Immigrant visa · family IR / IH
Immigrant route · IH-4 Child to be adopted in the United States under the Hague process
Immigration connected to an intercountry adoption process under the applicable official framework.
Planning brief
Questions to carry into an official conversation
Use these prompts to make the next conversation more specific. They are planning topics, not a checklist that predicts an outcome.
- 01
Identify whether the case uses the orphan or Hague process and keep the child’s civil and adoption records organized.
- 02
Record the responsible USCIS, Department of State, embassy, consulate, or accredited adoption-service instructions.
- 03
Treat medical, custody, and child-protection questions as case-specific matters for the responsible authority or counsel.
Source trail
Start with the published government record.
U.S. Department of State · Immigrate to the United States
Checked 2026-08-22. Government pages and post-specific instructions can change; save the current source you used.
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