{"id":670,"date":"2014-07-31T22:42:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T22:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/?p=670"},"modified":"2014-07-31T22:50:23","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T22:50:23","slug":"adopted-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnwheatonattorney.com\/adopted-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing an Adopted Child to the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column width=”1\/1″]
In addition to being a joyful process, the procedure for bringing an adopted child to the United States can be a complicated one. The three options below are the normal avenues under immigration law:<\/p>\n
Hague Convention Adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) is a treaty that governs many international adoptions. Adoption under the Hague Convention is the process that is commonly used if the child who is to be adopted lives in a country that is a party to the Hague Convention and the adoptive parents are U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n The general procedure for adopting a child under the Hague Convention is to use a Hague Accredited Adoption Service Provider<\/a>. The potential adoptive parents must also obtain a home study from an authorized party to assure that their home is suitable for an adopted child. In addition, the adoptive parents must file Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country.<\/p>\n