Sorry for the late reply. Here is a template. Its a work in progress. But this is the gist of it:Thank you for sharing your story!! Would you mind sharing the template of the explanation letter you had your mom sign?
I am also in a similar situation but my mom did get "Legally Separated" back in 1973 and we have the documentation. Apparently in Brazil there is such a thing as being divorced or legally separated though I don't know the ins and outs of it so I am tempted to add a letter like you did.
Thanks in advance!
My daughter wishes to sponsor me for permanent residency through this program in 2019. However, my husband is not included in this application for the following reasons.
I was married to XXX on XX-XX-XX. My marriage to him was unsuccessful. A few years into our marriage contact with him progressively decreased culminating in complete lack of contact over 20 years ago.
Due to my cultural and religious beliefs I did not and do not wish to seek divorce. I believe that my situation falls in the category of legal separation for the purpose of this application. Therefore, I have not declared him as a dependant.
I have included an affidavit to declare our long term separation. Kindly regard this as proof of legal separation. I declare by this letter that I agree never to sponsor my husband in the future. I am also willing to sign a solemn declaration for the same if you need me to do so.