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Change to a different non-Hague Convention country. This change may require an updated or amended home

study to address suitability under the requirements of the new non-Hague Convention country.

5. Addition of one or more children to your home, whether through adoption, foster care, birth, or any other

means, prior to the child's immigration to the United States. You must submit an updated or amended home study

even if your last home study recommended the adoption of more than one child. The updated or amended home study

must recommend the adoption of an additional child because the actual placement of one or more children in your

household after you submit your home study to USCIS is a significant change in your household, which must be

assessed to ensure you and your spouse (if married) remain suitable to parent an orphan.

Addition of one or more members of the household, including adults and children, to the family prior to the

child's immigration to the United States.

7. Seeking to adopt a child with a special need, disability, and/or impairment, if the last home study you

submitted to USCIS did not already address your suitability to parent a child with the particular special need,

disability, and/or impairment.

Lapse of more than six months between the date your home study is completed and the date you submit it to

USCIS.

9. Change in the number of children or characteristics (such as age and/or gender) of the child or children you

intend to adopt.

How to File Updates and Amendments to Your Home Study

If you need to file an updated or amended home study, you must always include a copy of the home study that is being

updated or amended, including all prior updates and amendments.

If you need to submit an updated or amended home study after USCIS has approved your Form I-600A, but before USCIS,

or the government entity that USCIS designates, issues a decision on your Form I-600, you must submit the following items

to the USCIS office that approved your Form I-600A if your Form I-600A approval is still valid or to the USCIS office with

jurisdiction over your Form I-600 if your Form I-600A approval has expired:

Your new updated or amended home study;

A signed written request or cover letter for an updated or amended approval notice; and

A copy of the home study that is being updated (including all prior updates and amendments).

See the USCIS website at

NOTE: A change in marital status after approval of Form I-600A will require you to file a new Form I-600A with a new

home study and any required fees.

If USCIS determines that the updated or amended home study shows that you and your spouse (if married) remain suitable to

parent an orphan, USCIS will issue a new approval notice with the same expiration date as the original approval, unless you

submitted the updated or amended home study in support of a request for an extension of your Form I-600A approval.

If you need to submit an updated or amended home study before USCIS adjudicates your Form I-600A, you may submit

the updated or amended home study, cover letter, and a copy of the home study that you are updating or amending

(including all prior updates and amendments) to the office that has jurisdiction over your Form I-600A.

NOTE: A change in marital status while Form I-600A is pending will require you to file a new Form I-600A accompanied

by a new home study, but without a fee. See the USCIS website at

for

information on filing home study updates and amendments.

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