U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Caution About Pursuing Adoption in Nepal May 26, 2010 The U.S. Department of State strongly discourages prospective adoptive parents from choosing adoption in Nepal because of grave concerns about the reliability of Nepal’s adoption system and the accuracy of the information in children’s official files. The Department also strongly discourages …
Category: DOS Alerts/Notices
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice Latvia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues May 25, 2010 Latvia requires periodic post-adoption reporting on the welfare of an adopted orphan in his or her new American family. Latvian law requires that two post-adoption reports be submitted: one after the first year following adoption and one after the second year. The reports should be conducted …
Update: DOS Adoption Alert Kazakhstan
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues May 19, 2010 On May 17, 2010, the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty received confirmation that the Ministry of Education in Kazakhstan has given instructions to the Kazakhstani Embassy and Consulate in New York not to accept new dossiers for inter-country adoptions. The Ministry said that this moratorium on new …
UPDATE DOS Adoption Notice Russia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues May 14, 2010 A U.S. interagency team met with their Russian counterparts in Moscow May 12 – 14 to discuss an adoption agreement. This most recent round of negotiations ended Friday, May 14, after three days of positive and productive talks. Both sides are committed to the common goal of …
DOS Adoption Notice for US Citizens Residing Abroad
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues April 2010 The Department of State wishes to notify U.S. citizens living abroad in another Hague Adoption Convention country who plan to adopt a child residing in the United States or a third country, that the country where the adoptive parents live may require them to follow local …
DOS Adoption Notice – Updates on Russia Talks
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues May 12, 2010 A U.S. interagency team held meetings to discuss an adoption agreement with their Russian counterparts on May 12. The meetings are ongoing and will continue on May 13. The initial talks were positive, productive and conducted in a spirit of cooperation. Both sides are interested in …
DOS Adoption Alert Russia Update
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues May 5, 2010 There has been no official suspension in adoptions of Russian orphans by American parents. However, in some parts of Russia, we are aware that adoptions are being slowed down or delayed. The United States and Russia held their first round of talks on adoption issues in Moscow …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Alert Nepal
Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Caution About Pursuing Adoption in Nepal May 4, 2010 The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu was closed on May 3 and will be closed on May 4 and 5 due to a nationwide strike. The closure may continue thereafter, depending on whether the strike continues and what the situation …
DOS Updates Adoption Notice for Russia
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues April 29, 2010 There has been no official suspension in adoptions of Russian orphans by American parents. However, in some parts of Russia, we are aware that adoptions are being slowed down or delayed. The United States and Russia held their first round of talks on adoption issues …
DOS Corrected Adoption Notice – Haiti
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues IBESR Accepting New Adoption Cases April 29, 2010 Haiti’s adoption authority, the Institut du Bien-être Social et de Recherches(IBESR), has informed the U.S. Government that they are now accepting new adoption applications for Haitian children who were either documented as orphans before January 12, 2010, or who have been relinquished …