Child adoption

[Oliseh]

I wanted just get information on how I can bring my late brother`s son to the US. I have been paying school fees for him since his father died. I wanted just to ask if it is possible to process his papers after coming to the US or do I need to wait until I bome a US Citizan to bring him to US? I m looking forward to you contribution on this issue.

 

[samuel5028]

The child's home country must permit adoptions by foreigners, and the prospective US citizen parents must comply with all of that country's rules.The IR-3 ("IR" stands for Immediate Relative) visa classification signifies that the orphan has been adopted abroad prior to the issuance of the immigrant visa. In order to issue an IR-3 visa, the adjudicating officer must be satisfied that the adoption was both legal in the country where it occurred and valid for U.S. immigration purposes. Children who enter the U.S. on an IR-3 visa are automatically granted U.S. citizenship, and under the new regulations, will be sent a Certificate of Citizenship within 45 days of their entry. Parents do not need to complete a separate application on behalf of their children for this document.

 

[bentlebee]

Nice post ^, but I dont' think it completely answers the OP's question. The OP is in the GC process and the answer is that only a legally adopted child can be brought on the GC to the US if the adoption took place before entering the lotery or before having the interview.

You have to be a citizen to do what the previous poster is stating and that takes up to 6 years since you are still in the process of getting the GC. When you have the GC it takes 5 yrs to become a citizen and you can start to apply for it 90 days prior to the 5 yrs unless the law changes...