Jim&Gemz
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Thank you for the time to post this information. This case isn't a Hague adoption of course. We were living here in the Philippines for two years before the adoption was finalized and still live here. The age gap did come up during the court proceedings but during the hearings, it was 45 years difference for my wife and the child. My wife is a dual citizen and is related to the child so this influenced the court decision I believe. We anticipated but wasn't sure that we would have to file under the relatives provision using an I-130. I am going to need to find an immigration attorney in the US I believe. Maybe I can get the petition done for slightly less than $7k.
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My wife and I are US citizens living in the Philippines since 2016. I'm now 67 and she is 53. We adopted a child related to my wife and that was finalized in the court here in 2018. The child is now 9 and we want to take her to the US. Do we have to fill out an I-800A? The adoption has been final for 7 years. Does anyone know what kind of visa the child would get if approved? Is this sort of petition lengthy and complicated? I spoke to an agency here in the Philippines that I got the link to from this site. They want $7000 to process this. It sounds excessive to me. Makes me want to consider just doing it all myself. Any guidance would be highly appreciated.