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Quick question regarding marriage sponsorship
- Thread starter iamdatkid
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No, not from the parent's spousal petition. A valid step-relationship is only established when a child is under 18 when the parent marries.
SEE INA 101
(b) As used in titles I and II-
(1) The term "child" means an unmarried person under twenty-one years of age who is-
(B) a stepchild, whether or not born out of wedlock, provided the child had not reached the age of eighteen years at the time the marriage creating the status of stepchild occurred;
After getting LPR status (a greencard), the natural parent can file for you but there will be a long wait for a visa and you cannot file for adjustment within the U.S. unless maintaining lawful nonimmigrant status.
SEE INA 101
(b) As used in titles I and II-
(1) The term "child" means an unmarried person under twenty-one years of age who is-
(B) a stepchild, whether or not born out of wedlock, provided the child had not reached the age of eighteen years at the time the marriage creating the status of stepchild occurred;
After getting LPR status (a greencard), the natural parent can file for you but there will be a long wait for a visa and you cannot file for adjustment within the U.S. unless maintaining lawful nonimmigrant status.
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Jackolantern
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Your mother can file for your green card after she gets her own green card, but it would require you to be inside the US legally or outside the US, and the waiting period is in years (estimated 3 years if you stay in category F2A, 7 years if the CSPA doesn't stop you from aging out into category F2B). 10 years starting from the date you leave the US if you have been in the US illegally for over a year. And while you wait, you must not get married before she becomes a citizen.