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Perfect thank you for the update!

We don't have a court ordered agreement.  I provided the lawyer notarized letter at the interview and it was accepted. 

Thanks. Will check if it doesn’t arrive after 3 weeks.

Hello see the sample below:
-We sent photocopies of the original consent letter to the USCIS.
-At the NVC stage, we also sent copies and we took the original consent letter to the NVC interview (they asked for it).
-All pages must be notarized, signed and stamped by notary/lawyer.
 
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Date
 
Name of person giving consent
Address
 
To: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and National Visa Center (NVC)
 
Re: Application to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States of America for (Child Name).

I, (name of person giving consent), biological mother of (child name, DOB), hereby give my written consent for my child to permanently immigrate to the United States of America as a permanent resident to live with his biological father (father name, DOB) and stepmother (stepmother name, DOB).
 
I also give my consent for (child name) to travel outside of the United States at any given time with either or both his biological father, (father name) and his stepmother (stepmother name).
 
This letter of consent is valid until (child name) reaches the age of majority of 18 years old.
 
On page 2 you will find a photocopy of my (passport or drivers license of the person giving consent).
 
If you have any further questions you contact me at (phone number of the person giving consent).
 

Signed on this XXth day of (Month, Year) in (City, State, Country)
__________________________________
(Signature of person giving consent)
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The entire process for us took exactly 12 months (from sending the initial application to port of entry). Below is my reply to another post:
 
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Hello, I am a USC by birth and my Canadian husband has a 10-year green card. Last year I petitioned for my Canadian stepdaughter  (she is 14 years old) and I submitted an I-130 and everything was approved for us. 
 
This is what we sent:
1. Completed I-130 form + fee
2. Copy of my stepdaughter's Canadian passport and birth certificate (showing my husband's name as her father)
3. Copy of my US passport and birth certificate (proving I am a US citizen)
4. Copy of my husband's Canadian passport and US green card
5. Marriage certificate between my husband (my stepdaughter's dad) and myself
6. A notarized consent letter from my husband's ex-girlfriend (they were never married) giving permission to my stepdaughter to permanently move to the USA with us
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