ICAB will review your application to determine whether you are also eligible to adopt under Philippine law.ģ.Be Matched with a Child in the Philippines Once USCIS determines that you are “eligible” and “suited” to adopt by approving the Form I-800A, your adoption service provider will provide your approval notice, home study, and any other required information to ICAB as part of your adoption dossier. Read more about Eligibility Requirements. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), by submitting Form I-800A. government agency, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Apply to USCIS to be Found Eligible to AdoptĪfter you choose an accredited or approved adoption service provider, you must apply to be found eligible to adopt by the responsible U.S. Prospective adoptive parents are required to work with an adoption agency authorized by the Inter-Country Adoption Board. The primary adoption service provider is responsible for ensuring that all adoption services in the case are done in accordance with the Hague Adoption Convention and U.S. accredited or approved adoption service provider will act as the primary provider in your case. Only accredited or approved adoption services providers may provide adoption services between the United States and Philippines. The recommended first step in adopting a child from Philippines is to select an adoption service provider in the United States that has been accredited or approved to provide services to U.S. Accredited or Approved Adoption Service Provider immigrant visa for your child and bring your child homeġ. Adopt (or gain legal custody) of the child in the Philippines.Apply to USCIS for the child to be found eligible for immigration to the United States and receive U.S.Be matched with a child by authorities in the Philippines.
A brief summary of the Convention adoption process is given below. THE PROCESSīecause the Philippines is party to the Hague Adoption Convention, adopting from the Philippines must follow a specific process designed to meet the Convention’s requirements. Please contact the details of the case if this situation applies to you. For more information, read about Transition Cases. Under these circumstances, your adopted child’s visa application could continue to be processed in accordance with the immigration regulations for non-Convention adoptions. Note:If any of the following occurred prior to Ap(the date on which the Hague Adoption Convention entered into force with respect to the United States), the Hague Adoption Convention may not apply to your adoption: 1) you filed a Form I-600A identifying Philippines as the country where you intended to adopt 2) you filed a Form I-600 or 3) the adoption was completed. Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), an agency attached to the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development. consular officer issues an “Article 5 Letter” in the case. Do not adopt or obtain legal custody of a child in the Philippines before a U.S. WARNING:The Philippines is party to the Hague Adoption Convention.
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