tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112270109488767389.post1709932226217670573..comments2019-11-17T20:12:08.408-08:00Comments on Haiti Adoption Help: I-600 A formAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533384703623216515noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112270109488767389.post-71435807694272583892008-04-02T10:04:00.000-07:002008-04-02T10:04:00.000-07:00David e~ Did you get the answer to your question a...David e~ Did you get the answer to your question already? I'm sorry... I don't check the comments often so did not see your question until now.<BR/><BR/>If your I-600A has expired you would have to refile, repay, and refingerprint. Home study's submitted to USCIS are required to be done within the last 6 months from when you submit it. However, please do not allow the agencies to tell you that you have to do the entire home study, and fees, over again. You only need a home study update which is usually a fraction of the cost. If the agencies try to insist you need more let me know and I'll send you a link to what the USCIS website says they require.<BR/><BR/>As far as the I-600... I would think it depends on what point of the adoption you are at. If you are nearing the end it may not be a bad idea to go right to the I-600 (but you will still need the home study update). Some people say that you can not skip to the I-600 but I personally know of people who have done it that way without a problem. It would be wise to check this with your local USCIS office if you will be filing there or your agency/orphanage staff if you want to file in Haiti. If you still have a long wait ahead of you you might want to go ahead and file the I-600A first to drag out the expiration time. It's also a good idea to do the I-600A if you do not already have the paperwork for the children you are adopting to submit with the I-600. If, for example, you run into a hold up and don't get the adoption decree or other important documents before your I-600 petition expires then you will find yourself having to do this all again. With the I-600A it is paperwork that you have the control over getting since it is your own.<BR/><BR/>As always... this is just how "I" understand it to be. Be sure not to take my word for it and do lots of research to make sure all advice you get is correct. I do hope this will help though!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533384703623216515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112270109488767389.post-77165709199039184272008-03-16T13:20:00.000-07:002008-03-16T13:20:00.000-07:00Hello thank you for the info. We started this pro...Hello thank you for the info. We started this process 3 years again and had our I-600a and fingerprints done 2 years ago. Needless to say our I-600a and fingerprints have expired. Do we need to start all over from the beginning by have a new homestudy and everything? Or can we still file a I-600 and just redo our finger prints.David J. Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615036772494953589noreply@blogger.com