USCIS Suspends New Adoption Cases from Nepal if based on Abandonment

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 11, 2010 in Intercountry Adoptions, News | 0 comments The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have decided to suspend processing of new adoption cases from Nepal that involve children who are claimed to have been found abandoned.  USCIS has stated that documents presented in support of the abandonment of these children in Nepal have been found to be unreliable and circumstances of alleged abandonment cannot be...
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USCIS Changes Filing Location of Forms I-600 and I-600A

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 13, 2009 in General, Intercountry Adoptions, News, Other | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 of Orphan Petition.  Applicants have a 30-day transition period before USCIS will return incorrectly filed petitions.  Applicants were previously...
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USCIS FAQ on Adoptions Between Vietnam and U.S.

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 2, 2008 in Intercountry Adoptions, News, Other | 0 comments The bilateral adoption agreement between the United States and Vietnam expired on Sept. 1, 2008.  Both nations have agreed to cease processing new adoption cases until the United States and Vietnam sign a new bilateral agreement.  Question:   Now that Sept. 1 has passed, what is the status of adoptions from Vietnam? According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, prospective...
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USCIS Releases FAQ on Intercountry Adoptions

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 4, 2008 in Intercountry Adoptions, News, Other | 0 comments The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on intercountry adoptions.  This FAQ is related to questions regarding the new Hague intercountry adoption process and the orphan adoption process since the implementation of the Hague Adoption Convention on April 1, 2008.  To read the new USCIS FAQ on intercountry adoptions, please...
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