H. R. 8670 proposes changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding how an alien's age is determined to qualify as an immediate relative. The bill specifies that the key date for determining age will be when the petition was first filed, instead of the date of the...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8670 wants to change how they figure out if a child of a new U.S. citizen can quickly join them. Instead of checking the child's age when the parent becomes a citizen, they'll use the age from when they first asked to join.