Tourist Visa -Child with Divorce Parent

[ganapathymp2002]

Looking to get my Neice to the US for a couple of months, who will be travelling with her Grand Parents. Her Mom is divorced with custody of the child as per the Divorce agreement and does not have a US Visa. I had a few qns regarding the application for the Visa, would be great if people familiar with the mater can clarify.

1) In DS160 do we need to fill her Father details? Or could I just tick- Do Not Know.

2) who has to accompany the Kid to VISA interview Mother or Grand parents would do ?

3) Do we need to pre-send any documents or carrying the Divorce Letter stating Custody at the time of teh interview is sufficient?

4) Any thing else to be kept in mind/any complication expected during the process?

Thanks for the Help in Advance

[Libra_14]

First of all useless to create multiple threads, you can ask more questions on same thread.

1) In DS160 do we need to fill her Father details? Or could I just tick- Do Not Know.

The kid does have a father's name in passport, hence it should be mentioned in the DS160 as well.

2) who has to accompany the Kid to VISA interview Mother or Grand parents would do ?

Kids under 14 yrs of age really do not need to attend the interview - you can also use the dropbox facility. If at all interview is required, mom nee

3) Do we need to pre-send any documents or carrying the Divorce Letter stating Custody at the time of teh interview is sufficient?

If the divorce decree says that the mom has full custody & father has no obligations whatsoever, then nothing is needed. Otherwise if the father has visitation rights, his consent is required for visa & for travel.

4) Any thing else to be kept in mind/any complication expected during the process?

VO will surely question about the custody, keep more documents ready & be prepared to answer.

[ganapathymp2002]

Thanks a lot for your response.Sorry for the other thread that was by mistake as the website - just showed O was logged of and did not confirm the posting.

Response:The kid does have a father's name in passport, hence it should be mentioned in the DS160 as well.
Qn:The Fathers name is not in teh passport. Do I still need to add ?

Response:Kids under 14 yrs of age really do not need to attend the interview - you can also use the dropbox facility. If at all interview is required, mom nee
Qn: I believe thats only true if either of the parents have a US Visa no ?


Response:If the divorce decree says that the mom has full custody & father has no obligations whatsoever, then nothing is needed. Otherwise if the father has visitation rights, his consent is required for visa & for travel.
Qn: The Divorce decree does say Mom has full custody/but does not mention anything about visitation would that be a problem ?


Thanks a lot again for your response.

[Libra_14]

Response:The kid does have a father's name in passport, hence it should be mentioned in the DS160 as well.
Qn:The Fathers name is not in teh passport. Do I still need to add ?

Then no need to fill in the DS160 as well. But be ready to answer any question VO may ask about the name of father in passport & DS160 - be truthful.

Response:Kids under 14 yrs of age really do not need to attend the interview - you can also use the dropbox facility. If at all interview is required, mom nee
Qn: I believe thats only true if either of the parents have a US Visa no ?

To the best of my knowledge, there is no such legal rule.

Response:If the divorce decree says that the mom has full custody & father has no obligations whatsoever, then nothing is needed. Otherwise if the father has visitation rights, his consent is required for visa & for travel.
Qn: The Divorce decree does say Mom has full custody/but does not mention anything about visitation would that be a problem ?

No problem, its good for the mom

Hope this helps.