Services

International Adoption

Immigration Process

To complete an international adoption and bring a child to the United States, adoptive parents must meet requirements set by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Family Network assists adoptive families with their paperwork from start to finish.

The Family Network assists adoptive families by providing them with an Immigration Packet, which contains all the documents that they will need to submit to the National Benefits Center (a USCIS adoption services center), which processes intercountry adoption cases; counsels adoptive families so they can properly fill out the paperwork; and communicates with the National Benefits Center as needed. The Family Network also assists adoptive families in tracking their immigration expiration dates and informing adoptive families on how to apply for a free renewal & extension request.

If you are adopting from a country that has NOT signed the Hague Convention: 

 I-600A Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
  
I-171H  The approval received after filing an I-600A Valid for 18 months after which, families can request a free extension

I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

If you are adopting from a country that has signed the Hague Convention:

I-800A Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child froma Convention Country  

I-797C The approval received after filing an I-800A. Valid for 18 months, after which families can request a free extension.  

I-800 Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative  

United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

Adoptive families can contact the National Benefits Center at

Customer Support:          (877) 424 – 8374
Non-Hague Adoptions:     nbc.adoptions@dhs.gov
Hague Adoptions:            nbc.hague@dhs.gov