Adoption and green card applications involve complex immigration rules that families must carefully navigate. From Hague and orphan adoptions to family-based petitions, understanding requirements like the two-year custody rule, proper documentation, and visa classifications is essential to securing lawful permanent residence and, in many cases, U.S. citizenship for adopted children.

Matter of R. HUANG: The beneficiary of a visa petition who was adopted pursuant to a State court order that was entered when the...