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Immigration

SIJS for children and young people

For unmarried young people under 21 who can't live with one or both parents because of abuse, neglect or abandonment.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: an order from a state court, then a federal application, can lead to a green card.

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Primary form

I-360

The form at the center of your case

Is this you?

A quick check, before we talk.

Tick anything that sounds like your situation. It's just for you — nothing is saved or sent.
Statements that may describe your situation

4 statements. Tick the ones that describe you.

Only a consultation can confirm eligibility. This is general information, not legal advice.

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How it works

A clear path, start to finish.

The same five-step method, applied to your case.

  1. Consultation

    We confirm your age, marital status, and whether a state court can make the findings SIJ classification requires.

  2. State court order

    We work with the right family, surrogate's, or juvenile court to obtain the custody and best-interest findings USCIS needs.

  3. Form I-360

    File your SIJ petition

    With the state court order in hand, we file your petition with USCIS.

  4. Track visa availability

    We monitor visa availability in the EB-4 category while your approved petition waits its turn.

  5. Form I-485

    Apply for your green card

    Once a visa is available, we file your application to become a lawful permanent resident.

Fixed fee

What your fixed fee covers.

One fee, agreed in writing before we begin. Nothing hidden.

Included

In your fee

Reviewing your eligibility, including the state-court timeline
Included
Coordinating with the family or juvenile court on the custody order
Included
Preparing and filing your I-360 SIJ petition
Included
Preparing your I-485 green-card application once a visa is available
Included

Not included

Billed separately

State family or juvenile court filing fees, paid directly to that court
Not included
Representation in an unrelated custody dispute between parents
Not included
A guardian ad litem or child-welfare services the court appoints on its own
Not included
Translation of foreign-language documents
Not included

Government and court fees are set by the agency, not by us, and change from time to time. Current USCIS amounts are published at uscis.gov/fees.

Come prepared

What to bring to your consultation.

Bring what you have. If something's missing, we'll tell you how to get it.
  • A birth certificate or other proof of age
  • Any existing custody, guardianship, or family-court paperwork
  • Contact information for a parent, guardian, or caseworker who knows your situation
  • Proof of where you currently live and who you live with

Questions

Frequently asked.

Not necessarily. You can still be eligible up to your 21st birthday, and current rules let some young people whose state court order ended only because they turned 18 file up to age 21.

No. Findings connected to just one parent — because of abuse, neglect, or abandonment by that parent — can be enough.

No immigration benefit passes to your parents through your SIJ classification, even after you become a U.S. citizen.

It depends on visa availability, which changes over time, so we can't promise a date. We'll explain where your case stands at every step.

No. Once your SIJ petition is approved, there is no age limit on filing for your green card.

Next step

Ready to talk about your SIJS case? We’ll take it from there.

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