Delia de la Garza's Legal Blog

If you are a U.S. citizen, petitioning for your foreign national wife and kids(from  a previous marriage), be aware that you must have been married to your wife prior to those children reaching the age of eighteen (18).  While the definition of a child includes unmarried children up to the age of twenty-one (21), there is a special provision, or rather, exlcusion for step-children.  Again, they must have been below the age of eighteen (18) prior to the new marriage between parent and step-parent.  Still, this does not mean that the child is out of luck.  There are other ways to petition for the child, whether immigrant or non-immgrant.  What you need to do is consult with an attorney and get a plan together, so you will know what to do.  And, wouldn’t you know it, that’s what we are here for.  Set up a consultation today!