How do I apply for an immigrant visa for an adopted child?

If you want to apply for an immigrant visa for an adopted child in Massachusetts, there are several steps you will need to take. First, you will need to file an I-600A petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This petition is used to establish that the child is an orphan and eligible to be classified as an immediate relative, meaning that you will not have to wait for a visa to become available. Next, you will have to obtain an approved home study from a licensed adoption agency. The home study will detail the family’s physical and financial resources, as well as the family’s ability to provide for the adopted child. After the home study is approved, you will submit the I-600 petition with evidence of the approved home study to the USCIS. If the I-600 petition is approved, the USCIS will forward the petition to the National Visa Center (NVC). At the NVC, you will have to fill out an immigration visa application that collects biographical and other information about the adoptee. Along with the application, you will need to provide evidence of a valid passport and birth certificate for the adoptee. Once the application is approved, the NVC will contact the embassy or consulate in the adoptee’s country that will issue the visa. At this stage, the embassy or consulate will need additional supporting documents such as police reports and medical reports. After all the documents are submitted, the embassy or consulate will interview the adoptee and, if approved, will issue the immigrant visa. Finally, with the immigrant visa, the adoptee will be able to come to the United States and become a legal permanent resident.

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Para solicitar una visa de inmigrante para un niño adoptado, es importante conocer los requisitos específicos de la ley de inmigración de Massachusetts. El procedimiento comienza con la presentación de la petición I-600 o I-800 ante el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS). Esta petición contiene información sobre el niño y el adjudicador, así como información de contacto. Una vez que el USCIS apruebe la petición, el padre adoptivo debe obtener un certificado de nacionalidad para el niño. Esto se puede solicitar a través del Departamento de Estado, proporcionando información sobre la adopción, los documentos de identificación y los certificados de nacimiento. El Departamento de Estado debe emitir una visa de inmigrante al niño dentro de los 90 días después de que se emita el certificado de nacionalidad. Una vez que el niño tenga la visa de inmigrante, puede viajar al país. El padre adoptivo debe presentar la documentación adecuada al oficial de inmigración al entrar al país. Esto incluirá el certificado de nacionalidad del niño y el certificado de adopción. Una vez que el oficial de inmigración acepte estos documentos, el niño será admitido legalmente en los Estados Unidos como un inmigrante.

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