The US Embassy in Hanoi has issued the following warning for adoption from Vietnam: ADOPTED CHILDREN IMMIGRANT VISA UNIT Warning Concerning Adoptions in Vietnam April 2008The Department of State continues to urge prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers not to initiate new adoptions from Vietnam at this time. The 2005 Memorandum of Agreement, required by Vietnamese law to authorize …
Month: April 2008
Government Resources for Hague Information
The US Department of State has put together a lot of information for families, and the general public, on the Hague Convention and Adoption. If you have questions and concerns about the implementation of the Hague, please see: Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. Of special interest for families is the pdf download entitled: Information for Parents http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/convention/convention_462.html and,Intercountry Adoption News …
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 …