El Salvador and the United States are parties to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (“Convention”). Therefore, all adoptions between El Salvador and the United States initiated after April 1, 2008, must meet the requirements of the Convention and the U.S. and Salvadoran laws implementing the Convention. The U.S. Embassy in San …
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Update on Intercountry Adoptions in Guatemala
Joint USCIS-State Delegation to Guatemala During the week of May 13, 2013, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs traveled with USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas to Guatemala for meetings with Guatemalan government officials of agencies directly involved in adoptions, including the Procuraduría General de la Nación (PGN) and the Guatemalan National Council on Adoption (CNA). They also met with members of the Supreme …
DOS Alert: All Adoption Cases with the Ghanaian Department of Social Welfare are Subject to Suspension
Ghana May 20, 2013 The Government of Ghana has temporarily suspended processing of all adoption cases, including intercountry adoptions, pending Ghana’s review of its current adoption procedures. All adoption cases which have not received final approval by the Ghanaian Department of Social Welfare are subject to this suspension. At this time, adoption cases which have completed processing with the Ghanaian …
DOS Notice: Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of CongoMay 16, 2013 Notice for Individuals Seeking Further Information Following the Department of State’s May 14 Conference Call The Department of State has received information that a number of adoption service providers and prospective adoptive families were unable to join the conference call on adoptions from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on May 14, 2013. …
Alert: Update on China
Alert: Update on ChinaMay 16, 2013 – The U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou to Resume Normal Operations Friday, May 17, 2013. For more information, please see Guangzhou U.S. Embassy website (http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/adoption.html). http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=alerts&alert_notice_file=china_2 Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
DOS Alert: China
Alert: Suspension of Adoption Immigrant Visa Interviews The Tianyu office of the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, including the Adopted Children’s Immigrant Visa Unit (ACIVU), was closed on May 14 and will remain closed through May 17. The Consulate General staff will contact affected families as soon as possible to provide updated information regarding rescheduling interviews, or returning passports with visas for …
DOS Alert: Government of Ghana Suspends Intercountry Adoptions
Alert: Government of Ghana Suspends Intercountry Adoptions May 13, 2013 The Government of Ghana has temporarily suspended processing of all adoption cases, including intercountry adoptions, pending Ghana’s review of its current adoption procedures. The U.S. Embassy in Accra is seeking further clarification of the scope and duration of this temporary suspension by the Government of Ghana and how this suspension …
Department of State Alert: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alert: Democratic Republic of the Congo Immigration Authorities Suspend Issuance of Exit Permits to Adoptees May 2, 2013 Democratic Republic of Congo On April 29, the Congolese Ministry of Interior and Security, General Direction of Migration (Direction Generale d’Immigration, DGM) informed the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa that the DGM has temporarily suspended issuance of exit permits to adopted Congolese children …
Notice: Malian Law Restricts Intercountry Adoptions
Department of State Notice for Mali Mali May 1, 2013In December 2011, the Malian National Assembly passed a new Code of Person and the Family. The Code includes a provision that only Malian citizens will be able to complete intercountry or domestic adoptions from Mali. In the case of couples planning to adopt, both members of the couple must be …
Department of State Notice for Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo April 30, 2013 Notice: Clarification regarding Embassy Kinshasa adoption-related immigrant visa procedures This notice is intended to clarify the recent procedural changes in processing adoption related immigrant visas and their impact on pending and future adoptions from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We appreciate the patience of families and all those involved in adoptions …