Asking1

Thank you. Your post tells me that there is no need to adjust status. The green card is given at the same time as the visa. I am not an expert but I would think if she arrived with green card in hand I would not apply for the I485 and pay fees. I just didn't know that happened. My wife(fiance at the time) had to apply for the I485 once she arrived here. Again thanks for clarifying that part "once she has that she will enter the US and become a green card holder." The I130 is for the baby. Sorry if it has a different name and that is not the correct form.

This is the best option. I don't understand one part of it but after looking more into this I think I do. The stepdaughter with a child would come to the US leaving the child in her home country. After entering the US then She would basically file for I485 to adjust her status and also apply for I130 based on this from the USCIS website together. "Concurrent filing is always allowed for all immediate relatives of a United States citizen because there are no numeric limitations in this category." So she would file I485, I130, and I131 all at the same time once she entered the US. Once the I131 was approved she could return to her home country to care for the baby and await her I485 to be processed.

I did speak with two different attorneys. One said follow to join one said nope. The one who seemed familiar with this and said nope said the same thing. My wife could petition for them. But she is ready to take her naturalization and the attorney above said she would have to not do that for a number of years until the new petitions for all three was approved. The attorney also mentioned we could proceed forward with the visas and along the way the stepdaughter could ask/beg for a visa for the granddaughter. They mentioned a word which I didn't get wrote down for this. Does this sound familiar in any way? I was also considering adoption. I could just adopt the two children and the grandchild and then petition for them all. Would this be faster than my wife remaining a LPR and petitioning for them? Thanks for the replies so far.

They were and still are minors under 18. IR2 would be my best guess. I think from my reading they are IR2.

I am a US citizen. I have a petition in place(approved) for my 2 stepchildren. I have not applied for visas. During the process one of them had a baby. What are the options for having the grandchild follow to join with the stepchild or is that just not possible? Do we have to wait until the stepchild is here in the US without the grandchild and then have the stepchild petition for the grandchild?