Background: I'm a US citizen. Married here in Thailand 5 years ago and we have a son together soon turning age 4. I've lived here the entire time with multiple Non-"O" extensions of stay. We're now planning to move to the US later this year and I'm doing all the reading and researching on that.

Topic: We wish to also include on the application my stepson soon to be age 15 to bring him with us. My wife was not married to his biological father, but his biological father's name is on the birth certificate. The biological father has had no contact with nor supported him in anyway in a dozen years.

My stepson has a passport, but it just occurred to me the fact his biological father's name is on birth certificate could be an issue with him getting a US immigrant visa. Is there something we need to do here for handling that? His biological father would have no trouble finding him and has made no attempt in over a decade, but the opposite isn't true. We don't know anyone who knows anything about his biological father's whereabouts.

Any comments are appreciated.

Jimky

I note: http://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/children/bringing-children-sons-and-daughters-live-united-states-permanent-residents

If you are the... You must also submit...

Step-parent (step-mother or step-father)

A copy of your step-child’s birth certificate issued by civil authorities

A copy of your civil marriage certificate to your step-child’s genetic or legal gestational parent

Proof of the legal termination of all previous marriages for you and/or the genetic parent or legal gestational mother (divorce decree, death certificate, annulment decree)

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There's some informatvie some Q&A from www.visajourney.com:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/258477-stepchildren-some-questions-answers/

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You might also want to visit or phone or email the USCIS office in Bangkok with your Q:

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/thailand-bangkok-field-office

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Sindhorn Building

Tower 2, 15th Floor

130-132 Wireless Road

Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Phone

02-205-5352 or 02-205-5382 (within Thailand)

011-662-205-5352 (from the United States)

E-mail

[email protected]

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Mac

For such a specific question about US Visa, would check and post on visa journey forum...

As it is a forum dedicated to US visa process

TV is a great forum, but focused on Thailand Visa issues, so maybe not the best place to get your answer

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/