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Post-adoption Paperwork – key notes on completing the paperwork involved after your adoption, see Adoptive Families Post Adoption Paperwork.
Fulfilling the Remaining Immigration or Citizenship Requirements – for input from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Readoption article by the Families with Children from China.
Re-Adoption and Recognition of International Adoptions article on the Child Welfare Information Gateway contains state-by-state information on how your child’s adoption is recognized here in the U.S.
See also Texas readoption and birth certificate details for Texas.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, maintains a Child Welfare Information Gateway that has additional information in a variety of areas.
Certificate of Citizenship for Your Internationally Adopted Child, contains information on how to obtain a certificate if your child has an IR-3 or IH-3 visa and have not received a certificate of citizenship from USCIS within 50 days of your child’s entry into the U.S.
Application for Certificate of Citizenship, N-600 form. For use only for children entering under an IR-4 or IH-4 visa. NOTE: you will have needed to finalized the adoption in your local (usually family) court prior to submitting the N-600.
For more information on obtaining proof of citizenship, see the following: Obtaining or Documenting Citizenship, Citizenship for an Adopted Child, Importance of Obtaining a Certificate of Citizenship, and FAQs on the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, and the Certificate of Citizenship.
Application for a Social Security Card – fact sheet and a link to download the application. Specifically, see How to get a Social Security card and prove U.S. citizenship for a foreign-born adopted child.
Application for a US Passport – see Application Form for a Passport and Fees.
Return of original adoption papers for your child(ren) which you surrendered to the U.S. Immigration Control at the U.S. port of entry can be requested with the G-884, Return of Original Documents.