Blog: Special Immigration Juvenile Status

Can You Seek Special Immigrant Juvenile Status After Turning 18 in New Jersey?

Aug 28, 2026

If you are 18, 19, or 20 and have been told that you are already “too old” for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, do not assume that is true simply because you are legally an adult. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, often called SIJS, is an immigration classification for certain young people who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar form of maltreatment under state law and meet specific state-court and federal immigration requirements. The process...