Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
02/29/2024
02/15/2024
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2027
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2025
11,069
0
9,783
70,082
0
69,276
9,640,362
0
7,759,232
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 parentâs 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.
This information collection has been revised to reflect changes proposed by the Fee Rule (RIN: 1615-AC68). There is a decrease in the annual estimated hour burden to respondents for the I-600 and I-600A, due to the removal of fee related content in instructions and consolidation and reformatting of fee related language in the Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. The creation of the I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3 resulted in an increase in the annual estimated hour burden to respondents by 1,286 hours. The total net increase in the annual estimated hour burden to respondents of this information collection is 806 hours. For both the I-600 and I-600A, there was 0.183 hour reduction per respondent due to the transfer of fee related content. This equates to approximately a combined 586 hours of time burden reduction. To identify respondents eligible for a reduced fee, USCIS added instructions and questions, increasing the time burden 0.033 hours for a net decrease of 0.15 hours for each information collection instrument.
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.
Form I-600A Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600