How long USCIS is taking to decide I-600A applications, which approve prospective adoptive parents before they identify a child in a non-Hague country. Updated every day.
We're still collecting enough decided I-600A cases to publish our own numbers (we wait for at least 20). Until then, USCIS's published national median is 3.6 months.
USCIS national median, FY2026 for I-600A: 3.6 months.
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USCIS reviews the home study and fingerprint checks for everyone in the household. A home study update, or a household change mid-process, is the usual delay.
The approval expires (generally after 15 months), so watch the date and file the I-600 for the child, or request an extension, before it lapses. Confirm the details for your case with USCIS or an immigration attorney.
This page is general information, not legal advice. For decisions about your own case, check USCIS's current guidance or talk to an immigration attorney.
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All USCIS processing timesUSCIS's published national median for I-600A is 3.6 months. We don't yet have enough decided I-600A cases of our own to publish a figure, so this page shows USCIS's number until we do.
Once you identify a child, you file Form I-600 for that child. The approval is also sent to the US embassy or consulate in the child's country.
Ours come from real I-600A cases we tracked from the day USCIS received them to the day they were approved or denied, over the last 12 months. USCIS's median covers its whole fiscal year and, for some forms, only one category. Neither predicts a single case exactly: your service center or field office, your category and any Request for Evidence matter more.
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