Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

Purpose of Form :

For adjudicating the qualifications of the applicant(s) as prospective adoptive parents. Filing this form will generally speed up the part of the processing relating to the qualifications of the prospective adoptive parent petitioner(s).

Number of Pages :

Instructions: 6; Form: 2.

Edition Date :

04/16/09. Previous editions accepted.

Where to File :

Regular Mail:

USCIS
P.O. Box 299027
Lewisville, TX 75029

Express Mail and Courier Service deliveries:

USCIS
ATTN: Adoption
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business, Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

Filing Fee :

$670

Special Instructions :

The Orphan Home Study Tip Sheet, M-760, provides prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers with helpful tips for preparing home studies for Orphan adoptions.

Note on Filing Fee:

An $80 fee for biometrics is required for each person 18 years of age or older who is living with the applicant. A one-time, no-fee extension can be requested before the expiration date indicated on Form I-171H.

If the fee is paid at the time of filing a Form I-600A, a fee is not required again to file the I-600.

When more than one petition is submitted by the same petitioner for orphans who are siblings, only one set of petition and fingerprinting fees is required. When more than one petition is submitted for orphans who are not siblings, the filing and biometric fees must be included for each petition.

This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/i-600a

 

• Download Instructions for Completing the I-600A (190KB PDF)
• Download I-600A (1097KB PDF)
• Download M-760, The Orphan Home Study Tip Sheet (NaNKB PDF)