If you are in Massachusetts and need the protection of a juvenile court because you have been abused, abandoned or neglected by a parent, you may be eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification. If SIJ classification is granted, you may qualify for...
Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) refers to a classification or protection that our federal government gives to some immigrant youth under age 21 who have left their native countries because they suffered abuse, neglect or abandonment by their parents or caretakers....
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is a unique form of immigration protection for abused, abandoned, neglected or otherwise mistreated children and youth under the age of 21 years old to apply for lawful permanent residency (a “green card”). Many of these...