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You should, without a doubt, contact a very experienced Immigration attorney, but here is what I know.
Your child must meet USCIS requirements in order to come to the US after being adopted abroad. If the child does not meet USCIS requirements you must live with your child, whom you’ve adopted, for two years outside of the country before they would be eligible for a Visa to come to the US.
Non-US Citizens can not adopt internationally.
The Philippines does not allow pre-identified International Adoptions.
So, based on what you’ve posted, you would not be allowed to adopt because that would be considered an international adoption, of which you would not be able to do, because you are not a US Citizen. Additionally, The Philippines doesn’t permit pre-identified International Adoptions, so even if you were to wait until citizenship were secured, they wouldn’t permit you to move forward with the adoption, as all IA’s must go through the referral process.
Again, I urge you to contact an experienced Immigration Attorney and discuss the matter at length with him or her.
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