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In our case, my wife and I are looking to adopt her Brother 15 and sister 14. The thing is, we are in no rush to bring them here to the United States as we think it is better for them to finish high school there. The shock would be too great from provincial high school to school here in US. So this is what we were thinking. Since my wife is still a Filipino citizen (though we live in the US) and we own a nice home where her brother and sister reside watched by her grandparents we want to domestically adopt the children through the local court as we have no intention of having them leave the country until they are adults. Oh, one reason we need to avoid the ICAB is that the age gap is less than 16 years. We think we can get around this on the local domestic adoption level as her grandfather knows all the right people in her particulat province. So we would adopt in The Philippines and then file the I-600 and have them classified as our immediate relative. So when they turn 18 we petition them to come to the US a our children. Because I'm assuming that the ICAB would have nothing to say at this point as they will already be adults and should be able to come and go as they wish. We act as their parents already. Provide for them emotionally and physically and we just want them to have the best chances in life and that would be a college education in the US and the opportunity to work here. I know this situation is probably very strange but any help or directions to a decent US lawyer would be appreciated. We wonder if this is even possible.
Can we have an I-600 approved and then wait until the children are 18 to have them immigrate?
Thank You,
Francisco
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Primarily because you are using adoption to circumvent immigration laws.
The children first must be orphans -- and you must prove that to the US government. From the sounds of it, these children aren't orphans.
Second, the children must be younger than 16. I doubt you could complete all the paperwork in time to adopt the oldest.
You are better off simply sponsoring the children's immigration when they become adults. It would certainly be more honest.
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I don't see it like that. My wife has cared for them all her life as she is the oldest sister. Not as sister, but as a parent. And since we've been married four years ago, we together have taken care of them as any parent would. We cloth them, feed them, listen to them, help them, I had a house built for them so they could have their own rooms and we send them to school. Why shouldn't we be afforded the rights of parents. They call me tatay and respect us.
By reading the U.S. def. of orphan I believe they are. They are illegitimate kids as the father is unknown. The mother abandonned them when they were babies and is a worthless human being only appearing every once in a while in a drunken stuper to rerak havok on her own children. She has nothing to do with them. So the children have no parents.
I thought that paper work only has to be started before they turn 16, not finished by the time they turn 16 and the ammendment to 101B? says that the sibling of an adopted child is considered a child until 17 so it gives more leeway on the older brother.
How could we sponsor them as adults? To sponsor a sibling takes 15 years or so. I really don't think we are being dishonest. We act like parents, they treat us like parents so why shouldn't we have the title of parents. We simply want what is best for them.
Hi Inday,
Adopt away, I do not know the best way , my recommendation is contacting a lawyer. An immigration lawyer. In addition, if you check ou the INS site you may be able to find the answers you need. One important comment, it may be better to adopt them now, in the event of a catastrophe and death,t hese children would be left with nothing. It would be the most honerable thing to adopt them. In addition, with regard to death benefits and a will if the beficiary person(s) are not american citizens, the US govenment takes the majority of your money left. Protect your estate and the people you care about.
Good luck to you & Om shanti,
nina