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 …
Category: Immigrant Visas
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 …
DOS Adoption Notice: DRC Changes at Embassy Kinshasa for adoption-related immigrant visa processing
Democratic Republic of Congo February 7, 2013 Notice: Changes at Embassy Kinshasa for adoption-related immigrant visa processing Due to the increase in the volume of intercountry adoptions from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by U.S. citizen families, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa announces several changes to its procedures for adoption related immigrant visa processing. On January 31, 2013, Embassy Kinshasa …
DOS Adoption Notice: Adoption Notice for Nigeria
Nigeria January 29, 2013 Notice: Adoption Notice for Nigeria Adoption and guardianship decrees from Nigerian states that lack adoption laws, and adoptions by persons of non-Nigerian heritage, may not be allowable under Nigerian law or acceptable for purposes of U.S. immigration. The Department of State is aware of instances in which U.S. citizens have sought or are seeking to …
DOS Adoption Notice: Taiwan – PAIR Process
Taiwan October 25, 2012 Notice: United States and Taiwan to Discuss Implementation of a Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) Process From September 17–24, 2012, a joint Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) technical team traveled to Taiwan to discuss the intercountry adoption process between Taiwan and the United States. The team met with the Taiwan …
Article: Lack of accountability leaves Kairi in limbo
Reprinted with permission of the Author, Michelle Harrison: adoptive mother, friend of PEAR, and Director of Shishur Sevay. INSIDE STORY: Lack of accountability leaves Kairi in limbo ARTICLE | MAY 30, 2012 – 8:31PM | BY DR. MICHELLE HARRISON Kolkata – Kairi Abha Shepherd was adopted from India at three months of age and has no country to call home. …
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 Presentation onTeleconference on Bringing Home Adopted Children
On September 21, USCIS National Benefits Center (NBC) invited interested parties to participate in a national stakeholder meeting to discuss steps that should occur with USCIS after a family returns home to the United States with their adopted child. USCIS has published a power point of the issues covered. The information may be helpful to prospective adoptive parents in preparing …
Power of Attorney for Visa Appointment in Russia
From the Consulate in Moscow: Dear representatives of adoption agencies: Please be advised that the US Embassy Moscow does not require a power of attorney notarized by a U.S. notary for IR-3 cases. However, if only one parent is present at the visa interview, proof that both parents have met the child (a photograph of the absent parent with the …
Ukraine: Consulate Introduces Two-Day Appointment System for Issuing Visas to Adopted children
Americans Adopting in Ukraine: Consulate Introduces Two-Day Appointment System for Issuing Visas to Adopted children Effective Friday ,July 9, 2010, U.S. Embassy Kyiv is requiring advance appointments for all adoption cases. This is necessary due to the resource and technical requirements of the immigrant visa process for adoptions. The two day appointment system covers document intake on the first business …