# SIJS Generally

### **WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SIJS?**  


**To be eligible for SIJS, you must be:**

1. **Under 21;**
2. **Unmarried;**
3. **Have a case or be able to open a case in a state juvenile court; <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">\*</span>**
4. **The juvenile court must determine that you are not able to live with one or both**  
    **of your parents because they abandoned, abused, or neglected you;**
5. **The juvenile court must determine that it would not be in your best interest to**  
    **be returned to your country of origin.**

<span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">**\*** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">F</span></span>amily court custody proceedings is the most common way this is done but it could also be probate guardianship proceedings, juvenile justice (delinquency) proceedings, or juvenile dependency (child welfare) proceedings).

### **How to Apply for SIJS Benefits**

After obtaining the required State Court Orders demonstrating eligibility for SIJS the juvenile must submit a Form I-360 Self-Petition to the United States Citizenship.

#### **Form I-360**