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1. File advance processing application before orphan is known
2. Find an orphan to adopt.
3. Then file orphan petition in behalf of orphan.
1. Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition.
2. The fingerprints of each adoptive parent on Form FD-258.
3. Proof of the prospective petitioners United States citizenship.
4. Proof of the marriage of the prospective petitioner and spouse, if married.
5. Proof of termination of any prior marriages of the prospective petitioner and spouse or unmarried prospective petitioner, if applicable.
6. A favorably recommended home study.
7. Filing fee.
1. Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative.
2. Proof of orphan's age.
3. Death certificate(s) of the orphan's parent(s) if applicable.
4. Proof that the orphan's sole or surviving parent cannot give the orphan proper care and has, in writing, forever and irrevocably released the orphan for emigration and adoption, if the orphan has only one parent.
5. A final decree of adoption, if the orphan has been adopted abroad.
6. Proof that the orphan has been unconditionally abandoned to an orphanage, if the orphan is in an orphanage.
7. Proof that the preadoption requirements, if any, of the state of the orphan's proposed residence have been met, if the orphan is to be adopted in the United States.
*If filed while an advance processing application is pending or within one year of a favorable decision in a completed advance processing case, new filing fee not required.
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1. Find an orphan to adopt.
2. File orphan petition in behalf of orphan.
1. Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative.
2. The fingerprints of each adoptive parent on Form FD-258.
3. Proof of the prospective petitioners United States citizenship.
4. Proof of the marriage of the prospective petitioner and spouse, if married.
5. Proof of termination of any prior marriages of the prospective petitioner and spouse or unmarried prospective petitioner, if applicable.
6. A favorably recommended home study.
7. Filing fee.
8. Proof of orphan's age.
9. Death certificate(s) of the orphan's parent(s) if applicable.
10. Proof that the orphan's sole or surviving parent cannot give the orphan proper care and has, in writing, forever and irrevocably released the orphan for emigration and adoption, if the orphan has only one parent.
11. A final decree of adoption, if the orphan has been adopted abroad.
12. Proof that the orphan has been unconditionally abandoned to an orphanage, if the orphan is in an orphanage.
13. Proof that the preadoption requirements, if any, of the state of the orphan's proposed residence have been met, if the orphan is to be adopted in the United States.
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