From the Rwanda Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion Temporary suspension of new international adoption from Rwanda As a new signatory country of The Hague Convention on protection of children and cooperation in respect of inter-country adoption, concluded on 29 May 1993. Rwanda is in the process of putting in place the structures, mechanisms, tools and implementation plan. For the …
Category: Hague Countries
DOS: Vietnam Adoption Notice
VietnamAdoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues July 28, 2010 Intercountry adoption is not possible from Vietnam at this time. Adoption service providers and prospective adoptive parents should not seek or accept new (or potential) adoption referrals from Vietnam until an announcement is posted that the United States Citizenship and Information Service (USCIS) is again …
Important Notice on the Hunagrian Adoption Process
The following notice was recently published by the Hungarian Central Authority concerning adoptions from Hungary. The US DOS website does not currently contain information on adoption from Hungary . If you are a prospective adoptive family currently working with an agency and hoping to adopt a young child (under 8) from Hungary, please forward this notice to your agency. Information …
April First and the Hague Convention
Today I received the following announcement from the US Department of State: Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention Enters into Force From the US Department of State: On April 1, 2008, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) enters into force for the United States. As of this date, the provisions of the …
Hague Convention Countries
PEAR has been receiving requests from PAPs, APs and the general public as to which countries are “Convention” countries under the new US regulations. According to the DOS website, “[a] Convention country means a country that is a party to the Hague Adoption Convention and with which the Convention is in force with respect to the United States. DOS will …