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[Title] => Parents’ annulment affects child’s CSPA eligibility
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[Title] => Six tips on scheduling your interview at the embassy
[Summary] => Expedite your case if necessary. In some cases, it is possible to request that your interview be “expedited” based on some unusual situation or emergency, such as a sickly or elderly petitioner, a child who is aging out but not covered by the CSPA (Child Status Protection Act), etc.
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[Title] => Parent’s naturalization dooms child’s CSPA eligibility
[Summary] => The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has ruled that a parent who naturalized after his or her child’s 21st birthday destroyed that child’s eligibility for benefits under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA).
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[Title] => Ate’s expedite request dooms brother’s CSPA eligibility
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