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Mailing Address - Give your mailing address, if different

General Instructions

from your home address. Include province and postal

code, if applicable.

Step 1. Fill Out Form I-800

Number 4 - Provide the requested information about your

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

marital status and your spouse, if married.

2. If extra space is needed to complete any item, attach a

Part 2. Processing Information

continuation sheet, indicate the part and the number of the

item, and date and sign each sheet. In addition, write your

Numbers 1 through 5 - Provide the requested information.

name and USCIS Account Number, and the child's current

legal name at the top of each sheet of paper.

Part 3. Information About Beneficiary

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. State that an

(Convention adoptee)

item is not applicable with "N/A." If the answer is none,

write "None."

Numbers 1 through 8 - Provide the requested information. If

you need more space to complete an answer, use a separate

This form is divided into Parts 1 through 6 as well as one

sheet of paper.

supplement. Form I-800, Supplement 1, must be completed

if you wish to give written consent for USCIS to disclose

Number 9 - Check the box to indicate which documents are

information about your case to your primary adoption service

being submitted with your application.

provider.

Numbers 10 through 27 - Provide the requested information.

The following information will help you fill out the form.

If you need more space to complete an answer, use a separate

sheet of paper.

Part 1. Information About You

Number 1 - Provide the requested information about you.

Part 4. Information About Fees, Expenses, and

Other Compensation

Family Name (Last Name) - Use your legal name. If you

have two last names, include both and use a hyphen (-)

Numbers 1 and 2 - Provide the requested information. If you

between the names, if appropriate.

need more space to complete an answer, use a separate

Other Names Used - Give any other names used or by

sheet of paper.

which you have been known. Include maiden names,

aliases, etc.

Part 5. Certification and Signature of You, the

Prospective Adoptive Parent(s)

USCIS Account # - This is the unique USCIS Account

Number assigned to you when you filed your original

The "Signature" block of Form I-800 must be executed by

Form I-800A. This number can be found on the Notice of

you, the petitioner. If married, your spouse must execute the

Approval of your Form I-800A and on any correspondence

"Signature of Spouse." Failure to do so will result in the

sent to you by USCIS pertaining to the Convention

rejection of Form I-800.

adoption. If married, your spouse will have his or her own

Account Number assigned by USCIS.

NOTE: One spouse cannot sign for the other, even under a

Date of Birth - Use eight numbers to show your date of

power of attorney or similar agency arrangement.

birth. (Example: May 1, 1979, must be written

05/01/1979).

Part 6. Signature of Person Preparing Form, if

Other Than Petitioner

Place of Birth - Give the name of the place where you

were born. Include the city, State or province, and

1. If you did not complete Form I-800, the preparer who filled

country.

out the petition must also sign, date, and give his or her

Home Address - Give your physical street address where

address.

you actually reside. This must include a street number and

name or a rural route number. Do not put a post office box

2. If the preparer is a business or organization, its name must

(P.O. Box) number here.

be included on the petition.

Form I-800 Instructions 03/10/17 N Page 4

Instructions For Form I-800 - Petition To Classify Convention Adoptee As An Immediate Relative - Department Of Homeland Security Page 4

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