Chapter 4 - Documentation and Evidence

A. Filing

A prospective adoptive parent (PAP) must file a Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative (Form I-800), and any required supplements or supporting forms in accordance with form instructions.^[1]

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Adam Walsh Act)^[2]

A petitioner who has been convicted of a specified offense against a minor is prohibited from filing a family-based petition^[3] on behalf of any family-based beneficiary.^[4]

B. Required Evidence

The PAP must submit required evidence in accordance with form instructions.^[5]

C. Primary and Secondary Evidence [Reserved]

[Reserved]

Footnotes

[^ 1] See instructions for Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative (Form I-800). For more information on filing timeframes, see Volume 1, General Policies and Procedures, Part B, Submission of Benefit Requests, Chapter 6, Submitting Requests, Section D, Filing Periods Ending on Weekends or Federal Holidays [1 USCIS-PM B.6(D)].

[^ 2] See Pub. L. 109-248 (PDF) (July 27, 2006). For more information, see Volume 6, Immigrants, Part C, Adam Walsh Act [6 USCIS-PM C].

[^ 3] This includes the Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative (Form I-800).

[^ 4] See INA 204(a)(1)(A)(i), INA 204(a)(1)(B)(i), and INA 101(a)(15)(K).

[^ 5] See instructions for Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative (Form I-800). See 8 CFR 103.2(b).