What is the definition of siblings?
A sibling is a brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or adopted brother or sister. For the necessary sibling relationship to exist, each person must have been a child of at least one of the same parents. The siblings need not share the same biological parents as long as both became children at the appropriate time (before the age of 16 in cases of adoption, and before the age of 18 for stepchildren).
What is the definition of son or daughter?
An unmarried son or daughter is a person who was once a child but who is now 21 years of age or older. A carried son or daughter is a person who has a recognized parent-child relationship, but who is also married, regardless of age.
What is the definition of children?
The immigration law defines a child as an unmarried person under the age of 21 (a minor) who is
• A child born to parents who are married to each other (born in wedlock);
• A stepchild if the marriage creating the step-relationship took place before the child reached the age of 18;
• A child born out of wedlock (the parents were not married at the time the child was born). Note: If the father is filing the petition, proof of a bona fide (real and established) relationship with the father must be supplied;
• An adopted child if the child was adopted before the age of 16 and has lived with the adoptive parent(s) in their legal custody for at least two years;
• An orphan under the age of 16 when an adoptive or prospective adoptive parent files a visa petition on his or her behalf, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or is coming to the U.S. for adoption by a U.S. citizen, or
• A child adopted who is under the age of 18 and the natural sibling of an orphan or adopted child under the age of 16, if adopted with or after the sibling. The child must also otherwise fit the definition of orphan or adopted child.
What is the right of conditional permanent resident?
Conditional permanent resident enjoys the same rights as the general permanent resident. They can work and go in and out of US freely. And their residence time during this period can also be calculated into that required by naturalization.
What is conditional green card?
You will receive conditional permanent resident status if it is based on a marriage that was less than two years old on the day you were given permanent residence. You are given conditional resident status on the day you are lawfully admitted to the United States on an immigrant visa or receive adjustment of status. Your permanent resident status is conditional, because you must prove that you did not get married to evade the immigration laws of the United States.
You and your spouse must apply together to remove the conditions on your residence during the 90 days before your second anniversary as a conditional resident. Otherwise, you could lose your conditional resident status and be removed from the country.
What is family-based immigration?
Family-based immigration is also called relative immigration, a kind of immigration through a family member who is a US citizen or permanent resident. The US citizen or permanent resident is called the petitioner while the alien relative is called the beneficiary.
