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Obtaining an immigrant visa with parents after being 21

Quick disclaimer: I am not an immigration attorney or an immigration expert by any means. All the information listed in this blog post are based on my own experience. I decided to write about this issue because it's not well covered on the internet and I felt lost when I was going through the process. Many young women and men from all over the world wonder whether they will be able to immigrate with their parents, who are going through long family based immigration to the US, after surpassing the age of 21. This blog post will discuss in details a law called CSPA (Child Status Protection Act) which helps many derivative beneficiaries obtain an immigrant visa with their patrents after aging out under some circumstances. First, What is CSPA? CSPA is a law introduced in 2002 that allows a derivative beneficiary to obtain an immigrant visa with his/her parents after they age out as long as they meet three requirements: The CSPA age of the derivative beneficiary should be below...