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  • i doubt if it would work but, who knows. i'd suggest finding a decent immigration lawyer.
  • In the US, adults can adopt adults, as long as there is a 10 year age gap. The immigration laws are a lot more complicated. I would suggest a good lawyer needs to be involved. Adoption paperwork can take a long time, depending on whether the natural parents are living and do or don't contest, and whether everyone it takes every one at every step to act on it. The immigration procedure is even worse.
  • For immigration purposes, the adoption has to happen before age 16 and the adopting parents had to have physical custody for a certain period of time. Since you are here on an F1 visa though, I do recommend that you speak to an immigration attorney to see what other options you may have. Since you live in GA, if you would like some recommendations, please feel free to email me. I know several immigration attorneys there.

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