K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa as Spouse of US Citizen) Who Was Over 18 When K-3 Parent Married US Citizen Cannot Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status

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K-4 Visa Holder (Child of K-3 Visa as Spouse of US Citizen) Who Was Over 18 When K-3 Parent Married US Citizen Cannot Apply to Adjust to Green Card Status

The BIA held that a K-4 derivative child of a K-3 nonimmigrant who married the United States citizen K visa petitioner after the K-4 child reached the age of 18 is ineligible for adjustment of status because (s)he cannot qualify as the petitioner’s “stepchild.”  (Matter of Akram, 8/1/12)

K-4 visa is a derivative visa of parent’s K-3 visa (as the spouse of a United States citizen).

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is the highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws.  BIA decisions are binding on all U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers and immigration judges unless modified or overruled by the Attorney General or a federal court.

August 8, 2012: By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224 & koka at tiyalaw dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-772-8224; https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; https://immigrationresource.net

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