Green card for children

Who qualifies?

The requirements are set by law, and whether you meet them turns on the details of your situation — your status, your history, and your relationship to the people in your case.

Requirements

What you have to show

The relationship

Birth, adoption, or marriage certificates that establish the parent-child relationship the law recognizes.

The category facts

The child’s age and marital status, and the petitioner’s status — together they decide immediate relative or preference category, and the check does this sorting.

Support

The affidavit of support from the petitioning parent.

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