Connecticut Petition /Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings under 8 USC 1101 (Rev. 4/16) are a type of immigration status that allow certain juveniles to become permanent residents of the United States. The Petition is made available to juveniles who have been declared dependent on a state court due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment by their parents. It is available to those under the age of 21 who have been declared dependent on a state court and are unable to reunify with one or both of their parents. The Connecticut Petition /Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings under 8 USC 1101 (Rev. 4/16) include two types of findings: (1) Dependency, which allows an individual to become a permanent resident if a state court declares them dependent due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment by their parents, and (2) Unavailability of Reunification, which allows an individual to become a permanent resident if a state court finds that reunifying with one or both of their parents is not possible due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The Connecticut Petition /Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings under 8 USC 1101 (Rev. 4/16) also allows an individual to become a permanent resident if they have been declared dependent on a state court for any other reason. This includes a finding of abandonment by a parent, or a finding that reunifying with one or both of their parents is not possible due to extreme cruelty, such as domestic violence.