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USCIS I-600A Immigration Form

USCIS I-600A

 

Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition USCIS Form ( I-600A )

Title	Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
Number	I-600A
Official URL	http://www.uscis.gov/I-600A
Fee	$670
Mailing Address	A prospective petitioner residing in the U.S. should file with the Local Office with jurisdiction over the prospective petitioner's place of residence. A prospective petitioner residing outside the U.S. should consult the nearest American consulate or embassy.
Edition	07/30/07. Prior versions acceptable.
PDF Downloads	the I-600A Instructions I-600A

 

 

Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

Purpose of Form :

For adjudicating the qualifications of the applicant(s) as prospective adoptive parents. Filing this form will generally speed up the part of the processing relating to the qualifications of the prospective adoptive parent petitioner(s).

Number of Pages :

Instructions: 6; Form: 2.

Edition Date :

07/30/07. Prior versions acceptable.

Where to File :

A prospective petitioner residing in the U.S. should file with the Local Office with jurisdiction over the prospective petitioner's place of residence. A prospective petitioner residing outside the U.S. should consult the nearest American consulate or embassy.

Filing Fee :

$670

Special Instructions :

Note on Filing Fee:

An $80 fee for biometrics is required for each person 18 years of age or older who is living with the applicant. A one-time, no-fee extension can be requested before the expiration date indicated on Form I-171H.

If the fee is paid at the time of filing a Form I-600A, a fee is not required again to file the I-600.

When more than one petition is submitted by the same petitioner for orphans who are siblings, only one set of petition and fingerprinting fees is required. When more than one petition is submitted for orphans who are not siblings, the filing and biometric fees must be included for each petition.

This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/i-600a

 

• Download Instructions for Completing the I-600A (661KB PDF)
• Download I-600A (163KB PDF)

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