Form I-800

Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative

Processing Statistics

I-800

Basic Visa Info

Visa Official Name: Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative
Visa Filing Types:

I-800

Historical Average Processing Times

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Form I-800 USCIS Approval Rate and Backlog

Historic Approval Rate

Convention Country Adoptions / Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative [Accepted / Denied]

Historic approval and denial rate for Convention Country Adoptions / Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative (Form I-800)

Submission Rate and Backlog

Convention Country Adoptions / Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative [Pending Backlog / New Submission]

Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Convention Country Adoptions / Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative (Form I-800)

Data may include combined I-800/I-800A for some quarters

Includes I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country.

Fiscal year begins October 1 and ends September 30 of the reporting period. Data sources include USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Performance Reporting Tool (PRT), USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) and C3 Consolidated