getting stepson to come along with wife

[Yodrak 7]

pushbrk,

I see that I've mis-stated the point I meant to make - the problem area I mean to be addressing is getting the adjustment completed prior to the age of 21, not necessarily getting it started before the age of 18. I apologize if I've created a debate that need not have been.

Yodrak

pushbrk,

Point of clarification, which is the crtical issue in dispute in the case of that Mononoke28 mentions: people do not immigrate on a K visa, those are non-immigrant visas. The immigration comes with the adjustment of status.

Yes, a K2 or K4 visa can be issued to an un-married child under the age of 21. But can they be adjusted after the age of 18? Some people are being told by the USCIS that no, they cannot. Fighting such a decision can be a long, expensive, and emotionally painful legal battle. Search for posts by Girona.

Yodrak

There is a lot of misinformation out there. Often a USCIS representative either misunderstands the question, perhaps because it was poorly asked or simply applies the wrong regulation. Adjustment of Status for a K4 after age 18 is absolutely allowed, provided the stepchild relationship was established (parents got married) before the child turned 18. K2 does not have this age 18 restriction and can adjust status even if the parents married after the child's 18th birthday.

Edited March 21, 2007 by Yodrak