i am us citizen,had baby born in Brazil,always supported child.?
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Have you defended the case in Brazil? A Brazilian judgment may be enforced in the USA, but not if you have been denied due process (but not if the facts were found against you, even if wrongly so -- unless the court was corrupt and you can prove it).\n\nIf you are faced with an unpayable judgment you will need to engage in some sophisticated asset protection since you cannot file bankruptcy in the USA against a judgment for child support. You are unlikely to be sent to prison for nonpayment of child support, or to have your passport and driving license suspended for that, in the USA if you can show that your assets and earnings have never been sufficient to meet the Brazilian judgment. But you will need to prove that.\n\nIf you are likely to inherit money in the future, you should have your parents' wills rewritten to make anything you would otherwise inherit placed in a discretionary trust so that no court can take the money in satisfaction of any judgment.\n\nYou really need a very sophisticated lawyer to handle this, and unfortunately it does not seem that you have enough money to pay for such a lawyer.
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DO NOT LISTEN TO THE OTHER ANSWERS!!!! YOUR WIFE IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY A CITIZEN SINCE YOU ARE MARRIED!!!!\nMy sister married a Brazilian.  It took them three years to get his citizenship.\nIs she in this country legally or illegally?\nStart taking photos of every stage of your relationship, make a photo album to show that you are not a fly by night marriage.\nAnd most important find a good immigration attorney.\n\nBest of luck
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if you got on Briggs.com web site. it will tell you everything you will need to know. it helped me out about moving to Brazil. i hope it will help you out too. an you and chat with someone from there. the chat will be on the top left. hope i helped you
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It sounds as if your actual citizenship, adoption and work status are questionable.  You will need to contact the court or attorney who handled your adoption. They may be able to help you trace your documents in order to get a Guatemalan Birth Certificate.  Many children in the US when adopted are issued new birth certificates listing the adoptive parents as the new birth parents. \n\nIs it possible that your adoptive parents told you that you were legal, when that was not really true? The combination of "lost documents" and the social security card with INS restrictions make it all seem suspicious.\n\nIf you ever once had citizenship then you would not need to "get" citizenship again, though you might need to replace your documents. I would start with a visit to the online US embassy, they have information and contacts regarding gaining citizenship. These contacts may be able to help you work through your paperwork step by step to get your desired result.\n\nYou can visit the local Social Security office and get a new Social Security card issued, though it is likely to still have the INS authorization restriction. \n\nYou may benefit from the services of an immigration attorney.
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You are American?\n\n      You can claim citizenship for your child born in another country.\n\n      Our first child was born in Germany. Contact the nearest American consulate.\n\n      If you are married to the mother, you can apply to the immigration service for a visa, which is the first step toward citizenship.\n\n      I'm simplifying.\n\n      Go to immigrationservice.gov,( or whatever it is), for details
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Yes, I believe it.  ANY child born in the US is a citizen just as any child born overseas to parents who are US citizens has dual citizenship.
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Apply for citizenship, I agree with the 1st answer. We would welcome you with open arms. Will pray for you. Good Luck!\nI wish everyone felt the same way you do about immigrating to the U.S. You sound like you would be an asset to our country.
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no, but if woman who is not a citizen has a child on US soil then the baby can become a citizen (if the woman wants to).  I think they also nationalize the mother.
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If you are a US citizen by birth your son is automatically considered a US citizen even if he was born in another country. If you are a citizen through immigration then you will have to immigrate him. The quickest way is with a lawyer. You will have to prove that you are financially capable of supporting him until he can find a job once he gets over here. The process takes close to 1 1/2  years for all the paperwork to be processed. Be very careful of the lawyer you choose if you do decide to get one. There have been many cases in which people have paid a lawyer to do their paper work only to find the lawyer was  scamming them.
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That baby is a US citizen at birth. She can become a legal resident then a US citizen once her child is an adult.
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yes the baby is an american citizenbut but but the mother is still not, the mother still have to go through all the necessary paper work to become a citizen, and if you can not stay in the u.s then the parents can either leave their baby to be put up for adoption ( friends , family or the state) or put the baby in a foster home or she can take the baby with you.\n   having a baby in the states doesnt mean that the parents are automatically citizens.
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Generally, because you have a child who has the US citizenship due to the birth in the US, does not grant you the US citizenship at all.  I have not heard any cases due to a sole reason that a parent was granted the permanent residency status, because the child was the US citizen.  (I caution you that I do not practice immigration law full time, however)\n\nHaving said that, your status as being a student (assuming legally student for 5 years) should not affect your green card application status, barring some unknown facts.   I suggest you apply for the permanent residency through the work permit (H-1) or apply for the lottery program (50,000 slots every year for qualified applicants).
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Depends - were you legally in Canada when you delivered your baby here and when you lived here for 1.5 years?  If you were illegally in Canada, then, no I don't think it will help you to get permanent residency.
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Just come to the Usa. Noone here really needs a visa. Just enter through Mexico. No seriously, If you come over here and get a job, the visa to stay here shouldn't be too difficult to get. Y not just bounce between your oun countries though. At least there you will be able to have your families to help you through the first hard years. Then if you chose to help with babies.
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The baby was born to an American Citizen and is therefore American.  It would have been wise if the baby's birth was registered at the American Embassy or Consulate in Mexico to reduce problems in the future.
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I can't give exact sources but as far as I know, India just recently started allowing dual citizenship.\n\nMy US born Indian girlfriend recently managed to get her Indian citizenship. When she was younger she studied in India as a US citizen and she had to renew some sort of visa every year.\n\nJust contact the closest Indian consulate, they'll tell you what you need to do but I'm 99% certain that you'll be able to obtain Indian citizenship for your kid. As far as the US is concerned there is no problem, you can have the dual citizenship.\n\nThe only time you are required to give up your US citizenship is upon naturalization but if you are born with it or get it after the naturalization (the US goverment doesn't even check then), there's no law to say that you can't have both. Millions of people in the US have dual, triple or more citizenships.
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First call your county clerks office and ask about your states laws on legitimation rights. When my 17 yr old son was born, I was a single mom. His dad and I had split when I found out I was pregnant and he moved away. So I gave my baby my last name instead of his. When my son was 4 mos old he came back home and upon finding out he was a father wanted to reconcile our relationship. When our baby was 8 mos old we were married. We went to our County clerks office and obtained a legitamation form. It's a simple form that both parents fill out (you do not have to be married), sign it (both parent's) before a notary public, and send it in to have your child's last name changed to the father's. There is a small fee, in 1990 it was $20. When the process is completed all records of your child being born with your last name are sealed, and a new Birth Cert is issued to you. It is a good thing to do because unfortunately my husband was killed 6 mos later in a car accident, having this process completed helped me to recieve his Soc Sec benefits. Without this I would have had no way of proving his paternity without paying $10,000(+ or -) in legal fees to have my husband exhumed and dna tests ran. I'll see if I can find out any more info for your states paternity laws and get back with ya. Let me know how it turns out. GOOD LUCK!!