Bradenton, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

The requirements and restrictions to legally change you name in the U.S. is determined by the state you live in. Each state has different rules so you have to check with the court in the state in which you are residing.

There actually is no fundamental right of U.S. citizens to leave their country and return home again. Under current Supreme Court precedents, the right to travel abroad is merely an aspect of liberty that may be restricted within the bounds of due process.  Some have argued that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment grants this right, but no court has yet decided that issue.

If you moved back to Canada in 1995 with no visits or sporadic visits to the U. S. since then, you would have lost your green card long ago. You would probably have to start the process all over again of immigrating to the States. If your children are U. S. citizens and over the age of 21, they could conceivably petition for your immigration. If they were 18 years or older at the time that you married with your 2nd wife, however, they would not be able to petition for her. In that situation, you would have to immigrate first and sponsor your wife under the F-2A category for spouses of lawful permanent residents. The backlog before she could enter the States with permanent residence is approximately 2-3 years. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence. t-family:"Albertus Medium","sans-serif"'>