India, Aug. 24 -- The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a major policy change regarding the legal status of children of H-1B visa holders turning into green card holders. The change threatens to age out multiple applicants before they become eligible for permanent residency.

The Joe Biden administration, in February 2023, introduced the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) to allow a child to lock in their age for green-card eligibility under the State Department's Dates for Filing chart. Hence, this policy prevented applicants from aging out of their filed category before becoming eligible for a green card.

"The core purpose of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)[1] is to address the hardships faced ...