Special Immigrant Juvenile Visa
For immigrants under 21 years old in the U.S. who have been separated from, abandoned by, or neglected or abused by one or both parents.
The Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Visa or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), known as the visa juvenil in Spanish, is a program designed to protect children under the age of 21 in the U.S. who have been abandoned, neglected or abused by one or both parents. Upon approval, applicants will receive a work permit, protection against deportation, and eventually a green card.