QUOTE(athomp @ Jan 31 2007, 07:02 PM)

My wife was issued her Visa and Green Card at the Belize Embassy but now with this new law and no DCS filing what are our options now we can't just leave her there please help what are our options if I go back and adopt her will she then be elgible for an american passport or visa

We need to get her home quickly please please help

First, how old is the daughter? Adopting her is not necessary, she's a stepchild already by virtue of your marriage to her mother. Like Meauxna stated, the marriage between the parent and the US citizen must have occurred when the child was under the age of 18. Should she already be over 18, your wife could petition her while an LPR, which would mean a longer wait, but could upgrade the petition once a USC. Remember that filing a petition as an LPR is always wise, as a child continues to be classified as a child after she becomes 21, if the petition was filed for her when she was still under 21 years of age.