USCIS Provides Update on Form I-800 Petitions for Saint Kitts and Nevis

USCIS announced that since U.S. consular officers cannot issue the required Hague Adoption Certificate or Hague Custody Certificate for Hague Adoption Convention cases from Saint Kitts and Nevis, USCIS cannot approve a Form I-800 on behalf of a child to be adopted from the country. USCIS also advises families not to file Form I-800A identifying Saint Kitts and Nevis as the country they intend to adopt from. Further, as of February 1, 2021, prospective adoptive parents can no longer initiate a new intercountry adoption from Saint Kitts and Nevis using Forms I-600A and I-600.

Related Resources

• DOS Adoption Notice: Adoptions from St. Kitts and Nevis After February 1, 2021 – February 2, 2021