My family applied for Greencard when I was 15, Will i be included ?

[ahmed001]

Hello all

I have an inquiry regarding green card.

My family got the approval and they will get an interview .My question is that they applied for the green card when i was 14 yrs old and my sis was 17 and now after 12 (since 2002)years my family got it !

So will we be included in the acceptance ,or because we are over 21 now ! we won't get it

Thanks

[nowinfl]

Hello all

I have an inquiry regarding green card.

My family got the approval and they will get an interview .My question is that they applied for the green card when i was 14 yrs old and my sis was 17 and now after 12 (since 2002)years my family got it !

So will we be included in the acceptance ,or because we are over 21 now ! we won't get it

Thanks

What is the Child Status Protection Act?
On August 6, 2002, President Bush signed the Child Status Protection Act (“CSPA”) (Pub. L. No. 107-208).

Effect of CSPA on "Aging Out"
Before this law was passed, children of U.S. citizens and permanent residents faced the risk of “aging out” because long delays in processing and visa backlogs caused children to turn 21 years old and no longer qualify as a minor child. Because the child's age was determined at the time of deciding the adjustment of status application or visa application, some children who turned 21 while their petitions were pending no longer qualified for their green card categories. The purpose of CSPA is to ensure that certain alien children are not denied or further delayed in obtaining permanent residency because of these delays.

CSPA changes the process for determining whether or not a child will “age out” when applying for permanent residency. CSPA affects children of U.S. citizen parents, lawful permanent residents, and asylum and refugee applicants. CSPA determines who the USCIS and the Department of State considers to be a “child” for the purpose of adjustment of status and visa issuance.