On Jun 16, 12:55 pm, Rete wrote:
> > I'm 21 years old I am a resident alien living with my parents in
> > Florida.
> > Can I still get citizenship through my da who's a US citizen? If not
> > what do
> > I do?
>
> When you say resident alien, do you mean you have a green card? If so,
> how did you obtain it?
>
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> I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
> Posted viahttp://britishexpats.com
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) addresses and partially
remedies the problem known as "age out." Age-out is a situation in
immigration law that occurs when a child turns 21 prior to the
approval of his or her immigration case, making the child ineligible
to obtain the Green Card with the rest of the family. Age-out can also
occur when a child is the direct beneficiary of a family-based case,
in a category requiring him/her to be under 21 in order to qualify.
The CSPA seeks to remedy this problem by changing the manner and time
at which the child's age is determined and exactly when she or he
ceases to be eligible for inclusion in the parents' case. The Child
Status Protection Act became law on August 6, 2002. The CSPA holds
much promise for those beneficiaries who reach the age of 21 before
they are able to obtain the Green Card. Without the CSPA, a child is
no longer eligible as a derivative beneficiary of a parent's case
after reaching age 21.
Unmarried children are eligible for dependent benefits, including
Green Cards, until they turn 21 years old. However, the CSPA locks in
an age for dependent children. That is, the child is treated as being
under age 21 for purposes of immigration benefits in certain
circumstances, even though she or he is chronologically over 21 years.
If the locked age is less than 21 for an unmarried child, that child
is still permitted to obtain the Green Card as a dependent. -
http://www.greencardfamily.com/child/child_cspa.htm
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