Orphan Petition

1. Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative.
2. Proof of approval of the I-600A.
3. Proof of the child’s age and identity
4. Proof that the child is an orphan as appropriate:
1. proof that the child has been abandoned or deserted by, separated or lost from, both parents or that both parents have disappeared or died;
2. death certificate(s) of the child’s parent(s), if applicable;
3. proof that the child’s sole or surviving parent cannot give the child proper care and has, in writing, irrevocably released the child for emigration and adoption;
4. proof that the child has been unconditionally abandoned to an orphanage, if the child is in an orphanage.
5. If there was no adoption abroad, proof that the preadoption requirements, if any, of the state of the child’s proposed residence have been met. This is also required if the child has been adopted abroad, but the adoption is not full and final, or if the unmarried adoptive parent, or both married adoptive parents, did not personally see the child prior to or during the adoption proceedings.
6. If there was no adoption abroad, proof that the prospective adoptive parent(s) have, or a person or entity working on behalf of the parent(s) has, legal custody of the child for emigration and adoption in the United States.
7. If the child has been adopted abroad, a final decree of adoption must be submitted. For the adoption to be recognized as full and final, proof must be submitted verifying that the unmarried adoptive parent, or both married adoptive parents, saw the child prior to or during adoption proceedings. If only one married adoptive parent or no adoptive parent saw the child, then procedures outlined in number 5 above must be followed.