What are the New Forms?

Effective April 1, 2008, Hague Adoption Convention cases are processed on Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country, and Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative. Non-Hague Convention (or Orphan) adoption cases are still processed on USCIS Forms I-600A,Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition, and I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative. These forms are available in the Related Links section of this page.