For those seeking to adopt a child, we at the Ranchod Law Group in San Francisco, California, know that it can be a daunting experience. The road of international adoption can be especially complicated and tricky.
Who is Considered an Orphan by the USCIS?
A foreign-born orphan is defined by the USCIS as a child who no longer has parents due to various situations, including the death, abandonment, separation, desertion or disappearance of both parents. The foreign-born child is also considered an orphan if he or she has a sole or surviving parent who can no longer provide for the child. In order for the child to be considered an orphan in this case, the parent must release the child for adoption and immigration in a written, irrevocable petition. The petition must be filed prior to the child’s 16th birthday or before his/her 18th birthday if the child is the sibling of an adopted or orphaned child and is adopted by the same parents that adopted their sibling. Continue reading ‘Immigration Law Firm Aids in International Adoption with Foreign Born Orphans’
