Comoros is not a party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention or Convention).
Adoption is illegal under the laws and Constitution of Comoros. Comoran law recognizes a "Delegation de l'autorite parental", which delegates parental authority to someone other than the child's parent, but this is only available to Comoran citizens. While Comoran citizens can use this process to emigrate a child from Comoros, Comoran law forbids them to adopt the child after leaving Comoros. The Embassy is not aware of any mechanism in Comoran law that would allow non-Comoran citizens to assume guardianship of a child for the purpose of taking him/her to another country to conclude a full and final adoption. Thus, there appears to be no legal mechanism for a Comoran child to qualify for an immigrant visa as an adopted child or a child to be adopted internationally.
Please visit the Department of State’s country page for more information on travelling to Comoros and U.S. Embassy Antananarivo’s website for information on consular services.
To bring an adopted child to the United States from Comoros, you must meet certain suitability and eligibility requirements. USCIS determines who is suitable and eligible to adopt a child from another country and bring that child to live in the United States under U.S. immigration law.
Additionally, a child must meet the definition of an orphan under U.S. immigration law in order to be eligible to immigrate to the United States with an IR-3 or IR-4 immigrant visa.
The United States Embassy in Antananarivo
U.S. Embassy Madagascar
Lot 207 A, Point Liberty-Andranoro, Antehiroka
105 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Tel: (261) 20 23 480 00
Fax: (261) 33443 2835
Email: ConsAntan@state.gov
Office of Children’s Issues
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
SA-17
Washington, DC 20520
Tel: 1-888-407-4747
E-mail: Adoption@state.gov
https://adoption.state.gov
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
For questions about a pending Form I-600A application, Form I-600 petition or related supplement:
USCIS
Tel: 1-877-424-8374 (toll free); 1-913-275-5480 (local)
Fax:1-913-214-5808
Email: NBC.Adoptions@uscis.dhs.gov
For other USCIS-related questions: USCIS Contact Center
1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833)
Internet: uscis.gov
Last Updated: May 28, 2025
