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sorry i keep putting the last post as a quote was clicking the wrong button (idiot)

ian-mstm

In that case, I wish all the best for your mum, your siblings, and your future stepfather.

There are two methods they can consider... a K-1 (fiancee) visa and a CR-1 (spouse) visa. They both take about 8-10 months start to finish (filing to entering the US) and both have their pros and cons.

All else being equal, the CR-1 is less expensive and means they will all be US permanent residents the day they enter the US with the visas. The downside, of course, is that they can't start the process until they're married.

The K-1 visa takes about the same time, but her partner can start the process right now. The downside here, is that once they get the visas and enter the US, your mum and her partner have 90 days in which to get married, and only then can they start the process to adjust their status to US permanent residents. That means quite a bit extra in application fees.

And, of course as mentioned before, your mum will need either a court order to remove the children from UK jurisdiction, or written permission from the biological father.

Ian

Rete

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Please ignore those that are being unnecessarily critical and offering you only personal opinions.

Every forum, unfortunately, has them and we are no exception.

You are getting good advice from Meauxna, Noorah101 and Ian. Continue reading and asking questions.

Rete
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Rete

As for which is more expensive it is a tight call.

For Mom's and Sibling's K visas:

1. The USC fiancee applies for the start of the K-1 by filing the I-129F at the service center in the US for his jurisdiction along with 2 G-325A's (1 for him and 1 for her) and documentation to show they have meet in person in the last two years and proof of their relationship.

2. After it is approved, it will be sent to the National Visa Center for inspection and eventually forwarded to the US Consulate in Londong.

3. Mom receives a package from the US Consulate asking for certain documentation and Mom has to complete the checklist when she has everything and mail it back to them. It is at this point of the process that she includes her children to the petition for K-2's.

4. Once Mom has everything together and mails it back to the US Consulate, she will receive a notice of when her interview will be. She can then go for her and the children's medical at the appointed panel physician for the USIC in London. (In fact this can be done before she sends the checklist back or after.)

5. Mom and the kids attend the interview and if approved her passport and the kids passports will be held by the US Consulate, stamped with the K visas and couriered back to her.

6. She and the kids come to the US, Mom marries her fiancee, they both sit down and complete the appropriate petitions for the adjustment of status for her and the kids.

7. They mail it all in and sit and wait for biometric appointment, work authorization, advance parole so they can travel out of the country and come back without abandoning their adjustment of status petition, and eventually will have another interview with Mom, Step-Dad and Kids. If approved all will get green cards.