Tagged #sought-to-acquire
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
USCIS
CSPA Derivative Beneficiaries: How USCIS Calculates the Child's Age Today
The Child Status Protection Act freezes a derivative beneficiary's age — but only if you run the math correctly under the 2023 USCIS policy alert that switched the trigger date.
family based 7 min
USCIS
CSPA and the I-130 Derivative Beneficiary: Reading the Statute the Way USCIS Does
The Child Status Protection Act protects an I-130 derivative child from aging out — if the §203(h) formula, the 'sought to acquire' rule, and the 2023 Dates for Filing trigger all line up.
family based 7 min
DOJ-EOIR
CSPA 'Sought to Acquire' and Matter of O. Vazquez: What Counts Inside the One-Year Window
The BIA's holding in Matter of O. Vazquez on what it means to have 'sought to acquire' LPR status within one year of CSPA visa availability — and how USCIS now applies it.
family based 6 min