New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- United States' recent major policy revision could impact Indian American families' green card eligibility. At the same time, green card eligibility of thousands of children in Indian American families is in focus.

The recent amendment issued on August 8 states, "We are updating the Policy Manual to clarify that a visa becomes available for the purposes of Child Status Protection Act age calculation based on the Final Action Dates chart of the Department of State Visa Bulletin. The new guidance applies to requests filed on or after August 15, 2025. We will apply the Feb. 14, 2023, policy of CSPA age calculation to adjustment of status applications pending with USCIS before August 15, 2025."

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