You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:

 

You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:

An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition;

A natural parent, if you gained lawful permanent resident status or U.S. citizenship through adoption or as a special immigrant juvenile;

A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age;

Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and

A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.