USCIS Country-Specific Processing

To learn about a specific country's adoption process, go to the Department of State Country Information page. This includes information on:

• Whether a country is party to the Hague Adoption Convention;
• The country’s adoption authority;
• The eligibility requirements for prospective adoptive parents; and
• Who can be adopted.

We have country-specific processing information available for the following countries: 

• Botswana
• Cambodia
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Ghana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Nepal
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Republic of Korea
• Russia
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• Taiwan
• The People's Republic of China
• Ukraine
• Vietnam

More Information

• USCIS Adoptions Contact Information
• Glossary

Forms

• I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
• N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship
• N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322
• I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
• I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
• I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country
• I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative

Non-USCIS Links

• Department of State: Adoption Service Providers
• Department of State: Intercountry Adoptions Page
• Department of State: Country Information