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BigJoe5: Yes, yes and no. Central America is desperate for tourist dollars and gringo retirees. If you can prove you have a monthly Social Security or pension check, and/or will create a job for one of their citizens, you can get pensionado or permanent resident status pretty easily...

TheRealCanadian: Yeah, I just had that conversation with him. He's so overwhelmed that I had to back off. They're going to do this in small steps at a time, which is all they can manage. Central America is still a long way off.

Jackolantern: Thanks for all the answers to my questions! Also, thanks for the tip on the Customer Service Center. The husband groaned when I suggested calling them. He's been through their maze before, and was relieved when I told him to skip it. jayoa: Yes, the husband mentioned that he has...

Thanks for your reply. I'm communicating with the husband now. There are things I didn't know or was misinformed about. (Easy when I'm getting conflicting info from multiple sources!) He sounds determined to take her with him. The estranged child is in the middle of his own nightmare and can't...

It seems important for her to get her citizenship regardless of what she decides to do. Does she need to renew her green card before she can apply for citizenship? Can she use AR-11, Change of Address, before she renews her green card, or would that flag her file? Can a person unrelated to...

TheRealCanadian: I agree. Her husband is between a rock and hard place. His mother and his wife both desperately need him, his own health is horrible, and he can't be in two places at once. He really wants to go to Central America without his wife, but then, who would take care of her? I *so*...

Thanks for the additional replies! Jackolantern: I don't know the details of her adoption. However, it's been so hard to get information that I'm beginning to suspect the adoption was never legalized. It was easy to get away with this sort of thing in the 60s. It looks like her natural parents...

Hi! Thanks for replying. Her children are all adults with children of their own now. One is mentally disabled. One is estranged. The only one that's still near her and somewhat functional has psychological and other problems that make her extremely difficult to work with. Thanks for the...

The short version: How would a mentally disabled, financially challenged person who is a long-time US resident obtain US citizenship and / or renew their green card? The long version: A young, foreign-born girl was brought to the US in the 1960s by her parents. The girl was born with physical...