Does anyone know if I move my wife and sons to Panama and I file for residency can my wife and sons be included? My wife is a Nicaraguan Citizen and my stepsons are Costa Rican Citizen?.We have been a Family for 3 and a half years.Should I be asking this question to a Panama Lawyer and can you recommend one?
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I would start with Mayra. She has an A+++ rating among the north American expats who have used her for immigration issues. For now, I will only use her. She might be able to help you. You can find her contact information on her web site. She speaks excellent English. Her rates are very reasonable. She is located in Panama City.
http://www.panamalawyermayralamboglia.com/ (I took the photo on her web site...smile)
best wishes
Strongly recommend you contact a highly qualified immigration attorney -- One that comes recommended by many (and I have never heard of anyone having a bad experience with her) is Rainelda Mata-Kelly. Do a google search and you should come up with her info -- send her an email with your questions.
And I don't think that you can do the adoptions here, if desired.
That will have to be done in the country of citizenship ie. Costa Rica
and you may have to be married first.
I adopted my Panamanian Wife's daughter, it took two years and was
the most frustrating experience in my entire life. Visits by government
agencies, numerous interviews, physiological testing, not only I but
my Wife had to write an essay on why we wanted to adopt (imagine,
the girls Mother), income verification, the girls private bedroom, etc...
and on the day of adoption, went to the courthouse and waited all
day for the Judges signature (a Friday) and just before closing asked
one of the Judges secretary the status and was told the Judge had
left for the day!!! Later on, I asked my Lawyer how many adoptions
were done and she just pointed to me, only one. I attribute my health
issues now (AMD-wet in both eyes) and stomach problems to the
stress that I went through in those two years. It also took two years
to get her U.S. Citizenship but that was a breeze compared to the
adoption.
I hope that it goes easier for you, I lived in Costa Rica for four years
and I know the discrimination that Nicaraguans encounter there. You
won't find that here in Panama. Best of luck, I love Nicaraguan people.
Patrick