Got married in the United States and need that marriage to be legally recognized in Brazil? Many people still assume the only path is going through the Brazilian consulate in the U.S. — a process that tends to be slow, bureaucratic, and usually requires scheduling an appointment, traveling to the consular post, and waiting months for a response. There's a simpler alternative: hiring a law firm based directly in Brazil to handle the entire process of transcribing your American

The official document proving you have acquired U.S. citizenship through naturalization is the Certificate of Naturalization, issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This is a federal administrative act conducted by USCIS, an agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, rather than a court-ordered name change. If your name or surname was changed as part of the formal naturalization process and is explicitly stated on your Certificate of Naturali