Family members of US citizens and permanent residents are eligible to be sponsored for permanent residence in the United States. Persons who have been granted permanent resident status in the United States are given a Green Card as proof of their status.
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The visa applicant and the U.S. citizen must be legally able to marry. This means that the parties must meet the age, consanguinity and gender requirements of the state in which they wish to marry. Neither party may have a living spouse.
Continue reading >>1.Child's original birth certificate or, if unavailable, a written explanation together with secondary evidence of identity and age (e.g. a re-issued birth certificate listing the adoptive parents);
Continue reading >>USCIS must determine your suitability as an adoptive parent; you are required to file Form I-600A (Application of Advance Processing of Orphan Petition) to establish this. Form I-600A is not designed to evaluate a particular child's classification as an o
Continue reading >>A separate process applies to children adopted from non-Hague Adoption Convention countries. Such children must qualify as orphans, as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), before they can be considered for U.S. permanent residence or ci
Continue reading >>An adoption and immigration application for a child from a Hague country, who is temporarily present in the United States, is regulated under the Hague Convention. Therefore, an I-130 is not needed to petition for immigration on behalf of the child.
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