Apply by mail

1. To Apply for Convention Adoption, 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 details for this procedure are 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 appointment.
13. The interview and the biometric process will be completed with the Hague convention.
14. The decision will be made after the process gets completed.
15. The processing time for applying for Convention Adoption takes up to 30 – 40 days.

• Application form link
• Proof of U.S. citizenship
• Proof of marriage and spouse
• Fee receipt

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Service (Department of Homeland Security)
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
Mailing address link
District office finder link
Convention countries link

• Any U.S. citizen who is habitually resident in the United States and Seeks to adopt a child who is habitually resident in a Hague Adoption Convention country is eligible to make this application form.

• Check the fee from the following link, use the calculator link

NOTE: Select the form and click the “Submit” button.

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 applying for Convention Adoption takes up to 30 – 40 days.

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.

• Provide the following information about yourself
• Processing Information
• Information About the Beneficiary
• Certification and Signature of You, the Prospective Adoptive Parent(s)
• Signature of Person Preparing Form if Other Than Above

• The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) is an international treaty that provides important safeguards to protect the best interests of children, birth parents, and adoptive parents in intercountry adoptions.

• 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

Adoption Service Providers (ASP)
An adoption service provider (ASP) must be accredited, approved, or otherwise authorized to provide intercountry adoption services. Be sure to ask any ASP whether they are U.S. accredited or approved before hiring or paying any money to the provider. You must also identify a primary provider. Only accredited or approved ASPs may act as the primary provider in your case.