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Requesting a Change of Country

If USCIS sent the approved Form I-600A to the U.S. Department of State National Visa Center for a particular country, but

you now wish to adopt a child from a different country, you may make one request, without fee, to have a new approval

notice sent to the U.S. Department of State National Visa Center for the new country. If your Form I-600A was approved

domestically, you must submit a written request to the NBC. If your Form I-600A was approved abroad, you must submit a

written request to the USCIS international office that approved your original Form I-600A. You may also need to submit an

updated or amended home study with original signatures that addresses the change in country, whether the home study

preparer recommends approval of the change, and any other changes since your Form I-600A was approved.

If you have already received one no-fee change of country, then you must submit a properly completed Form I-824,

Application for Action on Approved Petition or Application, with the correct fee to obtain any additional change of

country. (See the USCIS website at

for more information.) You may also need to submit an

updated or amended home study with original signatures that addresses the change in country, whether the home study

preparer recommends approval of the change, and any other changes since your Form I-600A was approved.

Filing a Second Form I-600A for UAA-Grandfathered Applications

If you previously extended your UAA-grandfathered Form I-600A approval, USCIS will allow you to file a second UAA-

grandfathered Form I-600A application (with fee), and its timely one-time extension, if you:

Are unable to file all of the corresponding Form I-600 petitions before your extended Form I-600A approval expires; and

2. File the second one-time Form I-600A application (with fee) before your extended Form I-600A approval expires.

However, if your originally extended UAA-grandfathered Form I-600A approval expires before you file a second Form

I-600A application, then your second Form I-600A application will not be UAA grandfathered and must comply with the

UAA requirements.

What Should You Do After Locating or Identifying a Child or Children?

Once approved, a Form I-600A is valid for 18 months. When you have located and/or identified a child for adoption, you

must also file a Form I-600 petition on the child's behalf. You do not need to pay a new fee with your Form I-600 if you

file it while your Form I-600A approval is still valid or your Form I-600A is still pending.

If your home study approves you for more than one child, you may file a Form I-600 for each of the additional children to

the maximum number reflected in your Form I-600A approval notice. If the children are birth siblings, no additional

filing fee is required. However, if the children are not birth siblings, an additional filing fee is required for each Form

I-600 beyond the initial Form I-600 filing.

You must submit a fee of $775 when filing a Form I-600. However, a fee is not required for Form I-600 if you filed Form

I-600A for advance processing and it was approved (or an extension approved) within the previous 18 months, or is still

pending.

Form I-600 must be accompanied by all the evidence required by the instructions of that form, except when the evidence

was provided previously with Form I-600A.

Individuals With Disabilities and/or Impairments

USCIS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and/or

impairments that will help them fully participate in USCIS programs and benefits.

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