I-800 Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative
The adoption petition for a child from a country that is party to the Hague Adoption Convention. It follows an approved I-800A suitability determination and identifies the specific child. Convention rules require the match to be made through accredited channels before the petition is filed.
- Fee
- $920. $0 for the first I-800 filed during an approved I-800A period and for additional birth siblings; $920 for each additional non-birth sibling.
- Fee waiver
- Not available
- Who files
- U.S. citizens adopting from a Convention country.
- Where to file
- By mail to the USCIS National Benefits Center.
- Processing time
- 1.6 months (FY 2026 national median through June 30, 2026)
Usually filed with
Part of these processes
What changed in 2025 and 2026
- Convention adoption processing is fast at USCIS - a 1.6 month median in FY 2026 - but the foreign-country side is usually the bottleneck.
Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-800. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.