children being brought into the US, even if they are no longer really "children."

[Mononoke28 135]

If he's already 19 years-old, he's now considered an adult.

[Dakine 26]

Hi everyone,

I am new here and I have a very urgent question. My fiancee and I want to bring her 19 year old son from China to America to live with us. Her ex-husband has had legal custody since their divorce (on paper), but in fact, their son has lived with each of them, on and off. His father has said that he will agree to let his son come to America to live with us. I understand that we will need a letter of permission from him.

Has anyone here had any experience with such matters? Specifically, can anyone tell me where I might find a good example of such a letter so I can make sure that I word it properly? Does the letter need to be written in Chinese and in English? Do both the Chinese copy and the certified English translation need to be notarized?

I have every intention of seeking legal help to file all of the paperwork, but I am trying to gather as many documents and supporting information as possible before I hire a lawyer so that the process will be more economical.

Thanks everyone.

Have you already started the K1 [fiance] visa process?