Help with petition for a minor child

[Vince_K]

Hello All,

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.

I am a USC with a 16 year old son living in Jamaica. I am now preparing a I-130 petition for him, but since my son was born out wedlock and is not the child of my current wife I am having a little difficulty meeting the requirement to provide "evidence that a bona fide parent-child relationship existed between the father and the child"

I have never lived with my son, but I provide financial support to him via money transfers to his mother and I've been communicating with him via telephone and I've made regular visits to see him.

My questions is what documents should I submit to prove this reltionship?

Note: The USCIS knows that I have a son. I declared that 4 years ago when I became a citizen and they asked my wife about him 2 weeks ago when she got her citizenship!

Thanks again for any advice.
-Vince

 

[Triple Citizen]

Vince,
A paternity test would prove beyond doubt the parent-child relationship.

Hello All,

"evidence that a bona fide parent-child relationship existed between the father and the child"


-Vince

 

[Al Southner]

Ideas...

Vince,

File a petition and request copies of all wire-transfer that you made for him from your bank, submit them with your application. Moreover, pictures of both of you vacationing or in Jamaica. Also, if possible make copies of airline tickets for trips that you made to Jamaica to see him, and if possible, if you buy him clothes (unlikely at 16yrs), make copies of receipts as well. You should provide anything that proof your relationship as father-and-son.

This might sound crazy, and this has caused a fracas within the USCIS and US consulates abroad. In UAE, US consulate required of a beneficiary to do a DNA test to prove a blood relationship with his brother. So, if you so desire, you can do a DNA test and basically kill any resistance from USCIS to claims that this isn't your blood son. I am convinced that soon, people are going to be required to do this by USCIS, even though this cost more money to people... In your case, I would do a DNA and be done with USCIS..

Also, email communications between you guys will be a strong evidence...