Q: Hi, This is for a homeless man. Who can I contact that can help a homeless man that has lived in Florida for over 6 yrs
Born in Brazil, family moved to new york. Has very little new york identification, no birth certificate,.
But has had food stamps in new york.
He is 56. Y/O.
Who can help him get his identification paperwork updated for Florida.
He can not get any food stamps.
Plus is a little slow mentally, can barely read or write in English.
He can not get a DL due to child support issues.
Trying to help him but not having much luck.
A: A little more information is needed to be able to provide a best response. Were his parents U.S. Citizens at the time of his birth abroad? Did he ever have a green card, some type of visa to come to the U.S. or ever apply for a certificate of citizenship or any other immigration benefit with either the legacy Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) or modern-day U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)? If he does have an "alien file" on file with USCIS, a copy of it can be ordered without any government filing fee through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) using Form G-639, which is available to download off of the USCIS website. If he does have some type of lawful status in the U.S., e.g., permanent residency or citizenship, then evidence of that may be contained in his alien file and he might be able to order a replacement green card or certificate of citizenship/naturalization, as may be appropriate. A starting point, however, may be trying to see if an alien file exists for him by filing a FOIA request.
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