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CSPA Age Calculator — Child Status Protection Act

Estimate a derivative beneficiary's CSPA age under INA § 203(h) and the 2023 USCIS Policy Manual update. Add the child's date of birth, the priority date, and how long the petition sat pending — we compute the CSPA age, the one-year sought-to-acquire deadline, and whether the child ages out.

CSPA Age Calculator

Usually the child's country of birth. F2A/F3/F4/EB cutoffs vary by country.

Visa-available date

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We follow INA § 203(h)(1)(A): the visa becomes "available" on the first day of the bulletin month in which the Final Action Date reaches your priority date. If you are testing the 2023 retroactive CSPA opt-in, use the override below to enter the original date.

Calculating with: July 28, 2026

What is this tool

The Child Status Protection Act lets a derivative beneficiary subtract from their biological age the time a petition was pending at USCIS — so a child who turns 21 during the wait may still immigrate as a child instead of being kicked into the F2B (or out of the case entirely). This calculator runs the INA § 203(h) math, applies the February 2023 USCIS Policy Manual update that uses Dates for Filing, and flags the one-year sought-to-acquire deadline.

Who should use this

  • •Parents whose child is approaching 21 while a family-based I-130 is pending or waiting on a priority date.
  • •F2A spouses and children of green-card holders worried about ageing out before consular processing.
  • •Asylees and refugees with derivative children currently outside the U.S.
  • •F4 sibling petitioners whose nieces and nephews have been waiting through a long backlog.
  • •Anyone who already aged out and wants to know whether they can opt in under the 2023 USCIS interpretation.
  • •Attorneys triaging a derivative case before deciding whether to file a derivative I-485 or a separate F2B.

What this tool does NOT tell you

It calculates the CSPA age math; it does not decide whether the one-year sought-to-acquire deadline can be excused by 'extraordinary circumstances' on your specific facts, whether retroactive CSPA opt-in applies to your old case, or whether converting from F2A to F2B is the right move. Those judgement calls require a lawyer.

  • •Whether 'extraordinary circumstances' will excuse a missed sought-to-acquire deadline.
  • •Whether your case qualifies for retroactive CSPA opt-in under the 2023 USCIS guidance.
  • •Whether to keep the F2B priority date or restart with a new petition.
  • •Inadmissibility issues, prior immigration history, or removal proceedings affecting the child.