Q: How can one go about gaining legal status in the US without marriage.
There is no documents, however, there is proof via airline records, but those records are not in hand. Also, there are three U.S born children, the oldest soon to be 19. Not sure if that helps.
A: You should likely schedule a consultation with a competent immigration attorney who can evaluate your prospective case. What can be said based on the limited facts provided in your question above is that a U.S. Citizen child cannot petition for his or her parent until that child is twenty-one (21) years old. Again, speak with a reputable attorney who can evaluate your prospective family-based immigration case as well as ask a variety of questions to determine whether something else might also be available to you.
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