Need help for my sister's citizenship
I am having trouble regarding my sister's citizenship. We were born in Venezuela, I in 86 and she was born 93. My father registered us both in 1996 from here in the states.
Fast forward to 2009, we all went to get passports at the consulate in Baltimore. They made us all passports then later called and said they had made one for my sister but they couldn't give it to her because something was wrong with the way her birth cert had been registered. By that point, Venezuela no longer had diplomatic relations with USA and we were not able to get another copy apostilled etc. We went back and forth many times with the consulates but without being able to get a new birth certificate over from Venezuela there was nothing they could do. So her passport sat in a drawer in the consulate.
Last year, one of our cousins came to visit from Venezuela and she brought an apostilled birth certificate with her we were able to get through power of attorney. My sister got an appointment in Philadelphia, explained the situation, they saw the birth cert, pulled up all the correspondence with my father working on her passport and citizenship etc., and after all that, they told her she couldn't be recognized because she was a minor when that was all happening and she did not set an appointment as an adult before the new law.
I feel like there has to be something that can be done about this and would like to hire an attorney or other service to talk to the consulate or take this to court.
Any recommendations?