Vietnam adoption fraud specifics are exposed in documents obtained by the Schuster Institute through the Freedom of Information Act. For full access to the report and supporting resources, please visit the Schuster Institute Adoption website at: http://www.brandeis.edu/investigate/gender/adoption/FOIAs.html For those interested in information on which agencies were licensed in which provinces of Vietnam, the following is the list that was officially …
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MEDIA: Adoption Suspension Leaves Children in Limbo
Adoption Suspension Leaves Children in LimboBy Bhuwan Sharma Excerpt:“KATHMANDU, Sep 10, 2010 (IPS) – A big question marks looms over the future of many Nepali children in various child homes in the country in the wake of the suspension by 11 countries of their child adoption programmes for this Himalayan nation. “Children will now have to remain in grim orphanages …
DOS: Adoption Alert Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues September 9, 2010 A new Kazakh passport requirement has created a processing delay for all passports of about three months. This delay directly affects inter-country adoptions since adoptive children must acquire a passport before they can travel to the United States. Although applicants could previously pay a …
ISS Report: Haiti: “Expediting” intercountry adoptions in the aftermath of a natural disaster … preventing future harm.
Haiti: “Expediting” intercountry adoptions in the aftermath of a natural disaster … preventing future harm. Press Release from ISS*: This report examines intercountry adoption practices in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. Haiti has been a ‘popular’ country of origin, meaning that thousands of children were at some stage of the adoption process – albeit simply “identified” as potentially …
DOS Adoption Alert: Rwanda Update
Rwanda Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues September 3, 2010 Effective August 31, 2010, the Rwandan Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) temporarily suspended all new applications for intercountry adoptions to prepare for accession to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption (the Convention). U.S. …
Updated International Adoption Doctor Directory Now Available
The revised directory can be freely downloaded from PEAR’s website at http://www.pear-now.org/PEAR_IA_Doctor_E-Directory.pdf This directory is arranged alphabetically by state and city within each state. The clinics listed in this directory have at least one MD,DO or NP in its practice and have experience with international adoption medicine. Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR) does not officially endorse any listing in …
DOS: Adoption Notice Liberia
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues August 31, 2010 The Department of State is aware of cases where adoptive parents have been asked to pay a fee for an exit clearance letter in Liberia. Americans should be extremely cautious about any requests for payments of fees associated with exit clearance letters. Liberia’s Bureau of …
DOS: Nepal Orphan Processing Procedures
USDOS:New Orphan Processing Procedures for Cases not Subject to the Suspension in NepalAugust 30, 2010 Summary:In an effort to protect the interests of U.S. prospective adoptive parents who are adopting from Nepal, the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is implementing new procedures to ensure that the adoptive child will be eligible to immigrate to the United States BEFORE the prospective adoptive …
DOS: New Orphan Processing Procedures
USDOS:New Orphan Processing Procedures for Cases not Subject to the Suspension in NepalAugust 30, 2010 Summary:In an effort to protect the interests of U.S. prospective adoptive parents who are adopting from Nepal, the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is implementing new procedures to ensure that the adoptive child will be eligible to immigrate to the United States BEFORE the prospective adoptive …
DOS: Adoption Alert Guatemala Update
Guatemala Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Hogar Listserv UpdatesThe Office of Children’s Issues provides regular updates to families and adoption service providers specifically affected by legal actions taken regarding hogares or child care centers for children awaiting intercountry adoptions. If you received this e-mail in error and do not wish to receive future updates …