Green card Seekers’ kids get protections
February 21, 2023
USCIS announced a policy update that will add protections for children of temporary visa holders from losing their legal status while their parents’ green card applications are pending. This update will provide children and young adults with a dependent visa to lock in their age for their application process for a green card. Many of these children are nationals of India and China who are facing long wait times due to the green card backlogs. There are more than 200,000 “documented dreamers” in the U.S. at risk of aging out of legal status at the age of 21 while waiting for permanent residency based on their parents’ green card application.
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