When your home study has been completed, it will be submitted to USCIS with one of two forms:

• Form I-600A – Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition; or

• Form I-800A – Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country. 

Form I-600A is used for non-Hague Adoption cases, while Form I-800A is used for Hague Adoption cases. Both forms, along with their filing instructions, can be accessed on the website of USCIS, uscis.gov.

USCIS evaluates yoursuitability and eligibility to adopt. If your application is approved, it will notify you and the U.S. embassy or consulate in the country from where you have indicated you wish to adopt.