A spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one at the relevant time may be included as derivatives. Adult children, parents and siblings cannot. Age is assessed under the applicable rules, so a child close to twenty-one should be reviewed early.
Derivative eligibility is narrow and it is measured by dates
The derivative group is limited to a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one, which excludes an adult child already living independently and excludes a parent, however dependent. Where a child is seventeen or eighteen when the process begins, the timeline itself becomes a planning problem, since adjudication and visa availability can consume years. The age calculation is governed by specific statutory rules rather than by the child's birthday alone, and a licensed U.S.
immigration attorney should run it against the actual dates rather than estimating. Two further points: paying an investment or a fee does not freeze anyone's age, and a child who marries ceases to qualify regardless of age. Each derivative receives conditional residence alongside Adaeze and is included in the removal-of-conditions filing, so the family's status moves as one.