Are parents immediate family members after their children enter the United States?

Members of immediate family members of American citizens include spouses, unmarried children under 2 1 year old and parents.

1. Spouses of American citizens can apply for permanent residency in the United States for their spouses overseas.

2. Unmarried children of American citizens under 2 1 year old can apply if one of their parents is an American citizen. Children can be biological or stepchildren formed by parents remarriage. Stepparents must get married before their children reach 18 years old. It can also be an adopted son, and the adoption relationship must occur before the child 16 years old, and it can be proved that the child has lived with the adoptive parents for more than 2 years. If it is an illegitimate child, the relationship must be established before the child 18 years old.

3. Parents of American citizens, in addition to biological parents, adoptive parents can also be regarded as immediate family members, but the adoption relationship must be established before the child 16 years old; Stepparents are also regarded as immediate relatives, but they must get married before their children reach the age of 18. It should be noted that American citizens must be at least 2 1 year old.