How long USCIS is taking to decide I-800 petitions for a child from a Hague Convention country, after the parents' I-800A is approved. Updated every day.
We're still collecting enough decided I-800 cases to publish our own numbers (we wait for at least 20). Until then, USCIS's published national median is 1.6 months.
USCIS national median, FY2026 for I-800: 1.6 months.
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USCIS provisionally approves the I-800 before the adoption is final abroad. The consulate then reviews the case and the visa is issued after the adoption or custody is complete. The USCIS step is usually the shorter part.
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-800 is 1.6 months. We don't yet have enough decided I-800 cases of our own to publish a figure, so this page shows USCIS's number until we do.
Most of the review of the parents already happened on the I-800A. The I-800 focuses on the child's eligibility.
Ours come from real I-800 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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