EduardoP

I have great news about my sister case. I was waiting the result to post over here. A couple of weeks ago we found my mother passport with the date of return to Brazil, including my sister's name. Along with the passport we found a vaccination card from my sister, when she was a little over a year old. With some additional documents attached, it was enough proof to the my sister's children acquire their mother's nationality. They just received the "Consular Report of Birth abroad" and the passports at home. And I want to thank those who helped us on this forum, it was of great help to us.

And what about I-130, it is possible for her to apply by herself?

This case is possible but not simple, possibly the next step is for me to find a good lawyer for her, am I correct?

Thank you I really appreciate all the help I'm having over here. She doesn't have much time. 2 daughters, 15 and 16 years old. The oldest will turn 18 in February 2025

1) My sister has an American passport, but she only got it when she was an adult When she went to Brazil as a child, it seems to me that she didn't need her own passport, the travel record was a stamp in my mother's passport (I could be wrong, but I think that's it). I asked my sister to check with my mother, but I highly doubt this passport still exists. 2) I was not aware of the existence of FOIA. I thought it was a great idea and we will certainly do my sister's FOIA. 4) I'm going to call and talk to my mom tonight, and see if she remembers any appointments or tests my sister had. 5) I'll check too 6) I agree, having the I130 as an alternative, she has to start the process. I'm a sponsor to my wife and 2 kids. But I think I can be a co-sponsor for 2 more, I will check. 7) But does my sister has to move together to live in the USA, or can the children come alone (and stay at my house , for example)?

My sister was always with my mother, without daycare. My father passed away in 2018. The apartment we lived in the US was inside Purdue University. The University is likely to own it. It was 50 years ago. There is a great chance that the University will no longer have the Lease agreement (or other document) from that time. But I think we have to try. I just don't know if the University would be willing to help.

Thank you for reply! The first thing I'm going to try is to check with my mother to see if she still has her old passport with a return date (but I'm not very hopeful). I'm thinking of trying with the University my father graduated from (Purdue University) if they could issue a proof of the period my father studied at the University. Could this type of document help?

Hi My father went to the US from Brazil from 1972 to 1976 to do his PhD. While there my sister and I were born. When my father finished his PhD and returned to Brazil (with the whole family together) my sister was over 1 year old. Today my sister is living in Brazil and has 2 children born out of wedlock (they are under 18 and were born before 2017). If my sister proves that she lived in the USA for more than 1 year (since she was born until the date she left for Brazil) can the children acquire their mother's nationality?