Can I Adopt a Child Born in a Foreign Country and File an Orphan Petition to Bring the Child in the United States?
A married US citizen may file an orphan petition. The spouse of the petitioner need not be a US citizen. However, if the spouse is in the United States he or she must be legally living in the United States. An unmarried US citizen of 25 years or older might also file for an orphan petition. There will be two steps before you are enabled to bring the child in the United States. First it has to be determined weather the petitioner qualifies to be an adopter. For this the petitioner needs to apply for advanced processing. This is an application to determine weather you qualify to be an adopter. It is possible and recommendable to file the USCIS form I-600A (Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition) even before you have identified the foreign born child that you want to adopt. As the second step you have to file USCIS Form I-600 (Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative) on behalf of the child.
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