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Zambia is a party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention or Convention). Intercountry adoption processing in Convention countries must be done in accordance with the requirements of the Hague Adoption Convention; the U.S. implementing legislation, the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA); the IAA’s implementing regulations and U.S. adoption-related immigration policies; as well as the implementing legislation and regulations of Zambia. Please see below in the Who Can Adopt, Who can be Adopted, and How to Adopt sections for more detail on the intercountry adoption steps involving Zambia.
We are aware there are also prospective adoptive parents who reside abroad who wish to adopt a child from the United States. Please see our section on Adoptions from the United States for more information on the process for adopting a child from the United States.
Note: If any of the following occurred prior to October 1, 2015 (the date on which the Hague Adoption Convention entered into force for Zambia), the Hague Adoption Convention may not apply to your case: 1) you filed a Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition, identifying Zambia as the country where you intended to adopt and the approval or extension is still valid; 2) you filed a Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, on behalf of a child from Zambia, or 3) you completed the adoption. Under these circumstances, your adopted child’s adoption could continue to be processed as a non-Convention case, provided the child’s country of origin agrees. For more information, read about Hague Transition Cases. There may be other circumstances when the Hague Adoption Convention may not apply. For additional information, see the USCIS website. Please contact adoption@state.gov with the details of the case if this situation applies to you.
To bring an adopted child to the United States from Zambia, you must meet certain suitability and eligibility requirements. USCIS determines who is suitable and eligible to adopt a child from another country and bring that child to live in the United States under U.S. immigration law. For more information, please see USCIS webpages on suitability determinations and USCIS policy guidance on adoptive parent suitability determinations.
Additionally, a child must meet the definition of a Convention adoptee under U.S. immigration law in order to be eligible to immigrate to the United States with an IH-3 or IH-4 immigrant visa.
Caution: Although U.S. citizens generally must follow the Hague Convention process to adopt a child from a Hague Convention country, the Family-Based Petition Process (Form I-130) may be an option for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to petition for their adopted child. However, U.S. citizens may file a Form I-130 for a child from a Hague Convention country only if they can establish the Convention does not apply to the adoption. There are significant differences between the Hague and the Family-Based Petition Process. For more information about specific Form I-130 requirements for adopted children, see the USCIS website and the USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 5.
In addition to being found suitable and eligible to adopt by USCIS, prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) seeking to adopt a child from Zambia must meet the following requirements imposed by Zambia:
Minimum Residency: Based on the Zambian Adoption Act, prospective adoptive parents must foster a child in Zambia for three months. The fostering period for a “foreign” (non-Zambian) child is 12 months.
Age of Adopting Parents: Prospective adoptive parent(s) must be at least 25 years of age. If the prospective adoptive parents are a couple, at least one parent must be 25 years of age and at least 21 years older than the child. If prospective adoptive parents are related to the child, the age requirement is a minimum of 21 years of age.
Marriage: Prospective adoptive parents may be married or single. A single male applicant cannot adopt a female child unless the court is satisfied that special circumstances exist to permit the adoption.
Minimum Income: Prospective adoptive parents must be able to demonstrate adequate finances to support the child. An acceptable home study, a requirement of both U.S. and Zambian law, will usually suffice.
Other requirements: Adoption by LGB persons or couples is not permitted under Zambian law.
Because Zambia is party to the Hague Adoption Convention, children from Zambia must meet the requirements of the Convention in order to be eligible for intercountry adoption. For example, the adoption may take place only if the competent authorities of Zambia have determined that placement of the child within Zambia has been given due consideration and that an intercountry adoption is in the child’s best interests.
There are no special adoption procedures when adopting a sibling group, a child with special needs or medical conditions, or a relative. But the director of Social Welfare, who is the Central Authority, can apply to vary or reduce the supervision period especially for relative adoptions, which according to the law is now at three months.
In addition to qualifying as a Convention adoptee under U.S. immigration law, the child must also meet the following requirements imposed by Zambia:
Eligibility for adoption:
A child is eligible for adoption if he/she fits any of the situations below:
Age of Adoptive Child: Zambian law refers to a person eligible for adoption as an infant, and this is any person who has not attained the age of 21 years, but it does not include a person who is or has been married. A person in that age bracket and meeting the other above-mentioned eligibility criteria may be adopted. Please note that for a child to meet the definition of Convention adoptee under U.S. immigration law, a Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative, must be filed on the child’s behalf while the child is under the age of 16 (or under the age of 18 if the child is the birth sibling of another adopted child who meets the age and other requirements to immigrate based on adoption by the same adoptive parent(s)). Please see the USCIS website and Form I-800 instructions for special rules on filing dates for children aged 15-16 or siblings under 18.
Caution: Prospective adoptive parents should be aware that not all children in orphanages or children’s homes are eligible for adoption. In many countries, birth parents place their child(ren) temporarily in an orphanage or children’s home due to financial or other hardship, intending that the child return home when possible. In such cases, the birth parent(s) have not relinquished their parental rights or consented to the adoption of their child(ren).
Warning: Do not adopt or obtain legal custody of a child in Zambia before: 1) USCIS has approved your Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country, 2) the Central Authority of Zambia has determined the child is eligible for intercountry adoption, 3) USCIS has provisionally approved your Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative, and 4) a U.S. consular officer has issued an “Article 5/17 Letter” in the case. Read on for more information.
Zambia’s Central Adoption Authority
The Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services is the Central Authority.
The Process
Because Zambia is party to the Hague Adoption Convention, adoptions from Zambia must follow a specific process designed to meet the Convention’s requirements. A brief summary of the U.S. Convention adoption process is provided below. You must complete these steps in the following order to meet all necessary U.S. legal requirements. Completing certain steps out of order may cause significant delays or result in the child not being eligible for an immigrant visa to the United States.
1. Choose a U.S. Accredited or Approved Adoption Service Provider to Act as Your Primary Provider
The accredited agency or approved person you identify as the primary provider is responsible for:
Only accredited agencies, approved persons, supervised providers, exempted providers, public domestic authorities, and public foreign authorities that have been authorized by the Government of Zambia may provide adoption services in intercountry adoption cases.
Learn more about Agency Accreditation.
2. Apply to USCIS to be Found Suitable and Eligible to Adopt
In order to adopt a child from Zambia, you will need to meet the requirements of the Government of Zambia and U.S. immigration law.
After you choose an accredited or approved adoption service provider, you must be found suitable and eligible to adopt by USCIS by submitting Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country. You will need to submit a home study, provide biometrics, and cooperate in a background check as part of this application. Please see USCIS webpages on suitability determinations and USCIS policy guidance on adoptive parent suitability determinations. Unless an exception applies, the home study must be prepared by a person who is authorized under 22 CFR 96 to prepare home studies and who holds any license or other authorization required by the law of the jurisdiction where the home study is conducted (unless a public domestic or public foreign authority). The home study must comply with the requirements in 8 CFR 204.311 and USCIS policy.
3. Apply to Zambia’s Authorities to Adopt, and be Matched with a Child
Submit Your Dossier to the Central Authority
After USCIS determines that you are suitable and eligible to adopt and approves the Form I-800A application, your adoption service provider will provide your approval notice, home study, and any other required information to the adoption authority in Zambia as part of your adoption application. Zambia’s adoption authority will review your application to determine whether you are also suitable and eligible to adopt under Zambia’s law.
Receive a Referral for a Child from the Central Authority
If both the United States and Zambia determine that you are suitable and eligible to adopt, and Zambia’s Central Authority for Convention adoptions has determined that a child is eligible for adoption and that intercountry adoption is in that child’s best interests, the Central Authority for Convention adoptions in Zambia may provide you with a referral. The referral is a proposed match between you and a specific child based on a review of your dossier and the needs of the child. The adoption authority in Zambia will provide a background study and other information, if available, about the child to help you decide whether to accept the referral. We encourage families to consider consulting with a medical professional and their adoption service provider to understand the needs of the specific child, but you must decide for yourself whether you will be able to meet the needs of and provide a permanent home for a specific child. You must also adhere to the USCIS suitability determination with respect to the number of children and capacity to deal with any special needs of an adoptive child. Learn more about Health Considerations. If you accept the referral, the adoption service provider communicates that to the Central Authority in Zambia. Learn more about this critical decision.
Zambian law requires a three-month fostering period for a Zambian child and a 12-month fostering period for a non-Zambian child before the child may be adopted. While the law provides for the possibility of the child traveling abroad during the fostering period, subject to issuance of a special license by the Commissioner for Juvenile Welfare, the fostering/supervisory/bonding phase should generally be fulfilled in Zambia. Once the fostering period has been fulfilled, the Zambian Central Authority issues an Effective Date of Notice which is an authorization to prospective adoptive parents to proceed to court for the determination of the adoption application.
4. Apply to USCIS for the Child to be Found Provisionally Eligible for Immigration to the United States as a Convention Adoptee and Receive U.S. Agreement to Proceed with the Adoption
Submit a Form I-800 Petition to Obtain Provisional Determination on the Child’s Immigration Eligibility
After you accept a match with a particular child, you will apply to USCIS for provisional approval for the child to immigrate to the United States by filing the Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative. USCIS will make a provisional determination as to whether the child appears to meet the definition of a Convention Adoptee and will likely be eligible to be admitted to the United States.
5. Apply for U.S. Visa and Receive U.S. Agreement to Proceed with the Adoption (Article 5/17 letter)
After provisional approval of the Form I-800 petition, you or your adoption service provider will submit a visa application to the consular section of U.S. Embassy Lusaka responsible for issuing immigrant visas to children from Zambia. Your child will need an immigrant visa if you intend to reside in the United States with your child. If instead you intend to continue residing overseas with your child but still seek naturalization of your child by application (Form N-600K), you will not need an immigrant visa, but you may need a different type of visa to complete that process. Please discuss this with the consular officer handling your case and consult the USCIS website for more information.
You should receive a letter from the National Visa Center (NVC) confirming receipt of the provisionally approved Form I-800 petition and assigning a case number and an invoice ID number. Use this information to log into the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) to file the Electronic Immigrant Visa Application (DS-260) for your child. An adoptive parent should fill out these forms in your child's name. Answer every item on the form. If information is not applicable, please write “N/A” in the block. Please review the DS-260 FAQs, our Online Immigrant Visa Forms page, or contact the NVC at NVCAdoptions@state.gov if you have questions about completing the online DS-260 form. A consular officer will review the provisionally approved Form I-800 petition and the visa application and, if applicable, advise you of options for the waiver of any ineligibilities related to the visa application.
The consular officer will send a letter (referred to as an “Article 5/17 Letter”) to Zambia’s Central Authority in any intercountry adoption involving U.S. citizen parents and a child from Zambia if all Convention requirements are met and the child appears eligible to immigrate to the United States. This letter will inform Zambia’s Central Authority that the parents are suitable and eligible to adopt, that the child appears eligible to enter and reside permanently in the United States, and that the U.S. Central Authority agrees that the adoption may proceed.
Warning: Do not attempt to adopt a child in Zambia before you receive provisional approval of your Form I-800 petition AND a U.S. consular officer issues the “Article 5/17 Letter” for your adoption case.
Remember: The consular officer will make a final decision about a child’s eligibility for an immigrant visa later in the adoption process.
6. Adopt the Child in Zambia
Remember: Before you adopt a child in Zambia, you must have completed the above five steps. Only after completing these steps can you proceed to finalize the adoption.
The process for finalizing the adoption in Zambia generally includes the following:
Role of Zambian Central Authority:
Role of the Court:
Zambian Subordinate (magistrate)-level or High courts grant adoption and custody orders based on recommendations made by district level Juvenile Inspectors from the Zambian Central Authority. If these officers are satisfied that the prospective adoptive parents are suitable to adopt and that the adoption is clearly in the best interest of the child in need of care, then they are likely to recommend adoption to the courts. Courts rarely turn down cases, although it is possible for magistrates or judges to do so if they do not believe the adoption is in the best interests of the child. The court also grants the Committal Order to commence the fostering period.
Role of Accredited or Approved Adoption Service Providers:
As noted above, any agency or person providing an adoption service on behalf of prospective adoptive parents in any Convention intercountry adoption case must be accredited or approved or be a supervised or exempted provider.
Adoption service means any one of the following six services, under 22 CFR 96.2 Definitions:
Adoption Application:
The prospective adoptive parent/s must submit an application to foster and a letter of intention to adopt to the Zambian Central Authority. Please see the Zambian Adoption Act, Section 37, Forms 1 and 2 for the Application to Adopt and the Intention to Foster. After the requisite fostering period is completed, the applicant/s submit the Notice of Intention to Adopt (Form 1). The Zambian Central Authority reviews the adoption application filed when the match was accepted. If approved, the Central Authority issues an Effective Date of Notice to the applicants and sends its copy to the district juvenile inspector of the child's place of residence. Based on the Effective Date of Notice, the prospective adoptive parents, a legal firm, or the district juvenile inspector petitions the court for adoption, at which time a summons will be served on the prospective adoptive parents, prospective adoptive child, and any person caring for the child (if applicable). The hearing is confidential. Note that both prospective adoptive parents must appear in person for this hearing. The child is assigned a guardian ad litem (social worker) who will represent the child’s interests before the court, investigate what is in the child’s best interests, and report his/her findings to the court at the adoption hearing. Once the adoption order is issued, it must be registered with the Registrar General’s Office, and the child’s details must be entered in the register as an adopted child. The adoption certificate (decree) signifies the successful completion of the adoption process; the court order alone does not suffice.
Time Frame: Intercountry adoptions in Zambia may take approximately six months to complete, but the process can potentially be expedited if an applicant applies for a Certificate of Urgency of Hearing from the court.
Adoption Fees:
We encourage prospective adoptive parents to obtain detailed receipts for all fees and donations paid, either by them directly or through your U.S. adoption service provider, and to raise any concerns regarding any payment that you believe may be contrary to the Convention, U.S. law, or the law of Zambia, with your adoption service provider, and, when appropriate, through the Complaint Registry. Improper payments violate applicable law or create the appearance of buying a child and could put all future adoptions in Zambia at risk. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, for instance, makes it unlawful to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business. Further, the IAA makes certain actions relating to intercountry adoptions unlawful, and subject to civil and criminal penalties. These include offering, giving, soliciting, or accepting inducement by way of compensation intended to influence or affect the relinquishment of parental rights, parental consent relating to adoption of a child, or a decision by an entity performing functions as a competent central authority, or to engage another person as an agent to take any such action.
In the adoption services contract that you sign at the beginning of the adoption process, your adoption service provider will itemize the fees and estimated expenses related to your adoption process.
Some of the fees specifically associated with adopting from Zambia include:
Documents Required:
Authentication of Documents: You may be asked to provide proof that a document from the United States is authentic. The U.S. Department of State’s Authentications Office has information on the subject.
7. Secure a U.S. Immigrant Visa for Your Child If You Intend to Reside with Your Child in the United States
Once your adoption is complete there are a few more steps to take before your child can enter the United States. Specifically, the consular officer will need to issue a Hague Adoption Certificate and grant final approval of the Form I-800 petition. Then you will need to obtain three documents before you secure a visa so your child can travel to the United States:
Birth Certificate
You will need to obtain a new or updated birth certificate for your child.
If you have finalized the adoption in Zambia, you will need to obtain a new birth certificate for your child with your name on it.
If you have been granted legal custody for the purposes of emigration and adoption of the child in the United States, the birth certificate you obtain will, in most cases, not yet include your name.
Note: The adoption application with the Zambian Central Authority should indicate that the applicant has the intention of changing names of the adopted child. This will ease the process of changing names on official documents after the adoption process.
After the adoption court order has been granted, the adoptive parents must apply to the Registrar General for two documents: a new birth certificate for the adopted child and the adoption decree or certificate; these documents are not issued automatically. The adoption decree signifies the successful completion of the adoption process; the court order alone does not suffice. The application for the new birth certificate and adoption decree may take approximately two weeks.
Zambia Passport
Your child is not yet a U.S. citizen, so he/she will need a travel document or passport from Zambia.
A Zambian passport in your adoptive child’s new name can be obtained at passport offices in Lusaka, Ndola, and Livingstone. To apply for a Zambian passport, you will need to submit the child’s new birth certificate, your adoption order and certificate (decree), and a passport application. Officially, processing time for passport applications is 21 days; however, passports are usually issued within a week of submission of the application with a receipted, fee-based expedite request. Delays still can occur. The fee for an expedited or express passport is 720 kwacha including application form.
U.S. Immigrant Visa
After you obtain the new birth certificate and passport for your child, you will then need to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa for your child from U.S. Embassy Lusaka if you intend to bring your child to reside in the United States with you. After the adoption is granted, visit the U.S. Embassy for a final review of the case the issuance of a U.S. Hague Adoption Certificate or Hague Custody Certificate, the final approval of the Form I-800 petition, and, if applicable, to obtain your child’s immigrant visa. This immigrant visa allows your child to travel home with you and be admitted to the United States as your child. Please contact U.S. Embassy Lusaka by email at Consularlusaka@state.gov to schedule your child’s immigrant visa appointment. As part of this process, you must provide the consular officer with the Panel Physician’s medical report on the child. This medical should only be done upon instruction by the Consular office, this is because they are valid for 6 months upon completion. You risk them expiring if they are done too early in the process. Read more about the Medical Examination.
You will have already completed an Electronic Immigrant Visa Application (DS-260) online at the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) after receiving a letter from the National Visa Center (NVC) confirming receipt of the provisionally approved Form I-800 petition and assignment of a case number and an invoice ID number. Print and bring the DS-260 confirmation page to the visa interview. Review the DS-260 FAQs, our Online Immigrant Visa Forms page, or contact NVC at NVCAdoptions@state.gov if you have questions about completing the online DS-260 form.
Please note that U.S. Embassy Lusaka processes immigrant visas for non-U.S. citizens located in Zambia. Additional information concerning immigrant visa processing at U.S. Embassy Lusaka can be found on U.S. Embassy Lusaka’s website.
Upon receipt of the case. U.S. Embassy Lusaka generally notifies the petitioner. Visa issuance after interview generally takes a week with Friday as the current pass back day for all visas. It is not usually possible to provide the visa to adoptive parents on the same day as the immigrant visa interview.
8. Obtain U.S. Citizenship for Your Child
If you obtain an immigrant visa for your child, USCIS will mail your child either a permanent resident card (green card), or a Certificate of Citizenship, after your child enters the United States. If you plan to reside outside the United States with your child (and, therefore, may not benefit from an immigrant visa for your child), please see the relevant section below.
For adoptions finalized abroad before the child’s admission into the United States: A child who was adopted abroad and has satisfied Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 101(b)(1)(E), INA 101(b)(1)(F), or INA 101(b)(1)(G) requirements, who is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence generally will acquire U.S. citizenship after admission if the child is under the age of 18 when these conditions are met.
Depending on the visa your child receives, their age, and the other INA 320 requirements, you may not need to take any additional action for your child to acquire U.S. citizenship. However, if your child does not meet the requirements of INA 320 at the time of admission into the United States, you may file a Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, once the requirements are met. More information is available on the USCIS website.
For adoptions not finalized until after the child’s admission to the United States: If the adoption is not finalized before the child is admitted to the United States, the child’s adoptive parent(s) must complete the adoption (or re-adoption or obtain judicial recognition of the foreign adoption) in the United States before the child turns 18 for the child to automatically acquire U.S. citizenship (if the child otherwise meets the requirements of INA 320). You may file a Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, once the requirements are met. More information is available on the USCIS Fact Sheet: Securing U.S. Citizenship for Your Child.
If you reside outside the United States with your child, you may file a Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 with USCIS to obtain a Certificate of Citizenship for your child if your child satisfies the requirements of INA 322.
Note: If you are a military service member or U.S. government employee who chooses to seek an immigrant visa for your child versus completing the Form N-600K process, you may need to use Form N-600 to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship. Please note, however, that USCIS cannot mail Certificates of Citizenship abroad for children who acquire citizenship under INA 320.
Read more about INA 320 and 322 in the USCIS Policy Manual and USCIS website U.S. Citizenship for an Adopted Child.
Applying for Your U.S. Passport
U.S. citizens are required to enter and depart the United States on a valid U.S. passport. Once your child acquires U.S. citizenship, s/he will need a U.S. passport for international travel. Only the U.S. Department of State has the authority to grant, issue, or verify U.S. passports.
Getting or renewing a passport is easy. The Department of State’s Passport Application Wizard will help you determine which passport form you need, help you to complete the form online, estimate your payment, and generate the form for you to print—all in one place.
Obtaining a Visa to Travel to Zambia
In addition to a U.S. passport, you may also need to obtain a visa. Where required, visas are affixed to your passport and allow you to enter a foreign nation. To find information about obtaining a visa for Zambia, see the Department of State’s country page.
Staying Safe on Your Trip
Before you travel, it is always a good practice to investigate the local conditions, laws, political landscape, and culture of the country. The Department of State provides country information for every country in the world about various issues, including health conditions, crime, currency or entry requirements, and any areas of instability.
Staying in Touch on Your Trip
When traveling abroad during the adoption process, we encourage you to enroll with the Department of State through our Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive important information from the U.S. Embassy about safety conditions in your destination country. Enrollment makes it possible for U.S. Embassy Zambia, to contact you in an emergency, whether natural disaster, civil unrest, or family emergency. Whether there is a family emergency in the United States or a crisis in Zambia, enrollment assists the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in reaching you.
Enrollment is free and can be done online via the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP).
Post-Adoption Resources
Many adoptive parents find it important to find support after the adoption. There are many public and private nonprofit post-adoption services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and adoptee organizations active in the United States that provide a network of options for adoptees who seek out other adoptees from the same country of origin. You may wish to take advantage of all the resources available to your family, whether it is another adoptive family, a support group, an advocacy organization, or your religious or community services. Your primary provider can provide or point you to post- placement/post-adoption services to help your adopted child and your family transition smoothly and deal effectively with the many adjustments required in an intercountry adoption.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a website, the Child Welfare Information Gateway, which can be a useful resource to get you started on your support group search.
COMPLAINTS
If you have concerns about your intercountry adoption process, we ask that you share this information with U.S. Embassy Lusaka particularly if it involves possible fraud or misconduct specific to your child’s case. The Department of State takes all allegations of fraud or misconduct seriously. Our Adoption Comment Page provides several points of contact for adoptive families to comment on their adoption service provider, their experience applying for their child’s visa, or about the Form I-800/A petition process.
The Complaint Registry is an internet-based registry for filing complaints about the compliance of U.S. accredited or approved adoption service providers with U.S. accreditation standards. If you think your provider's conduct may not have been in compliance with accreditation standards, first submit your complaint in writing directly to your provider. If the complaint is not resolved through the provider's complaint process, you may file the complaint through the Complaint Registry.
U.S. Embassy in Zambia
Ibex Hill Road
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: (260)-211-357-000
E-mail: consularlusaka@state.gov
Website: zm.USEmbassy.gov
Zambia’s Central Adoption Authority
Director of Social Welfare
Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Community Development and Social Services
P.O. Box 31958
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: (26)-021-123-5343, (26)-021-122-3319, (26)-021-123-6967
Fax: (26)-021-123-6968, (26)-021-123-5343
Email: adoptions@mcdsw.gov.zm
Website: mcdss@zamnet.zm
Embassy of Zambia
2419 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 265-9717
Fax: (202) 265-9718
E-mail: embzambia@aol.com
Internet: zambiaembassy.org
Office of Children’s Issues
U.S. Department of State
CA/OCS/CI
SA-17, 9th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20522-1709
Tel: 1-888-407-4747
Email: Adoption@state.gov
Internet: adoption.state.gov
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
For questions about a pending Form I-800A application, Form I-800 petition or related supplements:
USCIS
Tel: 1-877-424-8374 (toll free); 1-913-275-5480 (local); Fax: 1-913-214-5808
Email: NBC.Adoptions@uscis.dhs.gov
For other USCIS-related questions:
USCIS Contact Center
Tel: 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833)
Internet: uscis.gov
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