International Adoption Simplification Act of 2010

Policy effect

Exempts children adopted abroad under Hague Convention processes from certain vaccination requirements and extends immediate relative status exceptions to siblings under age 18 adopted by the same parents.

Official source excerpt

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… epresentatives of International the United States of America in Congress assembled, Adoption Simplification SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Act. 8 USC 1101 note. This Act may be cited as ‘‘International Adoption Simplification Act’’. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATION DOCUMENTATION REQUIRE- MENT. Section 212(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 101(b)(1)(F),’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (F) or (G) of section 101(b)(1);’’. SEC. 3. SIBLING ADOPTIONS. Section 101(b)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b … )(1)(G)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(G)(i) a child, younger than 16 years of age at the time a petition is filed on the child’s behalf to accord a classification as an immediate relative under section 201(b), who has been adopted in a foreign state that is a party to the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993, or who is emigrating from such a foreign state to be adopted in the United States by a United States citizen and spouse jointly or by an unmarried United States citizen who is at least 25 years of … that no natural parent or prior adoptive parent of any such child shall thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under this chapter; or ‘‘(iii) subject to the same provisos as in clauses (i) and (ii), a child who— ‘‘(I) is a natural sibling of a child described in clause (i), subparagraph (E)(i), or subparagraph (F)(i); ‘‘(II) was adopted abroad, or is coming to the United States for adoption, by the adoptive parent (or prospective adoptive parent) or parents of the sib- ling described in clause (i), subparagraph (E)(i), or subparagraph (F)(i); and ‘ … ‘(III) is otherwise described in clause (i), except that the child is younger than 18 years of age at the time a petition is filed on his or her behalf for classification as an immediate relative under section 201(b).’’. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 8 USC 1101 note. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) EXCEPTION.—An alien who is described in section Deadline. 101(b)(1)(G)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 3, and attained 18 years of age on or after April 1, … PUBLIC LAW 111–287—NOV. 30, 2010 INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION SIMPLIFICATION ACT dkrause on GSDDPC29PROD with PUBLIC LAWS VerDate Nov 24 2008 14:37 Dec 06, 2010 Jkt 099139 PO 00287 Frm 00001 Fmt 6579 Sfmt 6579 [official-source production path omitted] APPS06 PsN: PUBL287 124 STAT. 3058 PUBLIC LAW 111–287—NOV. 30, 2010 Public Law 111–287 111th Congress An Act To restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United Nov. 30, 2010 States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption to allow [S. 1376] their admission into the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R … 2008, shall be deemed to meet the age requirement specified in subclause (III) of such section if a petition for classification of the alien as an immediate relative under section 201(b) of the dkrause on GSDDPC29PROD with PUBLIC LAWS VerDate Nov 24 2008 14:37 Dec 06, 2010 Jkt 099139 PO 00287 Frm 00003 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 [official-source production path omitted] APPS06 PsN: PUBL287 124 STAT. 3060 PUBLIC LAW 111–287—NOV. 30, 2010 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is filed not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved November 30, 2010. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1376: S …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

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• 2010-01-04HIV-based inadmissibility and required immigration HIV testing removed
• 2010-01-08USCIS Guidance on Determining Employer-Employee Relationship in H-1B Petitions
• 2010-01-21Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status
• 2010-03-15Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States
• 2010-03-31Deferred Enforced Departure and Employment Authorization Extension for Liberians
• 2010-04-05incorporates the exemption for facilities in Guam, the CNMI, and the Virgin Islands from certain cost reporting criteria necessary for H-1C eligibility under sec.
• 2010-07-06Extension of the Designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status and Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation
• 2010-08-13Border Security Supplemental H-1B Nonimmigrant Fee Surcharge
• 2010-08-13Border Security Supplemental L-1 Nonimmigrant Fee Surcharge
• 2010-11-23Humanitarian parole applications made eligible for hardship fee waivers
• 2010-11-23Military members and veterans exempted from citizenship certificate application fees
• 2010-11-23Refugee travel-document application fees reduced under the 2010 USCIS fee schedule