China Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues——————————————————————————– September 29, 2009 China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) has announced that all prospective adoptive families will be required to work with a U.S. Hague accredited adoption service provider for both transition cases and Convention cases beginning December 1, 2009. This will require all families to work …
Category: Hague Accredited Agency
UPDATE: Status of Agencies with Expired Temporary Hague Accreditation
The following agencies were given a temporary one year Hague accreditation by COA last year, each of these accreditations has expired. Current agency status is listed. 1. Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency: Expired April 8, 2009. Now a part of Nightlight Adoptions. See: http://digital50.com/news/108682 Adoption Agencies Join Forces to Offer Expanded International Services Plus Embryo Donation & Adoption GREENVILLE, S.C.-(Business …
Clarification on Accredited and Approved Entities List
Many prospective adoptive parents have expressed concerns over the DOS list of Hague Accredited and Approved Entities that was published on Friday, February 29, 2008. The published list is substantially shorter than the list of agencies that applied for accreditation. According to the DOS, the accrediting agencies, COA and Colorado, will continue to review applications on a daily and weekly …
US Hague Accreditations Announced by DOS
The US Department of State published the list of agencies and persons approved to perform Hague convention adoptions last evening. The list of agencies with accreditation or temporary accreditation to perform adoptions in Hague Convention countries can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/convention/convention_4169.html Agencies that did not meet the original deadline for application are currently being considered and the list will be …