Unmarried Child Under Child Protection Act, Get Married

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ahmedsafwat

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Hi all,

my father is US. Citizen and he applied for me for an immigrant visa as unmarried child under 21, and i got the immigrant visa and then due to the military service in my country i can't travel till i finish it, so i turned 21 and i am now under the child protection act and i am going to finish my military service within few months and i will apply again to get the visa , but i want to marry , is this marriage will change my status and prevent me from getting the visa or it's ok and inform the embassy when i am applying again that i get married, and if it's ok can my wife go with me to the united states


Thanks for your time,

Best Regards.
 
What do you mean by "i am now under the child protection act"? The visa process was completed when you received the immigrant visa. Did you notify your US consulate that you won't be able to use the visa, or did you just let it expire?
 
it's expired and i informed the embassy

no it's expired and i informed the embassy and they said when you going to finish your military service renew the medical exam and some documents and we will renew your visa and i am under the child protection act because i turned 21 during the immigration proces. And During the military serivice i want to marry a girl and i want to know if i do it and inform the embassy , is this will affect my visa renewal because my petition was unmarried child under 21, and if there's no problem can i get my girl with me to the united states
 
Marrying will mess up your situation one way or the other.

If you marry before entering the US with the immigrant visa, the immigrant visa is voided. They may not find out about your marriage immediately, but they can revoke the GC later on when they find out.

If you enter the US with the immigrant visa before getting married, your own permanent resident status will be OK, but your wife cannot accompany you. You would have to file for her and wait a few years, or she would have to get a GC via another route.

Another option is to forget about this immigrant visa, and have your father file another petition as a married child of a US citizen. Then in a few years both of you (and your children, if any) can immigrate based on that petition.
 
Another option is to forget about this immigrant visa, and have your father file another petition as a married child of a US citizen. Then in a few years both of you (and your children, if any) can immigrate based on that petition.
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why would he need to file another petition? he can use the existing one, but will move to a different category.
 
LucyMO said:
why would he need to file another petition? he can use the existing one, but will move to a different category.
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After the immigrant visa has been issued, I don't think the same underlying petition can be used years down the line. As far as I know, at this stage the only option now is to use the (re-issued) immigrant visa or the case is dead. But I could be wrong.
 
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