Rights of an 18 year old (legally, parents, child, permanent)

[alyssa1031]

i am in desperate need of answers and help. i used to live in oregon well i got in a few troubles and my mom is very mad. now she sent me to asia and she has my greencard and passport im still 17 and i was dropped out of school and i was to go to school here but she never told me only said it when i came here she changed everything that we talked about. and now shes saying i can't go back in america even when im 18. please tell me if this is true, i mean can't i get my passport and greencard or can't i report her to the government?

[SmerkyGrl]

You can go anywhere you want once you're 18. Before that, sorry, you're still a child and all decisions you made (short of manslaughter/murder), are basically invalid.

[tangodoodles]

Originally Posted by alyssa1031

i am in desperate need of answers and help. i used to live in oregon well i got in a few troubles and my mom is very mad. now she sent me to asia and she has my greencard and passport im still 17 and i was dropped out of school and i was to go to school here but she never told me only said it when i came here she changed everything that we talked about. and now shes saying i can't go back in america even when im 18. please tell me if this is true, i mean can't i get my passport and greencard or can't i report her to the government?

Are you an American citizen? If so, contact the American Embassy in your country and explain your situation and they'll try to help. At 18 you make your own decisions and your mother can't say boo (unless you live at home rent free, drive a car your parents bought, and they pay for your schooling in which case you're pretty much a prisoner).

[k350]

I am guessing you are a permanent resident, your mom "forced" you to return to your former Asian country and now you want back?

How did you leave the country without your passport and greencard?

Anyway, the passport, whatever country, and greencard is the property of the government. The passport being the property of what government issued it and the greencard the property of the US government.

Your mom can not legally withhold those documents from you no matter what age as those things were issued to you for you, not to your mom.

I would tell her those things and if she does not budge, then contact USCIS and tell them that someone is in possession of your green card and will not give it to you.

But this is all a mute point because once again, how did you leave the country without your passport and greencard? I can see without the green card kind of, but I am positive they would ask to see a visa of some sort to check out your status in this country. The passport is a given.