Q: we adopted 6 year old son while living in Kenya Nov 2014. In USA B1 visa need medical but no citizenship =no insurance.
How can we get medical help for our 7 year old son we adopted while living in Kenya who is in USA with us now on a extended B1 visa? We know the USCIS laws 2 yr physical/legal requirement on Kenyan resident adoptions, but he needs surgery not available in Kenya and we do not qualify for insurance since he is not a citizen. Spoke with USCIS, State Dept on Children's Issues, Human Services and local insurance company. No one can help us. Desperate for our son!
A: It is not clear to me why you only have a B1 Visa. The normal process for international adoptions is automatic permanent residency (which can be followed in 2 years with an automatic citizenship application). Here is the link to the USCIS webpage for int'l adoptions: https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/immigration-through-adoption . You may want to consider contacting an immigration attorney who has experience with international adoptions.
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