Full accounting of adoptions in Oklahoma soughtThe co-chairman of an Oklahoma legislative task force says filing adoptions with the court clerk’s office in the county where they are finalized would help eliminate questionable adoptions.http://www.newsok.com/article/3516320 BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Oklahoman Published: November 20, 2010 An accounting of all adoptions in the state is needed to head off the potential for abuse like …
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MEDIA: Adoption Simplification Act, S 1376, Passes House
Klobuchar’s bipartisan adoption bill now goes to the president Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that her legislation, the International Adoption Simplification Act, has passed the House of Representatives and will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Klobuchar and cosponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and …
Moldova Visa Processing Change
As of November 1, 2010, Moldovan children being adopted to the US will no longer need to travel to Romania to obtain the travel visa to the US. The press release from the US Embassy in Chisinau can be found here:http://moldova.usembassy.gov/pr101510a.html Two Excerpts:“U.S. Embassy in Chisinau Will Begin Processing Immigrant Visas for MoldovansFor the first time, the U.S. Embassy in …
MEDIA: Pakistan, NGO In Court for ‘Child Trafficking’
Although the US does not consider the sale of children for adoption as “child trafficking”, it is enlightening to see that other countries do and are willing to take traffickers to court: NGO In Court for ‘Child Trafficking’ Shabbir Mir November 4, 2010 GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court on Wednesday took strong exception to a Gilgit-based NGO Sina Health …
USCIS Updates Nepal Pipeline Q & A Page
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted new Questions & Answers regarding Form I-600A approvals, significant change requests, the validity of fingerprint clearances, and requesting extension of an I-600A approval for Nepal pipeline cases. The new information can be found at the link below: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=b170992b8144a210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/
USDOS: Response to Petition2Congress Nepal Adoption
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s IssuesResponse to Petition2Congress on Behalf of the American Families Pursuing Adoptions from Nepal November 5, 2010 The Department of State appreciates the interest of the American public and Members of Congress in the status of intercountry adoptions in Nepal and the concerns of U.S. citizens who are pursuing the adoption of …
DOS: Response to Petition2Congress Nepal
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s IssuesResponse to Petition2Congress on Behalf of the American Families Pursuing Adoptions from Nepal November 5, 2010 The Department of State appreciates the interest of the American public and Members of Congress in the status of intercountry adoptions in Nepal and the concerns of U.S. citizens who are pursuing the adoption of …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice Ukraine – Possible Suspension Pending
UkraineAdoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues November 3, 2010 The Ukrainian legislature is in the process of voting on a bill that would suspend all intercountry adoptions from countries without bilateral agreements with Ukraine, including adoptions from the United States. The bill passed a first reading and vote, but must still pass a second …
Minister Sarwadev Prasad Ojha’s Opening Speech at Euradopt
The following transcript of Minister Sarwadev Prasad Ojha‘s speech at the Euradopt meeting in Oslo on October 30, 2010 was provided to PEAR by an interested party in Nepal: Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen! Namaste, First of all, on behalf of the Government of Nepal and myself, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the President of EurAdopt …
MEDIA: 4,000 children await rescue from inferior orphanages
REPUBLICA: KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Two and half years ago, the government itself pointed the need to rescue children living in group “D” category orphanages. But more than 4,000 children living in such orphanages are yet to be rescued. In June 2008, the Central Child Welfare Committee (CCWC) had conducted a survey on the conditions of the orphanages across the country. …