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Hello everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone have any thoughts on my brother's immigration case. My brother was petitioned under F2B Category, priority date became current few months ago, and had his consular interview as "single & childless" about 3 months ago, September 25th, to which he got approved and received his immigrant visa.
He was never married but at that time of APPROVAL on his interview on September 25th at the US Embassy, he has a girlfriend who at that time was pregnant with his child. Since the child wasn't born yet, then no child name to declare in the DS-230 Immigrant Visa Application Form and he had nothing to declare (child) to the Consular Officer. So technically, he was still "single and childless" during the interview as the child has not been born yet. He then planned of leaving for the United States after a month on October 25th as he was hoping that the child be born before he leaves for the U.S.
But 3 weeks after his visa approval, his girlfriend gave birth. After a week, my brother left on Octover 25th and entered the United States and since his child is already born, he entered the United States as "single but with a child".
Question is ... would there be any complication on this situation? At the port of entry, he was only asked if he is "single" to which he declared as "single" but he wasn't asked if he needed to declare any child or children.
What would happen if, down the road, he applies for petition for his child or applies for naturalization and they would see that the he had now a child BEFORE he entered the US, would that would be an issue as he was (under F2B Category) "single and childless" during the US Embassy/Consular Interview BUT "single with a child" at the Port of Entry? Any advise of anything he needs to do? Thank you and I would appreciate any inputs.
He was never married but at that time of APPROVAL on his interview on September 25th at the US Embassy, he has a girlfriend who at that time was pregnant with his child. Since the child wasn't born yet, then no child name to declare in the DS-230 Immigrant Visa Application Form and he had nothing to declare (child) to the Consular Officer. So technically, he was still "single and childless" during the interview as the child has not been born yet. He then planned of leaving for the United States after a month on October 25th as he was hoping that the child be born before he leaves for the U.S.
But 3 weeks after his visa approval, his girlfriend gave birth. After a week, my brother left on Octover 25th and entered the United States and since his child is already born, he entered the United States as "single but with a child".
Question is ... would there be any complication on this situation? At the port of entry, he was only asked if he is "single" to which he declared as "single" but he wasn't asked if he needed to declare any child or children.
What would happen if, down the road, he applies for petition for his child or applies for naturalization and they would see that the he had now a child BEFORE he entered the US, would that would be an issue as he was (under F2B Category) "single and childless" during the US Embassy/Consular Interview BUT "single with a child" at the Port of Entry? Any advise of anything he needs to do? Thank you and I would appreciate any inputs.
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