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Hello,
I will try to make this as short as possible. I have been recently married and my husband is in the military. We will have our wedding ceremony once he returns in September on a cruise and the reception will take place on the ship.
My mother may not be able to attend because she does not have a US passport because of the issues with her Adoption back in 1962. My mother is not from the US and was adopted by her father and step-mother (both US citizens) However they turned in the proper documents to the town but they did not turn in the a specific document with the State adoption office. They have since passed on and there is now no record of the adoption with the State. My mother and I have no idea what do to get this resolved before my wedding in September in order for her to get her passport.
She has the following documents:
Her adoption papers
Father's birth certificate
Mother's birth certificate
Green Card from her home country
She is legally separated from my father another US citizen.
The people she speaks to says that she needs to follow the adoption laws of 1962-1965. We have no idea what those are or where to start looking.
Please please please help us. If you have any information, a website, contact person anything would be so appreciated. I can't imagine not having my mother at my wedding.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Denise
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You might also want to talk to an immigration attorney, if you can get a referral for one from someone you trust. It might cost a bit more but it could give you some peace of mind to have someone "hold your hand" while dealing with USCIS -- especially since the adoption laws & citizenship laws have changed over the years.
I THINK (but definately check of course) that if she has a greencard she should be able to travel freely within the country -- if she needs ID to get on a ship or plane she ought to be able to use the greencard or a driver's license.
If it doesn't get resolved before you wedding & your mother can't attend you might want to travel to wherever she is living & have a small ceremony there as well (a blessing by a priest, rabbi, minister or whatever) with her & a few of her close friends.
You could also try contacting the priest/pastor at a church in your area that has a high immigrant population. I know that some of the clergy do a lot of unofficial legal work helping people deal with immigration issues or at least know of organizations that will help people for free or at very low cost. Good luck!
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