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Suppose that you as a foreign national married a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident and applied for a marriage-based immigration visa or green card. At the time of the application, your child from your prior marriage was under 21. However, your child turns 21 after your application is turned in. What happens then? Fortunately, Congress has passed a law a while ago called the Child status Protection Act (CSPA). This law allows you to subtract from the child’s age the amount of time that it took USCIS to approve your family’s immigrant visa petition. Therefore, your child is protected from even if he or she turns 21 after the application. Talk to our immigration attorneys in Los Angeles to talk about your children’s visa options along with yours. Let us help you.
