Legal Question in Immigration Law in Utah

Luba,

Thanks for your attention to my question and for the information given. As I was reviewing your answer, I began to look for a way to bring him here sooner if it were possible, and I came across the following :

Can my child come to the United States to live while the visa petition is pending?

If you are a U.S. citizen, once you file Form I-130, your child is eligible to apply for a nonimmigrant K-4 visa. This will entitle him or her to come to the United States to live and work or go to school while the visa petition is pending. To petition for this benefit, you may file Form I-129F. However, you are not required to file Form I-129F and your child does not require a K-4 visa. Your child may wait abroad for immigrant visa processing. Seeking a K-4 visa can be a method for him or her to come to the United States more quickly. For more information, see the �K-3/K-4 Nonimmigrant Visas� link to the left.

I, assuming the term �child� here referred to any of our children, got my hopes up as we both were investigating a way to bring our son in earlier. Then I read the Immigration Services definition and realized it referred only to those children under the age of 21. Is their any such form or visa status such as form I-129F or the K-3/K-4 visa which would apply to a son who is over 21�or is there any other way of bringing him into the country before an immigrant visa is approved and issued?

Christopher in Draper, Utah


Asked on 6/15/10, 10:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Luba Smal Smal Immigration Law Office

Christopher,

I don't remember what previous post are you referring to in your question. Please keep in mind that this is a public forum. If you have legal questions or would like to schedule a confidential legal telephone consultation, you are welcome to email me off the public forum to schedule a consult.

Best regards,

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Answered on 6/16/10, 7:48 am


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