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Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE NAME INS, HAS BEEN CHANGED TO USCIS! Contact the USCIS office of the U.S. Justice Department that has jurisdiction over your city and state. If you live outside of Illinois and Lake, Porter, LaPorte and St. Joseph counties of Indiana, your home study worker can tell you where the appropriate office is located and the procedure to follow for that office. To contact the Chicago USCIS office, call 312-596-1000, EXT. 1091. The CORRECT address is: Department of Homeland Security USCIS can also be reached on its website: http://www.bcis.gov When mailing documents to USCIS put the words Orphan Visa on the envelope. Request that the USCIS 1600-A Orphan Visa Petition package be mailed to you. This begins the work necessary for you to obtain a visa at the U.S. Consulate in the country from which you hope to adopt. ALSO PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE I600A FORM THAT YOU RECEIVE MAY BE INVALID. THE CORRECT FEE TO SEND WITH THE I600A IS $460.00 PLUS $50.00 FOR FINGERPRINTS PER PERSON OVER THE AGE OF 17 RESIDING IN THE HOUSEHOLD. THE FEE MUST BE BY MONEY ORDER OR CERTIFIED CHECKS (PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE) MADE OUT TO "THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY".
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