Apply by mail:

1. To Change Single Marital Status, the applicant has to approach the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Service (Department of Homeland Security) link
2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the essential documents along with the completed application form to the USCIS mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The fee detail for this procedure is mentioned in the “Fees” section of this page.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a notification through mail or email.
11. The applicant will get the appointment date through the mail for biometric purposes.
12. The applicant has to visit the nearest USCIS Application Support Centre on-date of the appointment.
13. The applicant has to visit the office for further process to complete.
14. The processing time for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition takes up to 4 – 8 weeks.

• Application form link
• Proof of Applicant’s U.S. Citizenship
• Certificate of Naturalization (if born outside the country)
• Fee receipt (check)
• Passport size photographs
• Any other documents (if required)

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Service (Department of Homeland Security)
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Adoption I-800A
P.O. Box 660087
Dallas, TX 75266-0087

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: Adoption I-800A (Box 660087)
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

National Benefits Center
Attn: Adoptions
Department of Homeland Security
PO Box 25920
Overland Park, KS 66225
Email nbc.adoptions@uscis.dhs.gov
Call - 877-424-8374
Contact link
District office finder link

• Any person who intends to Change Single Marital Statusis eligible to make this application.

• Fee details link

NOTE: Click the “Fees” to check the fee details.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for Changing Single Marital Status takes up to 4 – 8 weeks.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• For more instructions link

• Information About the applicant
• Information about the spouse
• General Information
• Spouse contact information
• Certificate and signature of the spouse
• Certification and Signature of the applicant, the Prospective Adoptive Parent
• Information About Your Home Study Preparer and/or Adoption Service Provider
• Information About Your Intended Adoption(s)
• Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Application, If Other Than the Applicant and Spouse

• A change in marital status (i.e. marriage, divorce, or legal separation) allows an employee to make appropriate changes to his or her benefits. An employee may add or remove their spouse from benefits as appropriate.

• For more information link
  

Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate. 
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

Paper reduction act:

• An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
• The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 6 hours and 25 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and information, completing the application, preparing statements, attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the application.