After 1 year and 4 months in the adoption process finally have received the ~draft~ of our Homestudy! This is slow for how most adoptions go – we spent so much time between programs and going to trainings that it took probably twice as long as it does for most pre-adoptive parents. I just want to jump for joy! There are a few small corrections needed, like the month we got married is wrong, and it says there was a Peter and Henry at our in-home meeting, which wasn’t the case.
So now we just have to start our I800A (Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country)
Link to CIS website and form below:
Info on the I800A below
Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country
- Purpose of Form :
- For adjudicating the eligibility and suitability of the applicant(s) to adopt a child who habitually resides in a Hague Adoption Convention country.
- Number of Pages :
- Instructions: 11; Form: 9; Supplement 1: 2; Supplement 2: 1; Supplement 3: 4.
- Edition Date :
- 9/10/08. Prior edition may be used.
- Where to File :
- A prospective adoptive applicant residing in the United States should file Form I-800A with the USCIS office having jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of residence. A prospective adoptive applicant residing outside the United States should generally file Form I-800A with the USCIS office abroad having jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of foreign residence. See instructions for Form I-800A for more detailed filing information.Please note: Effective September 25, 2008, Forms I-800A and all related supplements and forms must be filed at the Chicago Lockbox Facility.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 805695
Chicago, IL 60680-4118For Non-Postal deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: Hague
131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517 - Filing Fee :
- $670 for Form I-800A Note on Filing Fee: An $80 fee for biometrics is required for the applicant (and spouse, if any). Additionally, a $80 fee for biometrics is required for each person 18 years of age or older who is living with the applicant. Form I-800A, Supplement 1 (Listing of Adult Member of the Household) must also be provided for each adult member of the household, excluding the applicant and applicant’s spouse. $340 for Form I-800A, Supplement 3 (Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A), if applicable
