Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration AttorneyFor the children to be eligible for a derivative green card, they must have been under 18 at the time of the marriage. A U.S. citizen or LPR stepparent may petition for their stepchild to immigrate with them or adjust their status if the stepparent married the child''s birth parent before the child''s 18th birthday. You are not required to adopt your stepchild to petition for them.