By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun November 20, 2009 Photo — Dr. Salima Shariff, a Surrey cardiologist, feeds the baby that she and her husband, Aziz Nurmohamed, went to Nepal to adopt. A Surrey, B.C., cardiologist is stranded in Nepal with her newly adopted child while she waits anxiously for Canada to issue documents so she can bring her daughter home …
Category: Nepal Process
Nepali adoptions — the French warnings
Nepali adoptions — the French warnings. In recent years, the French Foreign Service has posted warnings about four adoption homes — Nepal Children Welfare Service Center (NCWSC), Swastik Women and Children Protection Organization (SWCPO), Nepal Children’s Organization (NCO — also known as Bal Mandir or Balmandir), and the Children Welfare Home (CWH). This sort of public blacklisting of children’s homes …
Post Placement Reports
PEAR has received inquiries from prospective and newly adoptive families concerning post placement requirements for adoption from Nepal. Adoption agencies offering programs in Nepal vary widely with regard to information on this subject. Stated requirements range from no reports, to annual reports during the first two years post placement, to annual reports until the child is 18. The Nepal Country …
US Embassy in Kathmandu Not Conducting Preinvestigations
On September 29, 2009, the DOS issued an Adoption Notice for Nepal that contained the following statement: “As part of required processing for orphan adoption cases, the Embassy conducts a thorough investigation of each case. Prospective adoptive parents should be aware that the investigation process may take several months, which could mean that prospective adoptive parents who travel to Nepal …
IMPORTANT UPDATE: USCIS I 600 and I 600a Processing
The USCIS sent out the following news release on October 6, 2009: USCIS Update: Change of Filing Location for Form I-600 and I 600A WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a new address for prospective adoptive parents to submit Form I 600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, and Form I 600A, Application for Advance Processing …
DOS Adoption Notice: Nepal
Nepal Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues______________________________________________________ September 29, 2009 On January 1, 2009, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) announced procedures for processing adoptions pursuant to the Government of Nepal’s (GON) new “Terms and Conditions” for adoptions. The initial announcement stated that only 10 applications will be processed from each …
Invitation to our Readership
PEAR would like to invite all those interested in Nepal adoptions to participate in making this blog successful. Do you have a question or comment about adoptions from Nepal? Do you need to find information and resources? Do you need to find the truth to a rumor? Please let us help. We invite those of you who wish to participate …