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Spouses, Parents & Children:
Spouses: A U.S. citizen petitioning for his or her spouse as an immediate relative must have entered into
a legally valid and bona fide marriage with that
spouse.
Parents: For a U.S. citizen to petition for a parent as
an immediate relative, the petitioning
citizen-child must be over the age of 21, but can be married or
unmarried. U.S. citizens who are under the age of 21 cannot petition for their parents under any
circumstances.
Children: U.S. citizens may petition for
their children. However, to qualify as an immediate relative,
the child must be under the age of 21 and unmarried. The
U.S. citizenship of a parent does not confer
automatic U.S. citizenship to an adopted or
natural foreign-born child unless certain,
specific criteria are met.
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