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What can be done about getting citizenship after adopted?
My sons Girlfriend was adopted form Canada when she was 4yrs old. Her adoptive parent never filed her citizen paperwork. Now she is 18 and can not get a license, help with or into a college or even an apartment. She has been trying to figure it out on her own but so far everything is a dead end because she is over 18 and the paperwork is geared towards adoptees under 18. Yes her adoptive mom failed her in many ways. We live in NJ if that makes a difference. Please any help at all out there?
**because she is now 18 all the forms seem to need her to be under 18 for adoption or her adoptive parent must do it and she is currently dying of breast cancer in hospice. She has no family in Canada to go back to stay with. Her birth parents are dead from crack over dose. Yes this girl has had a very rough life.
TO IBU---PLEASE READ MORE CAREFULLY-THE ADOPTIVE MOTHER IS IN HOSPICE NOT THE CHILD. THE CHILD HAS A JUDGES ORDER SAYING SHE WAS ADOPTED. HER BIRTH PARENTS ARE PASSED DUE TO DRUGS YEARS AFTER SOCIAL SERVICE TOOK THEIR KIDS AWAY INCLUDING SAID CHILD. THE ADOPTIVE FATHER MOLESTED SAID CHILD AT AGE 6 AND WAS REMOVED FORM ADOPTIVE PROCESS.
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- EdLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
After the adoption how did she enter the US? If she was legally adopted and came as a visitor as appears likely, she can obtain permanent residence if her parents petition for her. The petition and her application for permanent residence can be filed concurrently (form I-130 and I-485). The forms and instructions here: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb...
- ibu guruLv 71 decade ago
If this girl is dying in hospice, this entire issue is going to become moot too soon to waste time trying to do anything about it. Nobody dying in hospice can get a drivers license anyway, and has no need for one, either.
If she were not dying, her adoptive parents must prove that they legally adopted her in Canadian courts, or she must get the court records proving she was legally adopted.
It is entirely possible that the "adoption" procedures were not legally completed, in which case, she has no right to US citizenship anyway. There have been instances where people did private adoptions, e.g. drug addicts who gave up unwanted babies, but proper legal procedures were not followed through in the courts. Remember, after a year trial period, there had to be investigation by social services and return to court to finalize the adoption! When adoptive parents do not proceed to obtain citizenship for the child, it is often because of ignorance of procedures, but can also be due to non-finalized adoption or private adoption. She needs to work with her adoptive parents to sort this out, or get the court records in Canada, then begin proceedings with USCIS.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
She return to her own country ....of canada ...before she is 18.5 ...
you file to bring her back with a Fiancee visa ... she gets a green card ..
Go see an Aila lawyer
