Adult Child of Naturalized Citizen Qualifies for Minor Visa

The children of naturalized U.S. citizens may qualify for immediate-relative visas for minors even after they turn 21, if they had to wait for the government to process an earlier visa petition, the Second Circuit said Tuesday.

To qualify for an F2A visa, the son or daughter of a lawful permanent resident must be under 21 years old. But under the Child Status Protection Act, the government must deduct from the applicant’s age the time that it spent processing their visa petition.

The CSPA also provides that if the parent becomes a citizen while the child’s F2A petition is pending, ...