Embassy of the United States Tegucigalpa, Honduras

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires that all adoption cases be investigated before an immigrant visa is approved.  In order to conduct this investigation the following documents must be submitted to the USCIS office at the American Embassy in Tegucigalpa as soon as you have been assigned a child.

In case of an abandoned child:

1. Child's birth certificate (which bears the natural parent's last name if available) issued by the National Registry (Registro Nacional de las Personas).
2. Abandonment certificate from the minors' court.
3. Child's photograph.
4. Abandonment report (by hospital, and/or foster home, and/or orphanage).

In case of Relinquishment:

1. Child's birth certificate issued by the National Registry (Registro Nacional de las Personas).
2. Biological mother's consented executed before a court.
3. Hospital's certificate if child was born in a hospital.  Make sure the certificate has a file number.
4. Complete address where child was born (if born at a house).
5. Biological parent’s current address.
6. Photocopy of biological parent’s ID card.
7. Child's photograph.