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What is the difference between an IR-3 and an IH-3 visa?
Both visas result in the child entering the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident with automatic citizenship, but they apply to different adoption processes. The IR-3 is issued for completed adoptions from non-Hague countries. The IH-3 is issued for completed adoptions from Hague Convention countries. The forms, agencies, and procedures involved are different for each,…
Both visas result in the child entering the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident with automatic citizenship, but they apply to different adoption processes. The IR-3 is issued for completed adoptions from non-Hague countries. The IH-3 is issued for completed adoptions from Hague Convention countries. The forms, agencies, and procedures involved are different for each, which is why identifying the correct pathway early is so important.
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Answer by David Joseph Rozas
David Rozas is an experienced criminal and immigration lawyer and one of the founding partners of Rozas & Rozas Law Firm. He has been with the firm since 2004, joining his brother, Greg in practice. David concentrates his law practice on criminal defense and immigration.
