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I am creating this topic to seek guidance on an out of order adoption. The adoptive parents are U.S citizens and have made Acapulco, Mexico their second home. In their time there, they built relationships with many friends. They met a little girl whom they grew to love and have been caring for her since she was 9yrs old. The child's biological mother was absent and the grandmother was the parental guardian. The adoptive parents have no children of their own and made the joyful decision to officially make her part of their family. They obtained full custody on 7/20/21 and finalized her adoption on 12/18/22. The adoptive parents reside in the U.S and therefore, have to keep their adoptive daughter in Mexico until they are able to bring her to her new home. They have also done following with her: 1. were sponsors for her baptism & communion 2. assisted with her educational needs since she was in 4th grade. 3. taken vacations in Mexico. 4. She has resided with them at their residence during their stay in Acapulco 5. sponsored her entire sweet 15 birthday Conflict: The child was adopted legally through a lawyer in Acapulco, Mexico. Unfortunately, the lawyer failed to initiate the process through the Hague Convention. Therefore, they completed an out of order adoption. They would have to annul the adoption and redo it through the Hague Convention Process. However, it wouldn't be wise to do seeing that the child will soon be 16 and adoptions are not possible after 16 in Mexico. After emailing several organizations and U.S adoption services, they have been advised to continue with the petition for relatives. They have proof that they have been with their adoptive child in Mexico 2+ years. They have photos, flight itineraries, passport stamps, custody and other legal forms. Inquiry: The adoptive parents are deeply saddened by the entire situation and are leaning towards the petition for relatives but fear that they will get rejected. They would greatly appreciate and advice/guidance on this matter. Thanks in advance!

Let me clarify. My husband and I know the girl we adopted since she was 9 years old. We me her through her grandmother who is a friend of my relatives. For years, we developed a bond with the girl and her 2 older brothers. Their biological parents abandoned them and left their grandmother to raise them. We’ve been visiting her for 6 years now since she resides in the same city where we own our second home. We baptized her and were the sponsors for her sweet 15 party (quinceañera). We also enrolled her in school and have all the documentation and photos to support our claims. I just wanted to ensure that I’m submitting the correct form since she is already adopted by us. We started the initial adoption process 3 years ago but when COVID hit, many places were shut down in Mexico. We just spent 3 months in Mexico to finalize the adoption. i hope this clarifies

We are both US citizens and we have fulfilled the 2 years because she is 15 and we’ve known her since she was 9

Yes, I have filed this form before for my spouse.

Hello, she is not biologically related to me. We are friends with her grandmother and mother. The biological parents are alive and gave us custody which is how we were able to adopt her. Hello, i contacted several lawyers prior and they told me I wouldn’t need them for this case.

Hello, My husband and I adopted a 15 year old girl that we’ve known since she was 9 years old. We are both US citizens and she resides in Mexico. We travel there 2x a year, 2 months during our winter break and 1 month in the summer. We finalized the adoption this past December. I want to make sure that I am filling the correct form, which is the I-130 due to her already being adopted and not being able to request an IH-3 visa. Can anyone provided guidance on this and the longevity? Thanks in advance.