Ethiopia November 9, 2012 Notice: Suspension of Services to U.S. Adoption Service Providers The Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs informed the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa that as of September 12, 2012, the Ministry temporarily suspended services to International Adoption Guides and Adoption Advocates International. This suspension follows reports of abuse to Ethiopian adoptees placed with U.S. families …
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Australian Central Authority Closes Ethiopian Program
Today, June 28, 2012, the Australian government announced that its Ethiopian Adoption Program has been closed. Below is the notice published on the Attorney General’s website: Closure of Ethiopia Program – June 2012 Current as at – 28 June 2012Key points: Australia has closed its intercountry adoption program with Ethiopia, following several years of issues with the Program, a suspension …
DOS Adoption Notice Ethiopia: Summary of Adoption Service Provider Meeting with the U.S. Embassy
Ethiopia May 10, 2012Notice: Summary of Adoption Service Provider Meeting with the U.S. Embassy In response to several requests for written summaries of the adoption service provider meetings held by the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, the Office of Children’s Issues posts this notice to provide interested parties with information discussed at the most recent meeting on April 18, 2012. …
USCIS will hold a follow up to their October 28 Teleconference on Ethiopian Adoption
USCIS will hold a follow up to their October 28 Teleconference on Ethiopian Adoption. The invitation is open to all stakeholders. Meeting Invitation USCIS Stakeholder Meeting on Ethiopian Adoptions Friday, December 9, 2011 @ 10 am (EST)As a follow up to the October 28, 2011, Ethiopian Stakeholder call, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State …
USCIS Releases Executive Summary of October Teleconference on Ethiopian Adoption
USCIS has published the following executive summary of the October 28, 2011 Teleconference on Ethiopian Adoption. USCIS will hold a follow up teleconference on December 9th at 10 am. Details will be published on our blog and are also available at the USCIS website U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesOffice of Public Engagement Washington, DC 20529-2000November 30, 2011 Executive SummaryTeleconference on …
Ethiopia Update Issued by USCIS Office of Public Engagement
The following letter to Stakeholders was issued by the USCIS Office of Public Engament on November 21, 2011: Dear Stakeholder: The USCIS team in Addis Ababa completed its site visit. We are pleased to report that the team was able to complete its review of all of the “not clearly approvable” cases that were awaiting their review. The following provides …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ethiopia Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases
November 16, 2011Notice: Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases This notice provides supplemental information to the adoption notice of October 7, 2011, adding additional details on the process applicable to orphan petitions filed with a U.S. Embassy Consular Section overseas. While the description has been tailored to answer inquiries specific to Ethiopia, the steps described in this explanation apply to all …
UPDATE on USCIS and DOS Updates on Ethiopia Processing
The following letter was received today at PEAR today addressed to all Stakeholders on Ethiopia Adoptions: Dear Stakeholder- A USCIS team of four officers arrived in Ethiopia and began working at Embassy Addis Ababa on November 7, 2011. As of the date of this notice, the team has received 63 “not clearly approvable” cases from Embassy Addis, and expects to …
USCIS and DOS Updates on Ethiopia Processing
At it’s Ocotber 28 Statkeholder Meeting on Ethiopia, USCIS promised to post Notes form the meeting to its website for parents unable to attend the teleconference. The notes were published this week, but leave a lot of room for improvement: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited stakeholders to call and discuss USCIS processing of Ethiopian adoption cases which the …
USCIS Stakeholder Meeting on Ethiopian Adoptions
USCIS Stakeholder Meeting on Ethiopian Adoptions Friday, October 28, 2011 @ 10:30 am (EDT) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would like to invite you to attend a stakeholder call to discuss USCIS processing of Ethiopian adoption cases which the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is referring to USCIS as “not clearly approvable”. Recently, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, …