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Duty of Disclosure

Under 8 CFR 204.311(d), you, your spouse (if married), and any adult member of your household have a duty of candor in

completing Form I-600A (if applicable), Form I-600, during the home study process, and an ongoing duty of disclosure

throughout the adoption process. This duty requires you, your spouse, and any adult member of your household, to:

Provide true and complete information to the home study preparer;

Disclose other relevant information, such as physical, mental, or emotional health problems or behavioral issues;

Disclose any arrest, conviction, or other adverse criminal history, whether in the United States or abroad, even if

the record of the arrest, conviction, or other adverse criminal history was expunged, sealed, pardoned, or the

subject of any other amelioration;

Disclose any history of substance abuse, sexual abuse, child abuse, and/or family violence as an offender under

8 CFR 204.309(a)(1); and

Notify the home study preparer and USCIS of any new event or information that might warrant submission of an

amended or updated home study.

With respect to child abuse or neglect, this duty of disclosure requires the disclosure of any currently pending

investigation by any child welfare agency, court, or other official authority in any state or foreign country concerning

the abuse or neglect of any child, as well as past investigation other than an investigation that was completed and

formally closed based on a finding that the allegation of abuse or neglect was unfounded or unsubstantiated.

This duty of disclosure is an ongoing duty, and continues while any Form I-600A is pending, after any Form

I-600A is approved, while any Form I-600 is pending, and until there is a final decision admitting a child, on whose

behalf you filed Form I-600, to the United States with a visa.

WARNING

Under 8 CFR 204.309(a), USCIS will deny this application if you, your spouse (if married), or any adult member of your

household:

Fail to disclose, conceal, or misrepresent any facts to the home study preparer or USCIS about any arrest, conviction,

or history of substance abuse, sexual abuse, child abuse, and/or family violence, or any other criminal history as an

offender. The fact that an arrest or conviction or other criminal history was expunged, sealed, pardoned, or the

subject of any other amelioration does not relieve you, your spouse, or any additional adult member of your household

of the obligation to disclose the arrest, conviction, or other criminal history;

Fail to cooperate in having available child abuse registries checked in accordance with 8 CFR 204.311;

Fail to disclose, as required by 8 CFR 204.311, each and every prior adoption home study, whether completed or not,

including those that did not favorably recommend you, your spouse, or any adult member of your household for

adoption or custodial care.

What Is the Filing Fee?

The filing fee for Form I-600A is $775.

A biometric services fee of $85 is required for every applicant, spouse (if married), and any adult member of the household.

For adult persons living abroad, see the Note for Applicants Residing Abroad below.

NOTE: The filing fee and biometric services fee are not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this

application. DO NOT MAIL CASH. You must submit all fees in the exact amount.

Note for Applicants Residing Abroad: You, your spouse (if married), and each adult member of your household MUST

provide biometrics:

1. USCIS will inform a person residing abroad if he or she must pay a USCIS biometric services fee.

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