USCIS has released the following information with regards to the Universal Accrditation Act to help clear up questions by prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ac818aea586bd310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=8d5e901bf9873210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD The Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 (UAA) goes into effect on July 14, 2014. As of that date, all agencies or persons that provide adoption …
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DOS Alert: Russian Supreme Court Letter on Implementation of Federal Law No. 272-FZ
Russia January 24, 2013 Alert: Russian Supreme Court Letter on Implementation of Federal Law No. 272-FZ On December 28, 2012, President Vladimir Putin signed into law Federal Law No. 272-FZ. This law went into effect on January 1, 2013. It bans the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens, bars adoption service providers from assisting U.S. citizens in adopting Russian …