SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
I'm confused about why you all think he has to adopt the boy. The instructions state that stepchildren should be listed. (If he had left his stepson off the entry that would have meant disqualification.) The important thing is that the child was on the entry, even if he was mistakenly put as 'son' rather than 'stepson'. But the answer is yes, correctly show in the DS260 that he is a stepson.
He may need permission from the father to take the child with to the US which is another matter different from what he puts on the DS260 - but I don't see any need for a legal adoption at all.
He may need permission from the father to take the child with to the US which is another matter different from what he puts on the DS260 - but I don't see any need for a legal adoption at all.