The PAAF Act automatically grants U.S. citizenship to certain internationally adopted individuals who were adopted by American citizens before age 18, regardless of when their adoption was finalized. The law applies to adoptees who are currently living in the United States with lawful status, as well as those living abroad who will automatically become citizens upon lawful entry to the U.S. This removes previous citizenship barriers that some adult adoptees face, even though they were raised by U.S. citizen parents. The bill does include a requirement that adoptees seeking to enter from abroad undergo criminal background checks before receiving a visa. No specific funding or implementation timeline is mentioned in the legislation.
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