Wow! I'm glad that you've finally made it. I hope it doesn't take that long for us to get over there! My Dad isn't in the best of health (2 heart attacks) so I'm not sure we have that amount of time. It saddens me to think that the time we have may be short which is why I want to make the most of it as quickly as I can. I just found out yesterday that I can possibly get my Dads name put onto my birth certificate. I rang the registry office and they are sending a form out to my Mum that she has to sign and that my Dad also has to sign (it can't be that simple, can it?) and I think that is it. I wonder if it'll make any difference to the wait? We don't even know how we're going to get our visas because we've only just started as you know from my husbands and my previous pleas for help!! I think he's given up on ever getting back on this site!!

That's GREAT about the birth certificate... and yes it probably is that simple.
Have you contacted London Embassy yet?

Well, I hope so!! I haven't been onto the London Embassy yet. To be honest, I'm not sure what I'd say!! Soppy I know!! I don't know whether to wait and see what the birth certificate form entails or to just contact the Embassy and say..........What? Please let me move to theUSA and be with my Dad? Oh, if only it were that easy eh?

I am the last person on here to ever want to install panic in anyone as I have had a pretty rough ride myself and am aware how stressful this whole thing can be - However, I noticed that you said your son's were 18. If I am wrong - then I know someone on here will be quick to correct me BUT as far as I know, you have to be approved before your boy's turn 21 otherwise they 'age out' and can not immigrate with you at the same time that you go.
If I were you, I would do some research on the US Embassy London website ( I posted the link to your husband on a previous post). Look up family based immigration and read read read. There is no harm in getting familiar with the process and even getting it started whilst you wait for the Birth certificate... your Dad will have to fill out a petition to begin with and if you can get edcated and assist him, that will zip things along I'm sure.
I am not sure what the 'wait' is for immediate family members - it's much shorter than I had to wait though because a sibling is not considered immediate. I have a feeling it's a couple of years but don't take my word for it.... check it out on the Embassy website. If this whole thing is a bit overwhelming, I would recommend that you perhaps consider having a consultation with an immigration lawyer who can set you on the right track and set your minds at rest. There is information on Lawyers you can contact on this site - look at the home page and there is a heading on the right called IMMIGRATION and underneath you can see British Embassies and Legal Services etc...

I have to write this part:
I hope I am of some help to you although I am not a legal rep and only offer information from my own research and experience - of course it's up to you to verify anything I say before taking action... but that's just common sense anyway

Yes. I had seen the bit about my sons. Another reason to get things moving! I've looked at the family visa part before and because I hadn't realised that we could use this method of getting over there I initially dismissed it. With the new information about the birth certificate though, I am going to look at it more closely. I really appreciate all your advice. It helps to talk to someone in the same boat!