This form change
is approved to take effect on October 2, 2020. USCIS will display
both the current version and the new Fee Rule version of the form
for a period of time up to the effective date of the new form,
which is concurrent with the effective date of the associated
rulemaking (October 2, 2020). USCIS will clearly identify filing
dates for each form version and provide instructions on when and
how to correctly file both versions. Upon the effective date of the
new version of the form, USCIS will remove the old version of the
form from its website. Approved for two years only due to partial
GPEA compliance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2021
11,069
0
9,783
70,562
0
69,276
7,759,232
0
7,679,232
A U.S. prospective adoptive parent may
file Form I-600A in advance of the Form I-600 filing and USCIS will
make a determination regarding the prospective adoptive parent’s
eligibility to file Form I-600A and their suitability and
eligibility to properly parent an orphan. USCIS has exclusive
jurisdiction over Form I-600A adjudications and collects evidence,
such as a USCIS-compliant home study, civil documents regarding
birth and marriage (if any), as well as identity documentation for
each prospective adoptive parent and adult member of the household.
A Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information,
is an optional form that a U.S. citizen prospective/adoptive parent
may file to authorize USCIS to disclose case-related information
that would otherwise be protected under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.
552a, to adoption service providers or other individuals. Form
I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3 is a form that prospective/adoptive
parents must use if they need to request action such as an extended
or updated suitability determination based upon a significant
change in their circumstances or change in the number or
characteristics of the children they intend to adopt, a change in
their intended country of adoption, or a request for a duplicate
notice of their approved Form I-600A suitability
determination.
USCIS created a new Form
I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form
I-600A/I-600, for this information collection, and revised Forms
I-600, and I-600A. USCIS is reporting an increase in the total
estimated hour burden to respondents for this information
collection. The program change is the result of the new Form
I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3, which has an estimated burden per
response of 1 hour. Multiplied by the estimated 1,286 respondents
for this instrument, the estimated total time burden is 1,286
hours. The burden estimate per response for the other instruments
included in this information collection did not change. USCIS is
reporting an increase in the estimated annual cost burden to
respondents for this collection of information due to an adjustment
in the estimated cost per respondent.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.