Form 1272-2025

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The document provides a comprehensive guide for applying for Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention arrangements. It outlines the eligibility criteria, necessary steps in the application process, required documents, and important legal considerations. The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of the application and includes detailed instructions on gathering and certifying original documents, as well as completing the application form.

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Can I bring my adopted child to Australia?

Immigration details Following an intercountry relative adoption, the adopted child can travel to Australia under adoption visa (subclass 102), so long as relevant eligibility criteria has been met.

Is international adoption legal in Australia?

Australia has intercountry adoption partnerships with countries that also follow the principles of the Hague Convention. Australians can apply to their State or Territory Central Authority to adopt a child from a partner country.

What documents do you need to apply for Australian citizenship?

Evidence of name and date of birth. Provide a full birth certificate that shows your parents names. Evidence of any changes of name. Provide official documents showing links between names you have had. Photograph and signature. Evidence of residential address. Evidence of identity in the community.

Can you travel with an adopted child?

Once the adoption is final USCIS requires that all adopted children have spent 2 years under the legal and physical care of the petitioning parent before you can file for a visa for the child to travel to the US. This is NOT negotiable.

Can a US citizen adopt a child from Australia?

Under the Hague Adoption Convention, Australia is a receiving country only and does not have an outgoing inter-country adoption program to place Australian children with families living outside of Australia.

What is form 1399 declaration of service?

This form seeks information from you that will be used by the Department to assess your visa or citizenship application. Applications for visas or citizenship may require the applicant to satisfy a character test or show that they are of good character.

Can I get a visa for my adopted child?

Once the adoption is final and youve had legal and physical custody of the child for the two years, you can file an I-130 on her behalf and petition for a visa.

What is the I 130 form for adopted children?

The I-130 process is different from other immigration processes because it requires adoptive parents to have legal custody of the child for two years, as well as having two-year joint residency with the intended adoptee. It also applies to Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) wishing to adopt.

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