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My wife's been here over a year now, and she met a Chinese lady who recently came on a CR1 visa. This lady friend wants to bring her 15-year-old son to live with her in America, and I told her husband to write to the consulate asking about follow-to-join from what I read. The husband wrote the consulate: Dear Consulate, I am very happy that my wife (XYZ) is adjusting very well in America this past 3 months she’s been here. Now that she has settled down well, we would like to start the process to bring her son (my stepson), ABC (DOB: xxxxxxxx), to live with us in America. I understand he can come with “follow-to-join” eligibility. Please advise what I should do next. The consulate replied: Dear Mr. Z: The follow-to-join case must be filed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Upon approval of the application, the case file will be forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC) for processing. This office will start processing the follow-to-join visa application as soon as receiving the physical file from the NVC. Since we don’t have a petition regarding your stepson's visa application at present, we suggest you to contact either USCIS or the NVC if you have any questions. From what I read, a follow-to-join process starts with the consulate. If that's not the case, how does one start the process? File a new I-130 for the child? Any advise? Thanks! Bobby
