Q: US citizen wanting to get his father to Michigan from Iraq
I am a US citizen who wants to bring my father to live here with me from Iraq. He owes child support to my mother who lived in the US but has passed away. He can pay any money he’s due he just doesn’t know where to pay. What is the best coarse of action to be able to get him to the United States and be a citizen if possible.
A: You may sponsor your father for his green card as your immediate relative depending on the facts. Discuss with counsel anywhere in the USA for representation.
Tim Akpinar agrees with this answer
A: So your father is in Iraq and your mother lived in the US, but has died. You're a US citizen. And your father owed child support to your mother? And you are asking US attorneys how he can pay child support, which suggests it was a US court that awarded the support. With that fact pattern, I think there's a good chance your father used to live in the US?? If your father previously resided in the US and now does not, that is a major, major, major part of this case. I have a long list of questions for you regarding your age, how long your father was here, what his status was while he was here, the circumstances of his return to Iraq, etc. You need a proper consultation.
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