Can American citizens apply for half-brother immigration?

Immigration regulations for stepsons or stepdaughters:

American immigration law defines a stepson or stepdaughter as a legitimate or illegitimate child who was under 18 years old when his father or mother remarried. The relationship between stepchildren and stepparents focuses on the legality of the biological father or mother's remarriage and the fact that the children were under 65-438+08 when they remarried. Therefore, when applying for immigration to stepchildren or stepdaughters, we should pay attention to two dates. One is that the child was under 18 years old when he got married, and the other is that the child was under 2 1 year old when he applied for immigration.

The immigration law does not stipulate that a stepson or stepdaughter must be a legitimate child. Therefore, stepsons in the sense of immigration law include not only children born in the previous marriage, but also children born out of wedlock before or after remarriage. In other words, children born of adultery after remarriage also meet the definition of stepson in the sense of immigration law, and can still immigrate to the United States according to regulations.

After the stepson-stepfather relationship is established, consider who will apply for a green card. Generally speaking, if the biological father is a permanent resident of the United States and the stepmother is an American citizen, the stepmother's application can be handled according to the immediate family members of the American citizen, which will save the scheduling time. However, if the biological father of a permanent resident in the United States submits the application, he should follow the second priority and wait for the timetable.

The divorce or death of parents after remarriage may affect the stepson's immigration application. However, if the stepfather-stepson relationship still exists after the birth mother divorced or died, the stepson can still emigrate. Whether the stepfather-stepson relationship still exists after the divorce or death of the biological mother is determined by facts when hearing the application.