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Original Date Announced
November 20, 2017PM 602-0095 sets forth when USCIS can find that the Hague Adoption Convention does not apply to the adoption in the United States of a child whose Country of Origin (COO) is another Hague Adoption Convention country. USCIS maintains that it is a competent authority to make a factual determination of habitual residence when a child is present in the United States and under certain circumstances USCIS may determine a child living in the United States is habitually resident in the United States. [ID #701]
USCIS Policy Memorandum--PM-602-0095--Criteria for Determining Habitual Residence in the United States for Children from Hague Convention CountriesEffective Date
November 20, 2017Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Family-Based CitizenshipAgencies Affected: USCIS Bureau of Consular AffairsAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- January 3, 2014 Interim version of guidance PM 602-0095 posted for comment on Jan. 3, 2014. Criteria for Determining Habitual Residence in the United States for Children from Hague Convention Countries