Overview

• USCIS now calculates a child’s CSPA age solely from the Visa Bulletin’s Final Action Dates for adjustment applications filed on or after August 15, 2025.
• Families with adjustment filings submitted before August 15 remain under the February 2023 policy that allowed use of the earlier Dates for Filing chart.
• Roughly 200,000 children—many in H‑1B households and largely from India and China—face a higher risk of aging out at 21 and losing derivative green‑card eligibility.
• USCIS says the change creates consistency with the State Department and between applicants adjusting status in the U.S. and those processing at consulates.
• Attorneys expect more aged‑out children to seek separate visas such as F‑1, and USCIS plans a formal rulemaking later in 2025 with likely legal challenges and public comment.