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Mr. Martin, we have an INS question concerning foreign adoptions. My husband and I are in the process of adopting a child in Japan. We live in Japan and the child has been with us since his birth. We did not use an agency for this adoption. The adoption should be final no later than June of this year and was filed in compliance with the Japanese court using their laws and our home state laws of Illinois. What forms must be filled out with INS to get our son into the US and on the road to US citizenship? He has a Japanese passport at this time that the birth mother obtained for us. Our confusion lies in that he will have had his family named change to our last name, he will be recognized by the military as a legal military dependant (i.e, on the page 2 and eligible for all related benefits that our other natural children have), living with us for one year, and yet I need to fill out an I-600 that says he is an orphan? Home study? Pre-adoptive requirements - are we required to do after the fact - it was not required by the Japanese in our case since the birth mother placed/signed him into our care directly after his birth. I have tried several directories for an immigration attorney in Illinois, but have yet to find one. Is there a directory that you could refer me to? Many thanks for any direction that you may provide.