Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues The Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs invites you to attend Ethiopia Adoption: Solutions into Action January 24, 2011 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. To participate via teleconference, please dial: tel. 888-363-4749 Access Code: 6276702 How do we move forward to ethically and transparently protect children, birth …
Category: DOS Alerts/Notices
DOS Adoption Alert: Kazakhstan
Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 13, 2011 According to the Government of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education (MoE), all pending adoption dossiers that were not matched with children by December 15, 2010, will be returned and will have to be re-filed as Hague Convention cases once the Hague Convention is fully implemented. The Department …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ukraine
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues January 12, 2011 U.S. Embassy Kyiv has learned the proposed bill to place a moratorium on intercountry adoptions in the Ukrainian parliament has once again been postponed. There has been no announcement of a rescheduled date. In order to best prepare for all possibilities in Ukraine, Embassy Kyiv encourages …
DOS Adoption Notice: Brazil
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL PARENTS WISHING TO ADOPT IN BRAZIL: We continue to work with the Brazilian government to establish how the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, which entered into force for the U.S. in 2008, will affect future adoptions in Brazil. The Government of Brazil has selected a potential …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice Russia
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues December 15, 2010 Delegations from the United States and Russia met December 1-3, 2010 in Washington, D.C. for the fifth round of talks on a bilateral agreement regarding intercountry adoptions. The talks were fruitful, and further progress was made. Several key issues remain under discussion; however, both sides remain …
DOS Adoption Notice: India
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues New Procedures for Identifying and Treating Active Tuberculosis December 20, 2010 On October 1, 2010, the U.S. Embassy’s panel physicians in India began implementing the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) 2007 Tuberculosis Technical Instructions which are required procedures for screening for all immigrant visa applicants, including adopted children. …
DOS Adoption Notice: Guatemala
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues December 20, 2010 The Office of Children’s Issues is asking U.S. citizens with active grandfathered adoption cases in Guatemala to send a brief email to AskCI@state.gov including the name(s) of the adopting parent(s), the name and date of birth of the child and the date that your I-600A and/or …
DOS Adoption Alert – Ukraine
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues December 9, 2010 On November 3, 2010, a proposed bill that would place a moratorium on intercountry adoptions from countries without bilateral agreements, including the United States passed a first reading in the Ukrainian parliament. On December 7, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv learned the proposed moratorium bill has …
DOS Adoption Alert: Guatemala
GuatemalaAdoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs to Travel to Guatemala December 7, 2010 On December 6, 2010 the Department of State issued the following media note: “Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs is visiting Guatemala December 7 to 11 for meetings on intercountry adoption. She …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice – Ethiopia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Adoption Processing at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa December 6, 2010 The Department of State continues to be concerned about reports highlighting adoption related fraud, malfeasance, and abuse in Ethiopia, and acknowledges the concerns expressed by families over the integrity of the adoption process. The U.S. Embassy in Addis …