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Still looking for someone who has done it...
Again, we are looking specifically for someone who has completed an adoption - Belize to US. Everyone is offering advice based on the first part of the info in the website and not reading down far enough. The country can and does issue interim visas for you to complete the adoption in your home country. The one year residency is for Belize to issue the original final decree. I know of two instances in teh last year where this has been done (without 1 yr residency), but not in the US.
Under this circumstance, the prospective adoptive parent(s) will have custody of the child for a probationary period of one year during which there must be quarterly reports regarding the child’s care and progress. Prospective parents who receive an interim order from the Belizean Court and would like to carry it out in the U.S. may seek an IH-4 visa for the child. This visa is granted to the prospective parents only with the understanding and agreement that they will also seek a final adoption decree from their state of legal residence.
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