Hi everyone - New father needs help to get to US

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pob

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Hi everyone!

This is a hard story to explain but a very long story short, i have a 20 year old cousin who needs a litle help and advice and I am trying to help him out as best as I can.

Right, lets give it a go

My cousin met an incredible girl a few years ago online and became good friends. last year he managed to save enough to go and visit for three months. On arrival to the US, he was pulled aside at customs and was pretty intensely interviewed on his intentions in the US. At this time they were not together, just friends so they were honest and open with immigration and stated that they were just friends but you never know what happens.

Well within the three months they became closer and finally got together. i think he proposed at the end of the visit (i think ) and he returned to the UK.

This was last summer. this year she travelled here for two and a half weeks, and they decided that rather than settling in the UK, my cousin would like to move over to the US where his now Fiance has two other young children.

At this point my cousin is working hard to get a qualification that would help his chances of gaining entry to the US. However he has just learned that he is about to become a father for the first time and he is over the moon, but also scared stiff.

Like anyone he doesnt want to be 2000 miles away whilst his fiance is going through anti natal appointments, scans and the eventual birth of his child, and he also cannot afford to fork out to lawyers and immigration consultants that could go to his child

basically we need to find out which visa is best and any information that would help him get started with the immigration process. he is without any major qualification at this time and has no worked based experience. he has little savings which will now go to help fund his new arrival and he is wondering if the questioning from US immigration will play a part (although everything he has said is true to them)

I know it is a large subject to advise with but he doesnt have anyone to help him and this lad deserves a bit of happiness. If anyone can if anything, give me a place where i can start to help him. it is going to change a lot of peoples lives

thanks again in advance, i am really looking forward to hearing peoples thoughts and advice!

Mark
 
thats great! will give that link a read through!

Does this visa depend on job skills etc?

when i got my NZ visa, it was based on my employability and qualifications.... would this apply for the US too or is the fact that his fiance is pregnant and a US citizen enough for entry?

thanks again!

Mark
 
Nope- not based on work at all or pregnancy.

This is a visa designed for USCs to specifically bring their fiances over to the US, marry them and then have them apply for permanent residency (get a GC).
Just so long as they are free to marry (ie- if previously married they are officially divorced), have physically met one another in the past 2 years, the non USC doesnt have a criminal background and intend to marry one another once they are both together in the US within 90 days then they are good to go.

I came over on a K1 visa back in 2008, so if you have any Qs people feel free to shoot ahead.
 
thats brilliant! he is only 20 so this will be his first and hopefully last time he will marry. no criminal history and would marry her tomorow if he could! just reading the evidence list and it is heavy and a lot of forms to fill in, will print those off for him tonight.

he is trying to get there a couple of months before the little one arrives so really its a 6 month window to make it happen, you think thats possible?
 
It really all depends on the backlog at the USCIS centers how fast they process the application. She'll more than likely have to go to the UK and visit the US consulant there at the end of this for an interview for the both of them, which is where they'd issue him his K-1 papers. Then he'd be free to move over and show his K-1 visa at the entry point.

During this time, since they have a valid ongoing application, they are free to visit as they please. So it's entirely possible that he could go over and be there for the birth if the app isn't done yet.
 
It's possible that it could be approved in 6 months if her applies 'now'....however there is no guarantee. The length of time a petition takes is on a case by case basis- so just tell him to be prepared for 9+ months.

As the previous poster mentions, he will be free to travel on VWP to the US for the birth if the process isnt complete by them.

However- the previous poster also states that she will likely have to attend the interview in the UK with him. As the UK is a low fraud nation, then this is not the case. She does not have to go to the interview with him so dont worry about her being pregnant/having a newborn and having to travel to the UK. Of course she can if she wants, though by no means is this a necessity.
 
so they require alot of evidence such as fone bills pictures airplane tickets reciepts of places we have been emails but what if you see each other on msn every day which has a built in voice chat so there is no need to email or write letters plus there is also the video so we can see and speak to each other on a daily basis so there is a lack of evidence can they use msn chat logs and if so are you able to edit the shall we say non appropriate bits that are personal and they dont need to see or would they insist on seeing the entire thing or would they just not use that at all?
 
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