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What are the ways I can have a green card so I can be with my family?
Asked on Feb 14th, 2015 on Immigration - Georgia
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My daughter was born in the US in 2013. The mother is also a US Citizen, I am English. We are not married. We have spent much of the last 2 years in Europe together as a family but now thinking of moving to the USA. It appears my daughter can only petition for me when she is 21. Is there anyway around this? What are the options? Thank You.
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The simplest solution is to marry the mother of your child so that she could file an immediate relative petition for you. Whether you have other means of obtaining a long-term status in the U.S. depends on your education, professional credentials, and availability of a U.S. employer who would sponsor you; without this information, there cannot be a meaningful discussion of your options. However, one point is certain: any other solution that might exist will be costlier, time-consuming, and less likely to succeed.
Answered on Feb 17th, 2015 at 8:48 AM
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Marry your daughter's U.S. citizen mother and have her file a petition for you.
Answered on Feb 16th, 2015 at 11:45 PM
You are correct in understanding that a U.S. citizen may not petition for a foreign national parent until the child reaches age 21. There is no visa category by which a U.S. citizen mother may petition for the unmarried father of her child, and that is true regardless of whether the mother, father and child have spent time together of a family. If you and the mother plan to become married, however, there are a couple of immigration-related options that should be reviewed with an immigration attorney. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.
Answered on Feb 16th, 2015 at 7:23 PM