Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I find it bizarre that she has been living in the U.S. since she was two years old and in thirteen years (until she turned 15) her mother did not see it fit to procure American citizenship for her daughter. I got tons of Russian friends who married Americans, and once they got to the U.S. with their kids from the first marriage, both mom and kids were U.S. citizens as quickly as the law allowed. Believe me, it does NOT take 13 years. Assuming her mom married an American, she would have been eligible for her citizenship three years later, and that means she and the kid. Why didn't that happen??
This is true if the parent requests papers for the daughter.
When my mother applied for a green card, I was only 11. She filled out the papers for my baby brothers but not me.
It wasn't until I was 24 that i got my legal green card.
Anonymous wrote:I find it bizarre that she has been living in the U.S. since she was two years old and in thirteen years (until she turned 15) her mother did not see it fit to procure American citizenship for her daughter. I got tons of Russian friends who married Americans, and once they got to the U.S. with their kids from the first marriage, both mom and kids were U.S. citizens as quickly as the law allowed. Believe me, it does NOT take 13 years. Assuming her mom married an American, she would have been eligible for her citizenship three years later, and that means she and the kid. Why didn't that happen??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And God know what are the laws in Russia...
In Russia, if a parent doesn't take proper care of the child, his/her parental rights get terminated, and a child will be placed under custody of the 2nd parent or a relative. If no relatives can take custody, a child is placed in an orphanage and becomes available for adoption.
Anonymous wrote:And God know what are the laws in Russia...
Anonymous wrote:sounds like child abandonement.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All she needs is a flight ticket. She has the green card and a valid passport.
Mothers consent is not needed
No, I think her green card needs renewal and mom has to sign. Think I read that somewhere.
the authorities in Russia could have charged her with that and asked for deportation
Anonymous wrote:I find it bizarre that she has been living in the U.S. since she was two years old and in thirteen years (until she turned 15) her mother did not see it fit to procure American citizenship for her daughter. I got tons of Russian friends who married Americans, and once they got to the U.S. with their kids from the first marriage, both mom and kids were U.S. citizens as quickly as the law allowed. Believe me, it does NOT take 13 years. Assuming her mom married an American, she would have been eligible for her citizenship three years later, and that means she and the kid. Why didn't that happen??