Adjudication of the Form I-800A.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 8

(a) (b) (c) (i) Eligible under 8 CFR 204.307(a) to file Form I-800A; or (ii) Suitable as the adoptive parent of a child from the Convention country. (2) Before denying a Form I-800A, the USCIS officer will comply with 8 CFR 103.2(b)(16), if required to do so under that provision, and may issue a request for evidence or a notice of intent to deny under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(8). (3) A denial will be in writing, giving the reason for the denial and notifying the applicant of the right to appeal, if any, as provided in 8 CFR 204.314. (4) It is for the Central Authority of the other Convention country to determine how its own adoption requirements, as disclosed in the home study under 8 CFR 204.311(q), should be applied in a given case. For this reason, the fact that the applicant may be ineligible to adopt in the other Convention country under those requirements, will not warrant the denial of a Form I-800A, if USCIS finds that the applicant has otherwise established eligibility and suitability as the adoptive parent of a Convention adoptee. (d) (i) The expiration date for the notice of approval, as determined under paragraph (e) of this section, and (ii) The name(s) and marital status of the applicant; and (iii) If the applicant is not married and not yet 25 years old, the applicant's date of birth. (2) Once USCIS approves the Form I-800A, or extends the validity period for (e) (2) (i) The approval of a Form I-800A is automatically revoked if before the final decision on a Convention a

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 8:§ 204.312