I am a 22-year-old U.S. citizen. Brittany, N.Y. A. You can petition for permanent residence for your father, but you may need a friend or relative to file an affidavit of support for him.

A group called Residents for Residency continued to press the board for further measures forcing the annual affidavit on all students, but members shot it down at the end of a two-hour meeting ...