Reply #166: The paperwork MUST be filed BEFORE the child is brought into the United States

[marshall]

The treaty has nothing to do with it. The United States will not issue a visa for a child to enter the country until the form is signed. The fact that this woman brought the child into the country necessitates that the paperwork was filed and processed prior to his entry. Under current law the child would then be a US citizen upon arrival in the United States.

The cases you refer to happened prior to the most recent change in immigration law.

The treaty would cover adoption law, which is a vital but separate issue. I am referring to immigration law, and the form that this would would have had to sign pledging financial support to the child that she is requesting immigration for based on a foreign adoption.