# Adoption Information: Haiti

The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Hague Adoption Convention, or Convention) went into effect in Haiti on April 1, 2014. On that day, the United States began processing Convention adoptions with Haiti. We accept:
                - Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country , from prospective adoptive parents wishing to adopt a child habitually resident in Haiti, and
                - Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative,  on behalf of a child habitually resident in Haiti.

You can find the filing fee for Forms I-800 and I-800A by visiting our Fee Schedule  page.   

The Department of State’s consular officers verify on a case-by-case basis that individual adoption cases in Haiti meet the requirements of both the Hague Adoption Convention and the Intercountry Adoption Act. Consular officers may:
                - Grant final approval of provisionally approved  Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative;
                - Issue Hague Adoption Certificates; and
                - Issue immigrant visas for Convention adoptees.

**U.S. Prospective Adoptive Parents Pursing a Convention Adoption in Haiti**

To pursue a Convention adoption in Haiti, you may begin by filing the following forms with USCIS:
                    - Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country ,  and
                    - Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative . You may only file your Form I-800 petition after your Form I-800A has been approved and while the Form I-800A approval is still valid.

**USCIS Processing Update for Form I-800 Petitions Filed for a Child in Haiti**

We are currently processing Form I-800 petitions filed for a Haitian child if the requirements of 8 CFR 204.313 are satisfied. When you file your Form I-800 petition for a Haitian child include evidence of:
                    - A match from Haiti’s Central Authority,  L’Institut du Bien-Etre Social et de Researches  (IBESR),
                    - Article 16 report issued or provided to prospective adoptive parents by IBESR, and
                    - Necessary consents from birth parent(s), prospective adoptive parents and/or the child’s legal guardian(s).

Note: The IBESR authorization to adopt letter is not required evidence for the Form I-800 petition.

We and the U.S. Department of State discussed with IBESR the effect that a prior adoption or prior contact by the prospective adoptive parents with the child’s birth parent(s), legal custodians or other individual or entity responsible for the child’s care will have on a Convention case. IBESR has agreed to review cases with known prior contact issues and out-of-order adoptions on a case-by-case basis. The U.S. government will present such cases to IBESR for their consideration.

You are strongly encouraged to include a Privacy Act waiver with your Form I-800 petition if you are:
                    - A prospective adoptive parent who has filed a Form I-800A application with USCIS for Haiti, but have not yet filed your Form I-800 petition; and
                    - Aware you have prior contact or out-of-order issues with your Convention case.

This will authorize the U.S. government to inform IBESR of your case. Please know that we at USCIS, as well as all parties involved, give utmost consideration to protecting your privacy and information at all times.

Suggested template language to give USCIS permission to provide your case information to IBESR:

I, [name of prospective adoptive parent(s)], authorize USCIS to provide my name and limited case specifics pertaining to the adoption of [name of child], to the  Institut Du Bien-Etre Social Et De Recherches (IBESR) so that the above referenced Form I-800 adoption petition may be considered to proceed in accordance with the new Convention procedures. I certify under penalty of perjury that I am who I represent myself to be.

You may continue to file non-Convention or orphan transition cases if you received a final adoption in Haiti prior to April 1, 2014.

**Department of State Alerts**
                    - Haiti: Current Processing Timeframes for Hague Adoptions
                    - Update on Haitian Intercountry Adoptions Following U.S. Government Trip to Port-au-Prince.
                    - Guidance on Converting Haitian Intercountry Adoptions from Simple to Full (Plenary)

**Guidance**
                    - Guidance for Haiti Convention Cases: Prior Contact

Please visit uscis.gov/adoption  and  adoption.state.gov for the most up-to-date information on the intercountry adoption process in Haiti. 

11/05/2018

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