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Instructions for Form I-800,  
Petition to Classify Convention  
Adoptee as an Immediate Relative  
Department of Homeland Security  
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services  
Instructions  
Read these instructions carefully to properly complete this form. If you need more space to complete an answer, use a  
separate sheet of paper. Write your name, USCIS Account Number (if known), and the child's current legal name at the top  
of each sheet of paper and indicate the part and number of the item to which the answer refers.  
2. The Central Authority in the selected Convention country  
What Is the Purpose of This Form?  
has proposed placing a child for adoption with you and  
your spouse (if applicable).  
The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and  
Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the  
Convention) entered into force with respect to the United  
States on April 1, 2008. The Convention strengthens  
protections for children, birth parents, and prospective  
adoptive parent(s), and establishes internationally agreed upon  
rules and procedures for adoptions between countries that  
have a treaty relationship under the Convention (Convention  
countries). It ultimately provides a framework for member  
countries to work together to ensure that children are provided  
with permanent, loving homes; that adoptions take place in the  
best interests of a child; and that the abduction, sale, or traffic  
in children is prevented.  
NOTE: Central Authority means the entity designated as  
such by a Convention country under Article 6(1) of the  
Convention. In the United States, the U.S. Department of  
State is the Central Authority. Central Authority also  
means an individual who, or entity that, is performing a  
Central Authority function, having been authorized to do  
so by the designate Central Authority, in accordance with  
the Convention and the law of the Central Authority’s  
country.  
As provided in 8 CFR Part 204.301 and in these  
instructions, the term “Central Authority” includes the  
actual Central Authority of a Convention country and also  
any other individual or entity that is authorized to carry out  
a Central Authority function by delegation.  
A Convention country is defined as a country that is a party to  
the Convention and with which the Convention is in force  
with respect to the United States. To obtain a current listing of  
Convention countries, visit the U.S. Department of State  
website at www.travel.state.gov. Additional information on  
intercountry adoptions can be found on the USCIS Internet  
website at www.uscis.gov.  
Form I-800 must be filed before the expiration of the notice of  
the approval or extension of Form I-800A and before the  
child's 16th birthday.  
Instructions for a Child Between Age 15 and 16  
There are two instances requiring special instructions relating  
to children between the ages of 15 and 16.  
Use Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as  
an Immediate Relative, to finalize the immigration process if  
you will adopt a child who habitually resides in a Convention  
country and you have an approved, valid Form I-800A,  
Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child  
from a Convention Country. Form I-800 and supporting  
evidence are required for USCIS to determine the child's  
eligibility for classification as a Convention adoptee.  
1. If the Central Authority in the selected Convention country  
places the child with you for adoption more than 6 months  
after the child's 15th birthday but before the child's 16th  
birthday, you must still file Form I-800 before the child's  
16th birthday. However, if the required evidence is not yet  
available, you may submit a statement from the primary  
adoption service provider, signed under penalty of perjury  
under U.S. law, confirming that the Central Authority has,  
in fact, made the adoption placement on the date specified  
in the statement. The primary adoption service provider in  
your case is the accredited or temporarily accredited  
agency, or approved person who is responsible under  
22 CFR Part 96.14 for the six adoption services defined in  
22 CFR Part 96.2, and for supervising and being  
When Should I Use Form I-800?  
You should use Form I-800 when:  
1. You have an approved, valid Form I-800A, Application for  
Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a  
Convention Country; and  
responsible for supervised providers where used.  
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Submission of Form I-800 with this statement will satisfy  
the statutory requirement that the petition must be  
submitted before the child's 16th birthday. Note that no  
provisional or final approval of Form I-800 will be granted  
until the required evidence has been submitted.  
for a child who meets the following requirements:  
1. The child is from a country that is a Party to the Hague  
Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation  
with Respect to Intercountry Adoption; and  
2. The child turned 18 on or after April 1, 2008; and  
3. The petitioner has adopted or will adopt the child; and  
When submitted, the required evidence must show that the  
Central Authority did, in fact, make the adoption  
placement decision before the child's 16th birthday.  
4. The child is the birth sibling of another foreign national  
child who has immigrated or will immigrate to the U.S.  
based on adoption by the same adoptive parents; and  
2. If your approved Form I-800A was filed after the child's  
15th birthday but before the child's 16th birthday, the filing  
date of Form I-800A will be deemed to be the filing date of  
Form I-800, provided Form I-800 is filed not more than  
180 days after the initial approval of Form I-800A.  
5. Form I-800 is properly filed by the petitioner on or before  
November 30, 2012.  
You must have an approved, valid Form I-800A, Application  
for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a  
Convention Country, prior to filing Form I-800. If the  
approval of the Form I-800A (including any extensions) has  
expired or you never filed a Form I-800A, you will need to file  
a Form I-800A, with fee, in accordance with the Form I-800A  
instructions.  
Instructions for a Hague Convention Birth Siblings  
between Age 16 and 18  
The International Adoption Simplification Act of 2010, Public  
Law 111-287, amended section 101(b)(1)(G) of the  
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to allow the birth  
sibling of an adopted child to qualify as a Hague Convention  
adoptee after the birth sibling's 16th birthday, but prior to the  
birth sibling's 18th birthday. After November 30, 2010, a Form  
I-800 may be filed, in accordance with form filing  
instructions, if;  
When completing the Form I-800 under these special  
instructions for an older birth sibling, you should write “N/A”  
in response to questions 9 through 17, inclusive. No additional  
filing fee for a Form I-800 is required when filing for children  
who are birth siblings. You must submit the following  
supporting documents with Form I-800:  
1. The child is from a country Party to the Hague Convention  
on Protection of Children and Cooperation with Respect to  
Intercountry Adoption; and  
1. Birth certificates for each sibling or other evidence that  
they are birth siblings.  
2. The child is the birth sibling of another foreign national  
child who has immigrated or will immigrate based on  
adoption by the same adoptive parents; and  
2. Evidence that the younger birth sibling either already has  
immigrated or will immigrate to the United States as your  
adopted child, orphan or Convention adoptee.  
3. The Form I-800 is filed before the expiration of the notice  
of approval or extension of the I-800A, Application for  
Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a  
Convention Country, and before the child's 18th birthday.  
3. A copy of the adoption decree for the older birth sibling  
you are filing for, if you have already adopted them. If you  
have not already adopted the older birth sibling,  
information about the pre-adoption requirements under the  
law of the State where you will adopt, to show that you will  
be able to adopt the older birth sibling in that State, despite  
the fact that they are already over 18.  
No additional filing fee for a Form I-800 is required when  
filing for children who are birth siblings.  
You must have an approved, valid Form I-800A, prior to filing  
Form I-800. If the approval of the Form I-800A (including any  
extensions) has expired or you never filed a Form I-800A, you  
will need to file a Form I-800A, with fee, in accordance with  
the Form I-800A instructions.  
Who May File Form I-800?  
You may file this petition if you are a U.S. citizen who  
habitually resides in the United States and:  
Special Instructions for a Sibling Child who Turned 18 on  
or after April 1, 2008  
1. You have an approved, valid Form I-800A, Application for  
Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a  
Convention Country; and  
The International Adoption Simplification Act of 2010,  
(Section 4(b)) also allows a U.S. citizen to file a visa petition  
Form I-800 Instructions 03/10/17 N Page 2  
2. The Central Authority of the child's Convention country  
has proposed an adoption placement, and you have  
accepted the proposal, and you have not yet adopted nor  
obtained custody of the child; and  
D. If, prior to the Convention child's immigration to  
the United States, there is an addition of one or  
more children to your home, whether through  
adoption or foster care, birth, or any other means. This  
is considered a change in circumstance even if the  
original home study recommended the adoption of  
more than one Convention child.  
3. No significant changes have occurred in your  
circumstances since your Form I-800A was approved or  
extended; and  
E. The addition of other dependents or adult  
member(s) of the household to the family prior to the  
prospective child's immigration into the United States.  
4. If you are unmarried, you are at least 25 years of age at the  
time of filing this petition.  
NOTE: You must obtain provisional approval of Form I-800,  
Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate  
Relative, before you adopt or obtain custody of the child.  
F. Change because you are seeking to adopt a  
handicapped or special needs child, if the home study  
did not already address your suitability as the adoptive  
parent of a child with the particular handicap or special  
need.  
Who May Not File Form I-800?  
G. Change in the number of children or characteristics  
(such as age and/or gender) of the child(ren) you intend  
to adopt.  
You may not submit Form I-800 petition if:  
1. The approval period or extension of the approval period of  
your Form I-800A has expired.  
4. You intend to adopt a child from a country other than a  
Convention country. See the instructions provided on  
Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of  
Orphan Petition, and Form I-600, Petition to Classify  
Orphan as an Immediate Relative, for information on the  
requirements for adopting a child from a country other than  
a Convention country.  
2. Your marital status has changed since your Form I-800A  
was approved unless you have obtained the approval of a  
new Form I-800A reflecting the change in marital status.  
3. You have a significant change of circumstance since such  
approval or extension that requires you to file Form  
I-800A, Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved  
Form I-800A, unless Form I-800A, Supplement 3, has been  
approved to reflect such change.  
Role of Service Provider  
NOTE: If there has been a change in your circumstances  
since your initial Form I-800A was approved, you must  
file Form I-800A, Supplement 3, with a completed,  
amended home study. Form I-800A, Supplement 3, must  
be approved before you can file Form I-800.  
Adoption Service Provider  
An individual or entity must be authorized under 22 Code of  
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 96 to provide adoption  
services in connection with a Convention adoption. You  
should specifically ask any adoption service provider whether  
they are authorized under 22 CFR Part 96 to provide adoption  
services in connection with Convention adoptions before  
engaging the services of that provider.  
The following are examples of changes in circumstances  
which require that Form I-800A, Supplement 3, be filed.  
This list is not exhaustive. Your adoption service provider  
can advise you regarding other changes which may be  
considered significant.  
Legal Services  
A. Change of residence, including a change in the child's  
Only an individual who is licensed in the United States as an  
attorney, or who is otherwise permitted under 8 CFR Part 292  
to practice before USCIS, may give you legal advice  
concerning your Form I-800, or provide any other legal  
services concerning your Form I-800. You should specifically  
ask anyone providing you with legal advice if they are  
licensed or otherwise permitted by regulation to provide you  
with legal advice pertaining to immigration processes.  
proposed State of residence.  
B. Any change in history of arrest, child abuse,  
substance abuse, or domestic violence for you, your  
spouse (if married), or any household member  
regardless of age.  
C. Change to a different Convention country.  
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Mailing Address - Give your mailing address, if different  
from your home address. Include province and postal  
code, if applicable.  
General Instructions  
Step 1. Fill Out Form I-800  
Number 4 - Provide the requested information about your  
marital status and your spouse, if married.  
1. Type or print legibly in black ink.  
2. If extra space is needed to complete any item, attach a  
continuation sheet, indicate the part and the number of the  
item, and date and sign each sheet. In addition, write your  
name and USCIS Account Number, and the child's current  
legal name at the top of each sheet of paper.  
Part 2. Processing Information  
Numbers 1 through 5 - Provide the requested information.  
Part 3. Information About Beneficiary  
3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. State that an  
item is not applicable with "N/A." If the answer is none,  
write "None."  
(Convention adoptee)  
Numbers 1 through 8 - Provide the requested information. If  
you need more space to complete an answer, use a separate  
sheet of paper.  
This form is divided into Parts 1 through 6 as well as one  
supplement. Form I-800, Supplement 1, must be completed  
if you wish to give written consent for USCIS to disclose  
information about your case to your primary adoption service  
provider.  
Number 9 - Check the box to indicate which documents are  
being submitted with your application.  
Numbers 10 through 27 - Provide the requested information.  
If you need more space to complete an answer, use a separate  
sheet of paper.  
The following information will help you fill out the form.  
Part 1. Information About You  
Number 1 - Provide the requested information about you.  
Part 4. Information About Fees, Expenses, and  
Other Compensation  
Family Name (Last Name) - Use your legal name. If you  
have two last names, include both and use a hyphen (-)  
between the names, if appropriate.  
Numbers 1 and 2 - Provide the requested information. If you  
need more space to complete an answer, use a separate  
sheet of paper.  
Other Names Used - Give any other names used or by  
which you have been known. Include maiden names,  
aliases, etc.  
Part 5. Certification and Signature of You, the  
Prospective Adoptive Parent(s)  
USCIS Account # - This is the unique USCIS Account  
Number assigned to you when you filed your original  
Form I-800A. This number can be found on the Notice of  
Approval of your Form I-800A and on any correspondence  
sent to you by USCIS pertaining to the Convention  
adoption. If married, your spouse will have his or her own  
Account Number assigned by USCIS.  
The "Signature" block of Form I-800 must be executed by  
you, the petitioner. If married, your spouse must execute the  
"Signature of Spouse." Failure to do so will result in the  
rejection of Form I-800.  
NOTE: One spouse cannot sign for the other, even under a  
Date of Birth - Use eight numbers to show your date of  
birth. (Example: May 1, 1979, must be written  
05/01/1979).  
power of attorney or similar agency arrangement.  
Part 6. Signature of Person Preparing Form, if  
Other Than Petitioner  
Place of Birth - Give the name of the place where you  
were born. Include the city, State or province, and  
country.  
1. If you did not complete Form I-800, the preparer who filled  
out the petition must also sign, date, and give his or her  
address.  
Home Address - Give your physical street address where  
you actually reside. This must include a street number and  
name or a rural route number. Do not put a post office box  
(P.O. Box) number here.  
2. If the preparer is a business or organization, its name must  
be included on the petition.  
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who must consent to the child's adoption (or, if the law  
of the country of the child's habitual residence provides  
that their identities may not be disclosed, the Central  
Authority's certification that the required documents  
exist and that they establish the child's age and  
availability for adoption).  
Form I-800 Supplement 1, Consent to Disclose  
Information  
If you want to give consent for USCIS to disclose information  
about your case to your primary adoption service provider,  
you should complete Form I-800, Supplement 1, Consent to  
Disclose Information. You are not required to give this  
consent in order to file Form I-800.  
C. A statement, signed under penalty of perjury under  
U.S. law by the primary provider (or an authorized  
representative if the primary provider is an agency or  
other juridical person), certifying that the report is a  
true, correct, and complete copy of the report obtained  
from the Central Authority of the Convention country.  
Step 2. General Requirements  
Evidence. Attach copies, showing front and back, of the  
documents you need to support your application. Do not send  
original documents unless instructed to do so. (Examples  
of original documents that must be submitted include:  
affidavits, medical examinations, or formal consultations.)  
D. The child's background information as provided under  
22 CFR Part 96.49. This information may be in the  
form of a summary or separate document.  
You must submit the following documents to support your  
petition:  
The child's background information must be provided  
to you by your primary adoption service provider. This  
will include information about the child's medical and  
social history, including a copy of the child's medical  
records, to the fullest extent practicable, and  
accompanied with a complete English translation. You  
must be given this information, as early as possible, but  
no later than 2 weeks before either the adoption or  
placement for adoption, or the date on which you travel  
to the Convention country to complete all procedures  
in such country relating to the adoption or placement  
for adoption, whichever is earlier. (See 22 CFR Part  
96.49 for detailed information about this report.)  
1. Form I-800A approval notice and, if applicable, proof that  
the approval period has been extended.  
2. The report, required under Article 16 of the Convention,  
which includes all the information specified in  
8 CFR Part 204.313(d)(3) and (4).  
The report required under Article 16 of the Convention is a  
prepared report which, as specified in Article 16 and  
8 CFR Part 204.313(d)(3) and (4), includes information  
about the child's identity, adoptability, background, social  
environment, family history, medical history (including  
that of the child's family), and any special needs of the  
child. Article 16 also requires that the child's ethnic,  
religious, and cultural background be considered; that the  
required consents have been obtained in writing and were  
freely given without any payment or inducement; and that  
the proposed placement of the child for intercountry  
adoption with the prospective adoptive parents is in the  
child's best interest.  
If the Article 16 report is not yet available, and the Central  
Authority made the adoption placement more than 6  
months after the child's 15th birthday, but before the  
child's 16th birthday, you may file Form I-800 without the  
Article 16 report. However, you must include a statement  
from your primary provider, signed under penalty of  
perjury under U.S. law, confirming that the Central  
Authority has, in fact, made the adoption placement on the  
date specified in the statement. Submission of your Form  
I-800 with this statement will satisfy the statutory  
requirement that the petition must be submitted before the  
child's 16th birthday, but no provisional or final approval  
of your Form I-800 will be granted until after you have  
submitted the Article 16 report. When submitted, the  
Article 16 report must affirmatively show that the Central  
Authority did, in fact, make the adoption placement  
decision before the child's 16th birthday.  
NOTE: Although Form I-800 and these instructions refer  
to “the report” under Article 16, the actual “report” may  
not be one document. Rather, the information in “the  
report” may be submitted through the use of more than one  
document, as long as all of the documents, taken together,  
show that all the required elements have been addressed.  
The Article 16 report must be accompanied by:  
A. A copy of the child's birth certificate, or secondary  
evidence of the child's age.  
3. A statement from the primary adoption service provider  
verifying that all pre-placement preparation and training  
has been completed.  
B. A copy of the irrevocable consent(s) signed by the  
legal custodian(s), and any other individual or entity  
Form I-800 Instructions 03/10/17 N Page 5  
NOTE: Preparation and Training. 22 CFR Part 96.48  
directs the adoption service provider to give you and your  
spouse (if married) at least 10 hours of preparation and  
training designed to promote a successful intercountry  
adoption before you travel to adopt the child or before the  
child is placed with you for adoption. The adoption  
service provider may also exempt you and your spouse (if  
married) if you have received adequate prior training or  
have sufficient prior experience as parent(s) of children  
adopted from abroad.  
A formal decision concerning whether the child whom you  
seek to adopt is medically inadmissible under section  
212(a)(1) of the Act will only be made after a designated  
panel physician (for visa cases) or civil surgeon (for  
adjustment of status cases) has completed the required  
medical examination of the child. If the medical  
information that is already available to you indicates that  
the child whom you intend to adopt may be inadmissible  
under section 212(a)(1) of the Act, you should file Form  
I-601 with Form I-800. If you do not file Form I-601 with  
Form I-800, you can still file Form I-601 later, if it is  
determined that your child is inadmissible.  
4. If the child will be adopted in the United States, a written  
report signed under penalty of perjury under U.S. law, by  
the primary adoption service provider (or an authorized  
representative of the primary adoption service provider)  
detailing the primary adoption service provider's plan for  
post-placement duties (as specified in 22 CFR Part 96.50).  
Translations. Any document containing a foreign language  
submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English  
language translation which the translator has certified as  
complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that  
he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language  
into English.  
5. Evidence of compliance with preadoption requirements, if  
any.  
If the State of the child's proposed residence has any  
preadoption requirements, these requirements must be  
complied with before the child can become eligible for  
classification as a Convention adoptee who is coming to be  
adopted in the United States. A qualified Convention  
adoptee is deemed to be coming to be adopted in the  
United States if either of the following factors exists:  
Copies. Unless specifically required that an original  
document be filed with an application or petition, an ordinary  
legible photocopy may be submitted. Original documents  
submitted when not required will remain a part of the record,  
even if the submission was not required.  
Affidavits. If a required document cannot be obtained, you  
must submit an original written statement from the  
A. The applicant/petitioner will not complete the child's  
adoption abroad; or  
governmental agency that should have the record, verifying  
that the record does not exist. Only then may you submit  
written affidavits sworn to or affirmed by two persons who  
were living at the time and who have personal knowledge of  
the event and circumstances you are trying to prove. Each  
affidavit must contain the affiant's full name, address, date and  
place of birth, and signature. The affidavit must provide full  
information concerning the event and complete details of how  
the affiant acquired the information.  
B. In the case of a married applicant/petitioner, the child  
was adopted abroad only by one of the spouses, rather  
than by the spouses jointly, so that it will be necessary  
for the other spouse to adopt the child after the child's  
admission.  
6. Either a completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of  
Support, or a completed and signed Form I-864W,  
Intending Immigrant's Form I-864 Exemption.  
NOTE: Affidavits may not be submitted in place of the  
Article 16 report, described in Step 2, Number 2 of these  
instructions. Only the Article 16 report itself may be  
submitted to show that the Convention requirements have  
been met.  
7. When required, Form I-601, Application for Waiver of  
Grounds of Inadmissibility.  
Section 212(a) of the INA may make a Convention child  
inadmissible to the United States based on information  
disclosed in the child's medical and social history.  
The most common ground of inadmissibility relating to a  
child is a medical ground. Specific information about  
medical inadmissibility can be found in section 212(a)(1)  
of the INA and in regulations adopted by the U.S.  
Department of Health and Human Services and published  
in 42 CFR Part 34.  
Where To File?  
You must always file your Form I-800 with USCIS Dallas  
Lockbox facility. It will then be routed to, and adjudicated at,  
the National Benefits Center.  
Form I-800 Instructions 03/10/17 N Page 6  
Form I-800 must be mailed to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox  
facility address as follows:  
3. If the children are already siblings before the proposed  
adoption, however, only one filing fee of $775 is required,  
regardless of the sequence of submission of the  
immigration benefit.  
For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) deliveries, use the  
following P.O. Box number:  
NOTE: The filing fee is not refundable, regardless of any  
action USCIS takes on this petition. DO NOT MAIL  
CASH. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts.  
USCIS  
P.O. Box 660087  
Dallas TX 75266  
Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check  
or money order for Form I-800 fee:  
For private courier (non-USPS) deliveries, use the  
following address:  
USCIS  
ATTN: Hague  
2501 S. State Highway 121 Business, Suite 400  
Lewisville, TX 75067  
1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or  
other financial institution located in the United States and  
must be payable in U.S. currency; and  
2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S.  
Department of Homeland Security.  
Filing with a centralized USCIS office that approved or  
granted the most recent extension of your Form I-800A will  
make it possible for you to obtain a provisional approval of  
your Form I-800 before you actually travel outside the United  
States to adopt or obtain custody of a child.  
NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security;  
do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."  
Notice to Those Making Payment by Check. If you send us  
a check, USCIS will convert it into an electronic funds transfer  
(EFT). This means we will copy your check and use the  
account information on it to electronically debit your account  
for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will  
usually take 24 hours and your bank will show it on your  
regular account statement.  
USCIS endeavors to adjudicate Form I-800 as promptly as  
feasible. In every case, however, the primary concern is to  
serve the principle of Article 1 of the Convention: That  
“intercountry adoptions take place in the best interests of the  
child.” You should plan your travel outside the United States  
carefully, and be aware that the child's adoption or legal  
custody proceeding should not be scheduled until USCIS has  
provisionally approved Form I-800, and the U.S. Department  
of State has provided to the Central Authority of the child's  
country of origin, the notice under Article 5 of the Convention  
that the adoption or custody proceeding may be completed.  
You will not receive your original check back. We will destroy  
your original check, but will keep a copy of it. If USCIS  
cannot process the EFT for technical reasons, you authorize us  
to process the copy in place of your original check. If your  
check is returned as unpayable, USCIS will re-submit the  
payment to the financial institution one time. If the check is  
returned as unpayable a second time, we will reject your  
petition and charge you a returned check fee.  
NOTE: Visit our website online at www.uscis.gov before  
you file, and check the “Immigration Forms” page to confirm  
the correct filing location or any changes.  
How to Check If the Fees Are Correct  
What Is the Filing Fee?  
Form I-800's filing fee is current as of the edition date in the  
lower right corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees  
change periodically, you can verify that the fees are correct by  
following one of the steps below.  
Form I-800 fee requirements are as follows:  
1. No fee is required for the first Form I-800 filed for a child  
on the basis of an approved Form I-800A.  
1. Visit our website at www.uscis.gov, select "FORMS," and  
check the appropriate fee; or  
2. If more than one Form I-800 is filed during the approval  
period for different children, the fee is $775 for the second  
and each subsequent petition submitted.  
2. Call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at  
1-800-375-5283 and ask for fee information. For TTY  
(deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.  
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USCIS Forms and Information  
Processing Information  
Any Form I-800 that is not signed or accompanied by the  
correct fee, if applicable, will be rejected with a notice that  
Form I-800 is deficient. You may correct the deficiency and  
resubmit Form I-800. An application or petition is not  
considered properly filed until accepted by USCIS.  
To ensure you are using the latest version of this form, visit  
the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov where you can obtain  
the latest USCIS forms and immigration-related information.  
If you do not have internet access, you may order USCIS  
forms by calling the USCIS Contact Center at  
1-800-375-5283. The USCIS Contact Center provides  
information in English and Spanish. For TTY (deaf or hard of  
hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.  
Initial processing. Once Form I-800 has been accepted, it  
will be checked for completeness, including submission of the  
required initial evidence. If you do not completely fill out the  
form, or file it without required initial evidence, you will not  
establish a basis for eligibility and we may deny your Form  
I-800.  
Instead of waiting in line for assistance at your local USCIS  
office, you can schedule an appointment online at  
www.uscis.gov. Select “Tools,” then under “Self Service  
Tools,” select “Appointments” and follow the screen prompts  
to set up your appointment. Once you finish scheduling an  
appointment, the system will generate an appointment notice  
for you.  
Requests for more information or interview. We may  
request more information or evidence, or we may request that  
you appear at a USCIS office for an interview. We may also  
request that you submit the originals of any copy. We will  
return these originals when they are no longer required.  
Penalties  
At the time of any interview or other appearance at a USCIS  
office, USCIS may require that you provide biometric  
information (e.g., photograph, fingerprints) to verify your  
identity and update your background information.  
If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material  
fact or submit a false document with your Form I-800, we will  
deny your Form I-800 and may deny any other immigration  
benefit.  
Decision. Upon receipt of your petition, the USCIS  
adjudicating officer will consider whether the child qualifies  
as a Convention adoptee. If so, the petition will be  
provisionally approved. You will be informed in writing of  
the decision on your Form I-800.  
In addition, you will face severe penalties provided by law and  
may be subject to criminal prosecution.  
USCIS Privacy Act Statement  
If your Form I-800 has been provisionally approved by  
USCIS, and your child will apply for a visa, USCIS will notify  
the U.S. Department of State of the provisional approval.  
After Form I-800 has been provisionally approved, a visa  
application must be submitted on behalf of the child to the  
U.S. Department of State visa issuing post, in accordance with  
U.S. Department of State requirements.  
AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this benefit  
request, and the associated evidence, is collected under the  
Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101, et seq.  
PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested  
information on this benefit request is to determine if you have  
established eligibility for the immigration benefit for which  
you are filing. The information you provide will be used to  
grant or deny the benefit sought.  
If your Form I-800 has been provisionally approved by  
USCIS, and the child is in the United States and eligible to  
apply for adjustment of status, USCIS will notify you of the  
steps you need to take to complete the adoption or custody  
proceeding and obtain final approval of your Form I-800 and  
of the child's adjustment application.  
DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary.  
However, failure to provide the requested information, and  
any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in  
denial of your benefit request.  
If USCIS denies your Form I-800, either at the provisional  
approval stage or the final approval stage, USCIS will notify  
you in writing of the reasons for the denial and of your right to  
appeal the denial.  
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ROUTINE USES: The information you provide on this  
benefit request may be shared with other Federal, State, local,  
and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations  
following approved routine uses described in the associated  
published system of records notices [DHS/USCIS-007 -  
Benefits Information System and DHS/USCIS-001 - Alien  
File (A-File) and Central Index System (CIS)], which can be  
found at www.dhs.gov/privacy. The information may also be  
made available, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes  
or in the interest of national security.  
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