USCIS Announces It Will Reject Form I-800 for the Republic of Congo

USCIS announced that DOS has determined that it will not process Hague Adoption Convention cases from the Republic of Congo. Consequently, U.S. consular officers cannot issue the required Hague Adoption Certificate or the Hague Custody Certificate at this time. Therefore, USCIS advises prospective adoptive parents not to file Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country, or Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative, for children under the jurisdiction of the Republic of the Congo. USCIS will reject Form I-800 petitions filed for these children.

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