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Original Date Announced
August 8, 2025USCIS issued policy guidance reversing a Biden administration policy regarding the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The revised guidance requires applicants to use the "Final Action Dates" chart in the DOS Visa Bulletin to calculate a beneficiary's age under CSPA for the purposes of adjustment of status applications, rather than the "Dates for Filing" chart. USCIS states that the policy “establishes parity for CSPA age calculation” for noncitizens who apply for adjustment of status and immigrant visas while abroad, as age calculation for the latter is governed by the "Final Action Dates" chart.
The update, contained in Chapter 7 of the USCIS Policy Manual, is effective August 15, 2025, and applies to requests filed on or after the effective date. USCIS will continue to apply the prior policy to noncitizens whose adjustment of status applications were pending before August 15 or who demonstrate extraordinary circumstances for not applying for adjustment of status before August 15.
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2025.08.08 USCIS - Policy Alert: Revising Age Calculation Under the Child Status Protection Act 2025.08.08 USCIS - Policy Manual: Chapter 7, Child Status Protection ActEffective Date
August 15, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Family-Based Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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February 14, 2023
This Biden administration policy instructed USCIS to use the "Dates for Filing" chart in the DOS Visa Bulletin, rather than the "Final Action Dates" chart, when calculating a beneficiary's age under the CSPA for adjustment of status applications.
2023.02.14 USCIS - Policy Alert: Age Calculation under Child Status Protection Act - July 29, 2025 2025.06.24 USCIS - Policy Manual: Chapter 7, Child Status Protection Act
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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