Passport trouble for a Texas school teacher began when Alexis Stevens and her husband, Wayne planned to celebrate their wedding anniversary with a trip to Europe.
Alexis Stevens was born in England and adopted by a US military family who brought her home to Texas, where she was raised. She raised her own family, put herself through college and became a school teacher. Stevens always wanted to travel to England to see where she was born.
Neither Alexis nor her husband Wayne had passports, so they filled out passport applications and put down a deposit on the trip. After a few weeks, Wayne’s passport arrived in the mail. When Alexis’ passport did not arrive, they began to wonder what went wrong. They were told that nearly 50 years ago, Alexis’ parents never completed the process to enable Stevens to become a U.S. citizen.
Alexis voted in every election since she turned 18 years old and has always checked the boxes stating that she was a US citizen on college, employment and passport applications.
Stevens was issued a Texas birth certificate, Social Security card, a driver’s license and voter registration card. Her citizenship was never questioned until at 52 years old she applied for a passport.
Thanks to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, more than 50% of children adopted overseas by American parents become US citizens upon entering the country. However, there were no such laws 50 years ago.
Before Stevens can be issued a passport, she must first become a US citizen. She will have to meet all the requirements and pass the citizenship test. Once the application is made, it can take as short as 5 months or could take several years to process.
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