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AddingFamilyMembers:FollowingtoJoinandAfter-acquired附加家庭成員：已存親緣關(guān)系的隨后加入和后續(xù)獲取親緣關(guān)系之后Pleasenote:Thefollowingtojoinprocessforaddingfamilymemberspertainsto:1)familymemberswhoexistedpriortothePrincipalApplicant’s(“PA”)admissiontotheUnitedStatesasaConditionalPermanentResident(“CPR”)orLegalPermanentResident(“LPR”),and2)tobabiesbornabroadtoaCPR/LPR,providingthatthosebabiesarelessthantwoyearsoldandaretravelingtotheU.S.ontheirparent’sfirstreturnfollowingthebirth.Aseparateprocesspertainstoadding“after-acquired”familymembers;i.e.aspousewhomthePAmarriedafterhis/heradmissionasaCPR/LPRandbabieswhodidnottraveltotheU.S.withintheprescribedtwo-yearwindow.臨時(shí)綠卡或永久綠卡并以此進(jìn)入之前，其家庭成員之間的親緣關(guān)系已經(jīng)存在，以及2）臨時(shí)/永久綠卡持有人在海外出生的未滿兩歲的嬰兒，在其父母第一次入美的情況下跟隨入境。另外一種附加家庭成員的領(lǐng)事程序?qū)儆冢韩@取親緣關(guān)系之后再申請附加家庭成員的領(lǐng)事程序；比如：申請人在獲取綠卡之后建立關(guān)系的配偶，或者在規(guī)定的兩年期間沒有前往的嬰兒。Prior-acquiredDerivative已存親緣關(guān)系的受Q1:Whatisfollowingtojoin問題1：什么是隨后加入（A1:SometimesaPAwillimmigratetotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresidentoradjuststatustothatofapermanentresidentintheUnitedStateswhilethespouseand/orchildrenstaybehindintheirnativecountry.Atalaterdate,thespouseand/orchildrenofthePAwhoexistedatthetimeofthePA’sadmissionasaCPR/LPRmaywanttoimmigratetotheUnitedStatestojointhePA.Followingtojoinallowsaspouseorunmarriedchild(under21yearsofage)ofaPAtoimmigratetotheUnitedStatesasalegalpermanentresidentsometimeafterthePAhasreceivedhis/hergreencardwithouthavingtofileanewimmigrantvisapetition(I-140,ImmigrantPetitionforAlienWorker;I-526,ImmigrantPetitionbyAlienEntrepreneur;orI-130,PetitionforAlienRelative).回答1：有的時(shí)候，在主申請人申請永久居民打算，或者在居住期間進(jìn)行調(diào)整之時(shí)，主申請人的配偶和/或未隨其而依然留居于本國籍國家。過后，在主申請人獲得可以入境之時(shí)，與其早已存在親緣關(guān)系的配偶和/或想要加入其申請并隨其一起，這樣的程序就叫隨后加入。在主申請人獲取綠卡之后，隨后加入領(lǐng)事程序可以允許主申請人的配偶或者未婚（1周歲以下）加入到其申請中，從而獲得合法永久居民，而無須重新申請新的（外籍勞工申請I-140；外籍企業(yè)申請I-52屬請I-13Anothermajorbenefitoffollowingtojoinisthatthespouseand/orchilddonothavetowaitforavisaquotanumbertobeavailable.Thespouseand/orchildretainthesameprioritydateasthePA.Inotherwords,thespouseand/orunmarriedchild(ren),referredtoas“derivativebeneficiaries,”standintheshoesofthePAtoimmigratetotheUnitedStatesbasedontheoriginalimmigrantvisapetition(I-140,I-526,orI-130)andtheoriginalprioritydatethatbestowedlegalpermanentresidenceonthePA.隨后加入的另一個(gè)主要受益是配偶和/或不需要等候的排期。配偶和/或擁有主申請人的優(yōu)先權(quán)日期。換句話說，配偶和/或未婚以“附屬受益人”的直接使用主申請人當(dāng)初的排期的優(yōu)先日期來申請（申請-140,I-526,或I-10Q2:Whoqualifiesfor問題2A2:Toqualifyforfollowingtojoinbenefits,allofthefollowingconditionsmustbe回答2ThePAreceivedanimmigrantvisaoradjustedstatustothatofapermanentresident)inafamily-oremployment-basedpreferencecategory;在此基礎(chǔ)上通過調(diào)整獲得的永久居民；Thespousalorparent-childrelationshipmusthaveexistedatthetimethePAbecameapermanentresident(eitherthePA’sadmissiontotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresidentoradjustmentofstatustothatofapermanentresidentintheUnitedStates);存在（即：關(guān)系在主申請人獲得進(jìn)入之前或者在調(diào)整之前就已存Therelationshipcontinuestoexist;ThePAcontinuestoholdpermanentresidentstatus;i.e.,hasnotabandonedstatusoreaU.S.citizen.成了公民。FTJbenefitsarenotavailabletofamiliesofPAswhoreceivedagreencardastheimmediaterelative(parent,child,orspouse)ofaU.S.citizen.而獲得綠卡的主申請人的配偶或者孩子。InthecontextofanEB-5investor,ifyouarethePAandyourspouseand/orchildrendidnotapplyforgreencardsatthesametimeasyou,theymaystillobtainpermanentresidentstatusbasedonyourI-526petitionapproval.TheEB-5categoryisanemployment-basedpreferencecategory,therebymeetingthefirstrequirementlistedabove.ForaderivativebeneficiaryspousetobeFTJeligible,thedateofthemarriagemustprecedeyouradmissiontotheUnitedStatesasaconditionalpermanentresident.ForderivativebeneficiarychildrentobeFTJeligible,thechildmusthavebeenbornpriortoyouradmissiontotheUnitedStatesasaconditionalpermanentresident.Therelationshipmustalsocontinuetoexist,meaningthatifyouandyourthen-spousedivorcepriortohis/herimmigrationtotheUnitedStates,s/he esineligibleforfollowingtojoinbenefitsbecausethespousalrelationshipnolongerexists.Finally,ifyouhave eaU.S.citizen,yourspouseand/orchildrenarenolongereligibletoimmigratetotheUnitedStatesasFTJderivativebeneficiaries。對于以投資為背景下的主申請人，如果您的配偶和/或當(dāng)初沒有隨您同時(shí)申的I526民資于先加的民附，民境些境結(jié)束了關(guān)系，他/她將不再符合隨后加入申請的要求，因?yàn)榕渑缄P(guān)系已經(jīng)不存在。最后，如果您轉(zhuǎn)成了一名公民，您的配偶和/或也將不再符合以附屬受益人申請隨后加入的要求Q3:IsthereanexpirationdateuponwhichFTJbenefitsarenolonger問題3A3:No.Followingtojoinbenefitsdonotexpiresolongasthefourrequirementsabovearemet.Forexample,thePAimmigrateswithherchildrentotheUnitedStatesasaconditionalpermanentresidentundertheEB-5categorywhileherhusbandremainsintheirnativecountry.IfthehusbandwishestojoinhiswifeandchildrensixyearsafterthePAandchildrenwereadmittedtotheUnitedStatesasconditionalpermanentresidents,hemaydosoifthefourrequirementsabovearesatisfied.ThePA’sI-829wouldnotincludethehusband,butthehusbandcouldstillFTJaftertheapprovaloftheI-829.3：沒有。只要符合上述的四條要求，隨后加入的福利沒有截至日期。比如：通過投資申請，主申請人和以臨時(shí)居民去了，而丈夫卻留在了他們國籍的國家。六年之后，主申請人的丈夫期望去與他們生活，如果符合上述4條要求，他就可以申請隨后加入的福利。當(dāng)初主申請人的I-829I-829獲批之后其丈夫仍然可以申請隨后加入從而附加到其I-829申請。Q4:Specialrulesforage-outchildren:Ihaveachildwhois19yearsold.Cans/hewaituntilheisalmost21toapplyforFTJbenefits?問題4：超齡的特殊規(guī)定：我有個(gè)19歲的孩子。他/她可以等到接近21歲的時(shí)A4:No.Somethingtokeepinmindisthatachildunderimmigrationlawislimitedtoan under21yearsofage.Thatis,onceaderivativebeneficiarychildturns21,s/hewillnolongerqualifyforFTJbenefitsbecauseaparent-childrelationshipnolongerexists.Aspeciallaw—theChildStatusProtectionAct(“CSPA”)—reducestheageofchildrentooffsetthelossoftimecausedbyimmigrationprocessingdelays.However,theCSPA-reducedageisonlyp ifachildappliesforanimmigrantvisawithinoneyearafterI-526approvalorvisaavailability.Therefore,FTJisnotanappropriatestrategyforolderchildren,whowilllosethebenefitsofCSPAiftheywaittoolongtoimmigrate.回答4：不可以。需要記住的是：按照法律，未婚必須要在21歲以下才符合隨后加入的要求。意思是說，一旦附屬受益年滿21歲，便不再符合隨后加入的要求，因?yàn)楦改戈P(guān)系已不存在。有一條特殊的法律—兒童保案盡管如此，孩子得以凍結(jié)，必須是在I-526或者有之后的一年內(nèi)提交申請。因此，對于大齡的Q5:IreceivedandcontinuetoholdpermanentresidenceintheUnitedStates.However,mychilddidnotimmigratewithmeandnowwishestojoinmeintheUnitedStates.Heiscurrently25yearsold.IfheisnoteligibleforFTJbenefits,whatcanwedoatthispoint?問題5：我已經(jīng)獲得了永久居民也一直以此居住于。但是，我的孩子當(dāng)初沒有隨我一起而現(xiàn)在想來與我生活。他目前25歲。如果他不符合隨后加入的申請，在問題上我們應(yīng)該怎么做？A5:YoumaypetitionUSCIStoaccordhimlegalpermanentresidentstatusasthesonofalegalpermanentresident.Todothis,youfileFormI-130,PetitionforAlienRelativewithUSCIS.Thiscategoryofimmigrants,knownasF-2B,isalsosubjecttoaquotadelay.回答5：作為合法永久居民，您可以向局申請擔(dān)保獲取綠卡。您需要提交親屬申請表I-130來申請，也就是綠卡持有者的未婚類（F-2B），這類也會受到延誤的限制。PleasenotethatamarriedsonordaughterisnoteligibleforF-2Bimmigration.Intheexamplejustdescribed,iftheI-130isapprovedandthesonmarrieswhileawaitinganimmigrantvisanumber,theapprovedI-130willberevokedandhewillnolongerqualifytoimmigrateasthesonofapermanentresident.Insuchcases,we mendthatthepetitioningparent aU.S.citizen,ifeligible,sothatthepreferencecategorycanbeconvertedtomarriedsonofaU.S.citizen(F-3)andthesoncancontinuetobeeligibletoimmigratetotheUnitedStatesundertheoriginalpetition.請注意到，已婚的是不可以申請未婚類的（F-2B）。在上面說到的例子中I-130的申請已經(jīng)獲批，然而在等候排號的過程中孩子結(jié)婚了，那么他的I-130將會被撤消，他也不再符合作為永久居民者的來申請。在這樣的情況下，如果符合條件，我們建議主申請人父母先轉(zhuǎn)成公民，這樣申請類就可以轉(zhuǎn)換為公民申請已婚類（F-3），從而使孩子符合申請條件而到。Q6:IameligibleforFTJprocessing.HowdoIobtainFTJbenefits,i.e.,immigratetotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresident,undermyspouse’sorparent’soriginalimmigrantpetition?6：我符合隨后加入申請的要求。但是我如何獲取隨后加入的福利？比如，按照我的配偶或者父母當(dāng)初的申請，我如何以永久居民去？A6:IfyoumeetalltherequirementsfromAnswer2,theprocessbywhichyouapplyforagreencardbasedonFTJbenefitsdependsonhowthePAreceivedhis/hergreencard.62個(gè)問題回答的所有條件，您隨后加入申請綠卡的福利IfthePAreceivedhis/hergreencardbyapplyingforanimmigrantvisaataU.S.consulate,youmustscheduleaninterviewappointmentdirectlywiththeU.S.consulate.TheFTJderivativebeneficiarycanpaytheapplicationfees,providethenecessarys,andsubmittheimmigrantvisaapplication(DS-260)attheU.S.consulate.聯(lián)系使館來獲取一份面試會。隨后加入的附屬受益人可以直接向使館交納費(fèi)，提供必要的文件，以及遞交申請（表DS-260）。IfthePAreceivedhis/hergreencardthroughadjustmentofstatus(FormI-485)intheUnitedStates,andyouliveoutsideoftheU.S.,thenthePAmustfileFormI-824,ApplicationforActiononanApprovedApplicationorPetition,withUSCIS.OnceUSCISreviewsandapprovesyourFormI-824,itwillnotifytheU.S.consulatethroughtheNationalVisaCenterthatthePAhasadjustedhis/herstatustothatofapermanentresidentbasedonanapprovedI-485.TheNationalVisaCenterwillcollectthenecessaryfeesands,processyourimmigrantvisaapplication(DS-260),andscheduleyourimmigrantvisainterviewataU.S.consulate.如果主申請人當(dāng)初是通過在境內(nèi)進(jìn)行調(diào)整而獲得綠卡（表-485），而您又是居住在，則主申請人必須遞交表I-824，請求局對先前批準(zhǔn)的書或申請采取進(jìn)一步行動。一旦局審核和批準(zhǔn)了主申請人遞交的I-824，他們將通過國家中心通知：主申請人已根據(jù)批準(zhǔn)的I485將其調(diào)整為永久居民。國家中心將會向您收集必要的費(fèi)用和文件，接受處理您的申請（表S-260），以及向使館安排您的面試PleasenotethatapplyingforFTJbenefitsisanewprocessinvolvingadditionalservicesthatrequiresnewlegalandfilingfeestobepaid.服務(wù)費(fèi)和申請費(fèi)。Specialruleforadmissionofchildrenbeforetheir2ndbirthday(ifbornabroadtoalegalpermanentresidentorconditionalpermanentresident)對于接受未滿2周歲生日的兒童的隨后加入的特殊規(guī)定（出生父母是合法的永久或臨時(shí)Q7:IamapermanentresidentandduringatripabroadIgavebirthtoachild.CanIbringmyinfantchild(undertwoyearsofage)backwithmetotheUnitedStateswhenIreturnfrommytrip(orcanmyhusbandtakeourinfantchildtotheUnitedStateswhenhereturnsfromourtrip)withouthavingtofileanynewapplicationsorpayadditionalfees?問題7：我是一名永久居民，我在旅游度假時(shí)生了我的孩子。我是否不需要為我的孩子（未滿2周歲）申請新的以及交納額外的費(fèi)用而直接帶著他/她跟我一A7:Technically,youcanbringyourinfantchildbacktotheU.S.ifyoumeetthefollowingconditions:回 7：從原則上來說，如果符合以下條件，您可以直接帶著您的孩子一起回美ThemotherisapermanentresidentoftheUnitedThechildwasbornduringatemporaryvisitabroadbythepermanentresidentThechildislessthantwoyearsoldatthetimes/heispresentedforinspectionandadmissionasapermanentresidenttotheUnitedStates;孩子在入境接受安檢時(shí)未滿2周歲Thechildis paniedbythemotherwhoisapplyingforreadmissionasapermanentresidentuponthefirstreturnofthemothertotheUnitedStatesafterthebirthofthechild; panyingmotherisadmissibletotheUnitedIfyoumeetalltheserequirements,anexceptiontothe“after-acquiredrelatives”ruleapplies,andyourchildistreatedas“followingtojoin.”Animmigrantvisaapplication(DS-260)foryourchildisfiledattheU.S.consulateorembassy,whichwillthenissueanimmigrantvisatoyourchild.Keepinmindthatyourchildmustbeundertwoyearsoldwhens/heisadmittedtotheUnitedStatesandmustbe paniedbyhis/hermotheruponherfirstreturntotheU.S.afterthebirthofthechild.子符合申請“隨后加入”的領(lǐng)事程序。您將需要為您的孩子向或者使館遞交移民申請表(DS-260)，之后會為您的孩子頒發(fā)一份。需要記住的是，在準(zhǔn)許入境之時(shí)，您的孩子必須未滿2周歲，而且陪同的母親是第一次回美。After-acquiredDerivative后續(xù)獲取親緣關(guān)系的Q8:Whatisanafter-acquired問題8A8:Anafter-acquiredbeneficiaryisaspouseorchildobtainedafterthePA’simmigrationtotheU.S.After-acquiredbeneficiariesareNOTeligibleforFTJ,withsome回答8：后續(xù)獲取親緣關(guān)系的受益人指的是那些在主申請人已經(jīng)獲取了去了美國之后，才與主申請人建立的配偶，或者之后出生的孩子。除了個(gè)別例外，后Q9:IreceivedandcontinuetoholdpermanentresidenceintheUnitedStatesasthePAofanEB-5petition.IhadnochildrenwhenIwasadmittedtotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresident.Oneyearaftergettingmygreencard,Ihadachildinmynativecountry.Mychildisnowthreeyearsold(oranyageolderthantwo).HowcanIbringmychildtotheUnitedStatesasagreencardholder?問題9：通過投資申請我獲得了綠卡也一直保持著我的永久居民。當(dāng)初我入境的時(shí)候還沒有孩子。拿到綠卡一年之后，我的孩子在我的國籍國家出生了。現(xiàn)在我的孩子3歲（或者任何超過2歲的）。我如何以綠卡持有者的身份申請我的孩子來？A9:YoumustfileFormI-130,PetitionforAlienRelative,withUSCISonyourchild’sbehalf.USCISwillclassifyyourchildasthechildofapermanentresident(F-2Acategory).Thereiscurrentlyatwo-yearbacklogofimmigrantvisanumbersforthiscategory.Whatthismeansisthatyourchildwillhavetowaitabouttwoyearsbeforeanimmigrantvisanumberesavailableands/hecanimmigratetotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresident.Onceavisanumberisavailable,s/hewillhavetofileanimmigrantvisaapplication(DS-260)withNVCor,ifs/heisintheUnitedStates,fileFormI-485withUSCIS.回答9：您必須代表您的孩子向局遞交I-130，申請親屬。局將會把您的申請歸屬為永久居民的類申請（即配偶或未婚類F-2A）。這種類別的排期目前為兩年時(shí)間。即：遞交申請之后，您的孩子國。一旦拿到的名額，您的孩子必須向國家中心遞交申請表（DS-260），如果您的孩子在，則需要向局遞交調(diào)整表（I-Q10:IreceivedandcontinuetoholdpermanentresidenceintheUnitedStatesasthePAofanEB-5petition.IwasnotmarriedwhenIwasadmittedtotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresident.Fouryearsaftergettingmygreencard,Igotmarried.MyspouseisnotaU.S.citizen.HowcanIbringhertotheUnitedStatesasagreencardholder?問題10：通過投資申請我獲得了綠卡也一直保持著我的永久居民。當(dāng)初我入境的時(shí)候還沒有結(jié)婚。拿到綠卡四年之后我結(jié)婚了。我的配偶不是美國公民。我如何以綠卡持有者的申請我的配偶來？A10:YoumustfileFormI-130,PetitionforAlienRelative,withUSCISonherbehalf.USCISwillclassifyhim/herasthespouseofapermanentresident(F-2Acategory).Thereiscurrentlyatwo-yearbacklogofimmigrantvisanumbersforthiscategory.Whatthismeansisthatyourspousewillhavetowaitabouttwoyearsbeforeanimmigrantvisanumber availableandhe/shecanimmigratetotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresident.Onceavisanumberisavailable,he/shewillhavetofileanimmigrantvisaapplication(DS-260)withNVCor,ifintheUnitedStates,fileFormI-485withUSCIS.回答10：您必須代表您的配偶向局遞交I-130，申請親屬。局將會把您的申請歸屬為永久居民的配偶類申請（即配偶或未婚類F- 一旦拿到的名額，您的配偶必須向國家中心遞交申請表（DS-260），如果您的配偶在，則需要向局遞交調(diào)整表（I-別的疑問Q11:WhichfamilymembersareincludedinFormI-11I-829A11:OnlyfamilymemberswhohaveenteredtheUnitedStatesandcurrentlyholdconditionalpermanentresidenceareincludedinFormI-829.回答11：只有那些已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了而且目前擁有臨時(shí)綠卡的成員可以包括I-829Q12:IqualifyforFTJbenefitsbasedonAnswer2.However,Iwasnotnamedonmyparent’s(orspouse’s)I-526,ImmigrantPetitionbyAlienEntrepreneur;DS-260,orI-829,PetitionbyEntrepreneurtoRemoveConditions.(Forexample,IwasborntothePAafterapprovaloftheI-526petitionandDS-260application,butbeforesheenteredtheUnitedStatesontheimmigrantvisa.)CanIstillapplyforanimmigrantvisa?問題12：根據(jù)以上提到的問題二的要求，我符合隨后加入申請要求。但是，我并不包括在我的父母親（或者配偶）的外籍企業(yè)申請I-526中；也不包括在申請DS-260中，或者臨時(shí)移除的申請I-829里。（比如，我是在主申請人的I-526和DS-260申請獲批之后，但在其以進(jìn)入之前出生A12:Yes,youarestilleligibleforFTJbenefitsevenifyouwerenotnamedinthePA’svisapetitionorFormI-829.Remember,however,thattherelationshipmusthavearisenpriortothePA’sadmissiontotheUnitedStatesasapermanentresidentorthePA’sadjustmentofstatusintheUnitedStates.回答12：可以，盡管您不包括在主申請人的申請或者臨時(shí)移除申請I-829中，您依然符合隨后加入申請的要求。但是請記住，在主申請人獲批以永久居民進(jìn)入之前或者在主申請人在期間進(jìn)行調(diào)整之前，其家庭成員Q13:Myparent(thePA)receivedagreencardundertheEB-5categoryayearago.However,s/hehassincemovedbacktohernativecountryandabandonedhis/herLPRstatus.AmIstilleligibleforFTJbenefits?問題13：我的父母（主申請人）在一年前通過投資申請獲得了綠卡。但是自從他/她搬回本國籍國家居住之后就放棄了他/綠卡。我依然符合隨后A13:No.FTJbenefitsaredependentonthePA’sLPRstatus.Onces/heabandonshis/herpermanentresidentstatus,youcannotbeconsideredfollowingtojoin.回答13：不符合。是否符合隨后加入的福利取決于主申請人的永久居民。一旦主申請人放棄了他/永久居民，您將失去隨后加入申請的資格。Q14:Mymother(thePA)livedintheUnitedStatespursuanttoanimmigrantvisaissuedundertheEB-5category.Recently,herI-829applicationwasdenied.AmIstilleligibleforFTJ問題14：我的母親（主申請人）以投資申請獲得而居住于。目前，臨時(shí)移除申請I-829被了。我依然符合隨后加入的申請嗎？A14:No.IfthePA’sI-829wasdenied,youmother’sstatusasaconditionalpermanentresidentterminated.Thus,youcannotbeconsideredfollowingtojoin.回答14：不符合。如果主申請人的I-829被，您母親作為臨時(shí)永久居民的也Q15:IfIreceiveanimmigrantvisaasaFTJderivativebeneficiary,doIhavetolivewiththePAintheUnitedStates?問題15：如果我是通過附屬受益人申請隨后加入而獲得，我必須得與主申請人在一起居住嗎？A15:No,youcanliveanywhereintheUnitedStates.JoiningyourspouseorparentintheUnitedStatesdoesnotrequireyoutolivewiththemphysically.回答15：不需要，您可以居住于的任何地方。與您的配偶或者父母在團(tuán)Q16:Myparent(orspouse)isintheprocessofapplyingforanimmigrantvisathroughtheEB-5categoryattheU.S.consulateinhis/hernativecountry.CanIobtainanimmigrantvisaattheconsulate(oradjuststatusifintheU.S.underanonimmigrantvisa)underFTJbenefitsbeforemyparent(orspouse)receiveshis/hergreencardandenterstheUnitedStates?問題16：我的父母（或者配偶）正在駐他們（他/她）國籍國家的使館申請投資。通過隨后加入的申請，我可以在我的父母（或者配偶）獲得綠卡和進(jìn)入之前獲得（或