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International Adoptions and US Citizenship

When you adopt overseas, your child will receive one of four different types of visas: IR3, IH3, IR4, or IH4. Automatic citizenship is given for IR3 and IH3 visas, but the IR4 and IH4 will garner only a US Permanent Resident status for your child, so you must readopt the child in your home state.

Why You Need a Guardianship Designation in Florida

What is a "Disrupted" Adoption?

Sometimes parents who adopt a child come to the uncomfortable conclusion that they cannot commit to the adoption. In my experience, I have seen this occur with inter-country adoptions, when adoptive parents adopt a special needs child (who has either a physical or emotional issue...

How to change my child's name or birth date (after an International Adoption)

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How do I get a Florida Birth Certificate after coming home from an International Adoption?

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