Take baby to the interview? Or no?

[flygirl]

On the letter about our interview it says "you do not need to bring your children" does this mean DONT bring them or "we don't have to bring them if we don't want to?" I've seen many posts that people take them. Our son just turned 1 year old. We are going to have to get a hotel the night before because it is a 3 hour drive and our interview is in the morning.

[azblk]

On the letter about our interview it says "you do not need to bring your children" does this mean DONT bring them or "we don't have to bring them if we don't want to?" I've seen many posts that people take them. Our son just turned 1 year old. We are going to have to get a hotel the night before because it is a 3 hour drive and our interview is in the morning.

You can bring the child but only if you have no other options. A one year old Kid can be quite disruptive to what is an already stressful situation.

[Perkins92]

On the letter about our interview it says "you do not need to bring your children" does this mean DONT bring them or "we don't have to bring them if we don't want to?" I've seen many posts that people take them. Our son just turned 1 year old. We are going to have to get a hotel the night before because it is a 3 hour drive and our interview is in the morning.

we just had our interview on monday we have a 3yr old but we didn't bring him with us we just had his birth certificate with us and it was fine.

[aquila]

On the letter about our interview it says "you do not need to bring your children" does this mean DONT bring them or "we don't have to bring them if we don't want to?" I've seen many posts that people take them. Our son just turned 1 year old. We are going to have to get a hotel the night before because it is a 3 hour drive and our interview is in the morning.

Kids are best evidence of a bonafide marriage. I would advice you take your kid with you. I have 4-month-old with my wife whom we will take with us to our interview. I also think there could be a psychological influence on the part of an IO. And could also mitigate the likelihood of couple being separated.

[azblk]

Kids are best evidence of a bonafide marriage. I would advice you take your kid with you. I have 4-month-old with my wife whom we will take with us to our interview. I also think there could be a psychological influence on the part of an IO. And could also mitigate the likelihood of couple being separated.

While I think Kids should be evidence of bonafide marriage, the USCIS takes a different view. Its just shows you had sex period. There are millions of kids in this country whose parents dont have any relationship besides have had a kid together.

[inadmissible]

I could not find a sitter for my baby and brought her to a USCIS interview. It was the best thing ever - USCIS employees thought I was the nicest guy ever even though I wasn't

[Dreamerdancer42]

While I think Kids should be evidence of bonafide marriage, the USCIS takes a different view. Its just shows you had sex period. There are millions of kids in this country whose parents dont have any relationship besides have had a kid together.

Having sex with some1 shows there were relations!!!! They both decided not to get abortions, had a baby and got married!!! Even came to the interview as a couple with a child!!!! HUGE DIFFERENCE than just having sex with some1!! Every normal human being who decides to go ahead with a pregnancy acknowledges the fact, he will be attached to that person for life!!! And showing up to interview further more proves, hes by his spouses side!!

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I could not find a sitter for my baby and brought her to a USCIS interview. It was the best thing ever - USCIS employees thought I was the nicest guy ever even though I wasn't

Thats great!! We have a 10 year old, maybe i should bring her

[aquila]

While I think Kids should be evidence of bonafide marriage, the USCIS takes a different view. Its just shows you had sex period. There are millions of kids in this country whose parents dont have any relationship besides have had a kid together.

The essence of an USCIS interview is to prove a bonafide marriage with evidence, some of which could be forged or obtained for this purpose. You cannot forge a child. The parents of "millions of kids" in this country don't have to go to an USCIS interview, there's a big difference.

PS: Why do you think some cases of people who are not eligible to adjust status are discretionarily handled with lenience because they have an American-born child?

[azblk]

The essence of an USCIS interview is to prove a bonafide marriage with evidence, some of which could be forged or obtained for this purpose. You cannot forge a child. The parents of "millions of kids" in this country don't have to go to an USCIS interview, there's a big difference.

PS: Why do you think some cases of people who are not eligible to adjust status are discretionarily handled with lenience because they have an American-born child?

The point I am making is that the government does not care whether you have a child or not and does not give the child any extra weight as bonafide evidence of marriage.

Treating parents of USC who otherwise can not adjust status discretionary is just the right and smart thing to do until Trump became president - now they are getting deported like everyone else if ICE get their hands on them. There are also several other classes of people treated with the same discrection or even better sans USC children.

[Pinaychinitafrombaltimore]

We have a 1 year old baby and we brought her to the interview., our lawyer told us to bring her and everything went smoothly at the intrrview.,

[JaydenDad]

We have 5 kids all born in the States. I'll take the 2 youngest, my 3 yr old daughter and 1 yr old son ???? #GodBlessAmerica