Can I Petition for my Stepchild or Stepparent?

[@sharonabaud]

If you have general questions about immigration, tune in on my FB LIVE #AskSharon every Tuesday 6PM (Pacific Time) abaudlegal.com/asksharon. I would happily answer your questions!

[@cheguevarra3069]

Do her kids have have to have my last name before i get married to their mom. Or for imagration or rje last name doesnt matter?

[@jayb2975]

My wife is a green card holder.Can she file me and my kids back home together at the same time?

[@jayb2975]

My wife is a green card holder.Can she file me wnd my kids back home together at the same time

[@jayb2975]

My wife has a green card Can my she petion for me and my kids at the same time?(not her kids.and they are 5 and 7 years age)

[@edwardwitherspoon226]

Hi thanks you so much my dad is a us citizen and she got married to my dad can my mother send for me they got married 2018 now I'm 18 year 2003 September 11

[@geovanireyes7251]

Awesome, no one I researched online explains it so fast and to the point, specially a step child petition. Thank You!. Suggestion: no one explains how to File online for the step child, I will explain: When you do the petition for the beneficiary (in my case the mother) online it only allows you to do (work on) the beneficiary one (I-30) petition, meaning that it would not let you handle a separate I-30 for the step child in that page or log in. It would seem that you have to create a separate online log in to fill the I-30 for the step child, yes a different log in from the original you created to petition the beneficiary, for if you use the same log in that you used for they beneficiary there is no way to do it, there is no separate area to do it, unless you erase the beneficiary's petition information which you obviously do not want to do.

[@sophie777-t8w]

Does it means you will not be able to file until you are approved

[@joanspence3614]

This was very helpful for my brother who got married before his stepdaughter turned 18 years old.

[@0nlynazario827]

Absolutely love this thank you so much! This was really helpful.

[@melotskee2356]

Wowww!! Im so happy to hear this.

[@E-potguy]

How if stepchild already has a wife? Stepchild was 16y/o when stepmom married with biological father. Stepmom is the petitioner

[@ariana2006gp]

I got married in 2008, my biological daughter is american. She was 7 and my husband( the stepfather) and I were together since she was 2. We stayed married for many years and we divorced in 2015. They always had a relationship as " daughter and dad" and he took care of her emotionately, financialy, a real dad. Even when we were divorced, he took care of her as a father. In 2020 , she was 18 and we ( me and the stepfather) started a relationship again and in 2022 we got married again . The point is that we got married twice, when she was a child and then whe she was 21. My question is, if we prove the relationship they always had as dad and daughter, even when we were divorced, would this work?

[@sharonabaud]

It’s possible that the relationship between your daughter and her stepfather could help in her immigration case, but it depends on various factors. To discuss the specifics and explore options, feel free to contact us at [phone].

[@melissabryden7130]

Hi Sharon. What if you have a son that you are not a biological father of but you are a presumed father of through a court order, and never married and separated from his mother?

[@sharonabaud]

Hi Melissa, we want to review your case. Call us at 310-803-3040!

[@bryanguzman231]

Can I submit a petition for my step father. He and my mother has been together for 19 years and I was 15 when they legally got married?

[@Googlename699]

My dad and I are Green Card holders. I want to bring his wife (my step mother) to the US. Can we do that? Which application we apply?

[@energizerbunny1013]

My wife As a US citizen and step mother to my son who lives overseas has filed I-130 for him in june 25 2022 .My wife and I got married in september 2008 while my son at the time was 16 years old. Based on many videos i watched specially your video my wife can apply to sponsor my son but since almost 2 years since she applied for him we havent recieved any respond from the USCIS. can you please explain why till today after 2 years havent heared anything from the USCIS? thank you so much for everything, Skander

[@sharonabaud]

I understand your concern. Please call us at [phone]. We can help review your case and provide more information.

[@edwardwitherspoon226]

Hi Uncle John can you please answer this question? My step mother is us citizen how many years it will take for her to filing for me? I was 15year they got married how long it will take?

[@sonjachacon1822]

Hi, you say the stepchild has to be younger than 18 by the time you marry, but the USCIS page says any child UNDER 21 can be included in the petition but their visa will be K2, please confirm the information that is on the USCIS webpage. Thank you

[@YeseniaRamirez-ht9xz]

My husband who has petitioned for his brother has married and has two step children. Both children are under the age of 17. One was accepted but the other was not. The rejection indicates missing proof of the relationship. Through the inquiry form we have submitted an inquiry to the rejection and added the marriage certificate and birth certificate of the child as proof of the relationship. Can you please advise what I can do or submit to have the child added. We have made about a dozen attempts and each time it gets rejected. Is there a number I can call ? I would greatly appreciate your assistance.

[@YOUNGDOCGH]

Is it possible for me to legally recognize the child as my stepchild, even though I am not married to his mother, considering that I have been involved in raising him since his birth, and the biological father initially denied the pregnancy?

[@vhien5280]

hi sharon abuud gud am, how to petition my daugther what do we need to do..pls help thank u god bless...

[@AlemshaTanerEmur]

I am going to sponsor my husband that has 2 kids from previous marriage, can I file at the same time[? The girls are here in USA. What is needed

[@ebenizargibson7652]

does my stepparent automatically get a green card if they are married to my biological parent upon approval of a green card? or do I need to apply for them seperately?

[@mosantamaria]

Hola! During the adjustment of status can the child study in high school? Or we have to wait until the green card is approved?

[@ktraxD]

Hello, I have some for you if you don't mind, I am currently a permanent resident in the US, I'm in the category SL6, apparently i cannot sponsor my mom because she automatically "Abandoned" when she came to the US illegally with the idea of helping my sister and me to live better, in contrast my biological father in fact did abandoned us, anyway, when she came to the US two years after she gave us a little sister which was born in the US, she's 13 now, she mate with a guy who is my step father... And in a very abbreviated manner, now I'm about one month to my USCIS citizenship interview, but I has been searching for a way to make Mom to get some legal status in here but apparently she won't be able, so then I was wondering if I could make my step father and he can help her, would that work? And if yes would he be able to help my mom get something legally? And would I be able to help my step father if I'm 23 years old? Please reply, I will be so thankful.

[@sasi3185]

Can I apply my dad and my step mother. They are 60+ , I want to apply them for visit. Please please reply me please help me . I am waiting for your reply. Thank you

[@ElenorGawatMendiola]

If I petition my stepdaughter, can she petition her biological mother?

[@neydigonzalez363]

About how much would this process cost? Stepchild petitions for stepdad.

[@sharonabaud]

Hi Neidy, we want to review your case. Call us at 310-803-3040!

[@ericmuchiri4244]

What do you have to say for Fathers and their stepchildren? Are adoption and Legitimation the same and can one exist without the other? Thank you.

[@jayg4853]

Does the other parent have to get consent to sign over the right so that I can adopt my step son ?

[@timboersma3805]

I noticed you don't respond to comments, so I won't ask a question

[@jeffmetha6488]

I'm a freshman in high school and I'm under 18 with a student visa, if my change my relationship with my uncle to be my step dad, can I petition for an u.s citizenship. And I also have a question about do I have to go college after that??????

[@venezuelan15]

did they change that rule recently?? now it shows 16 year old when step parent and biological parent got married??..

[@pabloaustine5064]

does the stepchild automatically becomes a citizen?? Please answer me

[@lucastoyreviewspiboonwit8788]

So they can become a us citizen? Derived through mother?

[@gman8844]

what your fee for wife an child in the philippines philippines we got married october 22 2019

[@majuotero3980]

Does my husband needs to file a separate i30 form, one for me and one for my 5 year old?

[@bombont3053]

yes

[@victoriaogunjimi7923]

Hi,please did you go to the interview with your minor child

[@almadiaz5001]

What if our marriage happen ehen she was already 19 years old is there any other way ?

[@nadineanglin1479]

I would like to know the answer to this question too.