While it is true that if a child enters the country under an IR-3 visa, he/she will be a U.S. citizen thanks to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, but there are still good reasons for re-adoption once back in the U.S.A.
1. A Legal & Binding U.S. Birth Certificate
Whether your child is getting a driver's license or adopting one day, your child will need a copy of her birth certificate at different points in her lifetime. It would be much easier for your child to seek a copy of her birth certificate through your state's department of vital records than try to get one (if it still exists) in her birth country.2. A Legal Name Change Can Be Completed
If you desire to have your child's name legally changed, re-adoption is the time to complete this change.3. Not all U.S. States Will Recognize a Foreign Adoption Decree
There are eighteen states and the District of Columbia, and four U.S. Territories that have no statutory provisions regarding international adoptions. These include:- Alabama
- Arizona
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
