Chris Gard and Connie Yates, parents of Charlie, after court hearing
Chris Gard and Connie Yates, parents of Charlie, after court hearingReuters

The United States has granted residency status to Charlie Gard and his parents, paving the way for them to come to the US for an experimental treatment which could prolong Charlie's life, the New York Post reported.

The US House Appropriations Committee unanimously passed an amendment Tuesday to grant 11-month-old Charlie Gard and his parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, the legal status to allow them to move to the US.

Charlie suffers from a rare mitochondrial disease which has already caused him severe brain damage. His parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, have fought a legal battle to bring him to the US to receive experimental therapy which is administered there and to keep him on life support.

However, doctors at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, where Charlie is being treated, were allowed by British judges and the European Court for Human Rights to turn off his life support so that he may die peacefully and without further pain.

The denial of the parents' right to attempt to save their child has faced international criticism, including from US President Trump.

"If we can help little #CharlieGard, as per our friends in the U.K. and the Pope, we would be delighted to do so,” Trump tweeted earlier this month, referring to a similar call by Pope Francis to help Charlie.