PEAR has published the DOS Adoption Notice for Cambodia on our Cambodia Blog:http://pearadoptioninfo-cambodia.blogspot.com/2011/06/dos-adoption-notice-cambodia-update.html The Notice may also be found on the DOS Adoption website: http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=notices&alert_notice_file=cambodia_2 Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
Category: DOS Alerts/Notices
DOS Adoption Alert: Kyrgyzstan
June 2, 2011 Alert: Kyrgyzstan Adoption In October 2008, the previous government of Kyrgyzstan halted all intercountry adoptions in response to allegations of corruption and illegal processing. The new government has not yet implemented a new processing system, and at this time it is not possible for new intercountry adoption cases to move forward. The Department of State continues to …
DOS Adoption Notice: Guatemala Updates
June 2, 2011 Notice: Guatemala June 2011 Listserv Update Office of Children’s Issues Meeting with the Consejo Nacional de Adopciones in Washington, DC on April 14, 2011 On April 14, 2011, the Office of Children’s Issues (CI) met with: Elizabeth de Larios, President of the Consejo Nacional de Adopciones (CNA); Marilys Barrientos de Estrada, and Fernando de la Cerda of …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ethiopia
Notice: Update on adoption case processing by MOWCYA in Ethiopia June 2, 2011 The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia has received information from the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs indicating that processing of cases that received a court summons prior to March 8, 2011 is still ongoing. This exceeds their estimated 15-20 days to expeditiously process this caseload, as …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ukraine
May 20, 2011 Notice: Ukrainian Family Code Amendments and adoption processing in Ukraine On May 19, the Ukrainian government passed an amendment to its Family Code to require orphans to be registered on the central adoption registry for one year and to be at least 5 years old before they are eligible for intercountry adoption. The amendment exempts children with …
DOS Adoption Notice: Mexico
May 19, 2011 Notice: Adoption Service Providers Authorized in Mexico The Mexican Central Authority (MCA) has provided the U.S. Central Authority (USCA) with information clarifying its process to authorize U.S.-based Hague accredited adoption service providers (ASPs) to provide adoption services in Mexico. All prospective adoptive parents seeking to complete an intercountry adoption in Mexico must work with an ASP that …
DOS Adoption Notice: Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo May 13, 2011Notice: Change to travel requirement for prospective adoptive parents The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa has been verbally informed by the Direction Generale de Migration in Kinshasa (Immigration Office) that a change in regulation will now require prospective adoptive parents to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo to pick up their child in order …
UPDATE: Kyrgyzstan Moratorium
Radio Free Europe reported on May 7, 2011 that the Kyrg government has lifted the moratorium on intercountry adoptions which has been in effect since February 2009:http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan_lifts_ban_on_international_adoptions/24094372.html The lifting of the ban comes on the heels of an official US visit to Kyrgystan by DOS Special Advisor on Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, on February 14, 2011. The purpose of …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ukraine
Editorial note: the DOS released a similar Notice on April 8, we have highlighted the updated information with italics to accentuate the changes between the current Notice and the Notice of April 8, 2011 Adoption Notice: Ukraine April 29, 2011 SDA authority and adoption processing in Ukraine On the evening of April 7, 2011, President Yanukovych signed a Decree transferring …
DOS Adoption Notice: Guatemala. Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs to Travel to Guatemala
April 27, 2011 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Guatemala from April 24-25 to accompany Senator Mary Landrieu for meetings on intercountry adoption. She will meet with government officials and nongovernmental adoption stakeholders to discuss the status of U.S. citizen adoption cases that have been pending since the suspension of new adoptions by Guatemala in 2007. …