Does parents’ abandonment of U.S. green cards affect their children’s green card status?

If parents give up their green cards, does this have any impact on their children’s green card status?

According to USCIS rules, if a child is a minor, the child’s green card may be considered abandoned when the parents abandon theirs.

So, who is considered a minor child?

According to the U.S. Department of State, a child under 16 is considered a minor.

In Salar Khoshfahm v. Eric H. Holder Jr., the court ruled that the intent of a child’s parents governs the child’s status during the period before the child turns 18.

Therefore, it is safer for parents to maintain their permanent resident status until their child turns 18.

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