Intercountry Adoption

Report on Intercountry Adoption in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On November 18, 2011, the State Department released its Annual Adoption Report to Congress. A November 18 State Department media note announcing the release of the report is excerpted below, and available at (internet link) state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/11/177348.htm.

Developments

The Department of State is pleased to announce the release of the 2011 Annual Adoption Report to Congress, which coincides with National Adoption Month. This year, we welcomed Kazakhstan and Ireland as new parties to the Hague Adoption Convention. The Convention provides the best framework for ethical, transparent intercountry adoptions and ensures that adoptions are conducted in the best interest of children.

In fiscal year 2011, the Department of State issued more than 9,300 immigrant visas to children adopted by U.S. citizen parents. More than 2,700 of these immigrant visas were issued under the Hague Adoption Convention.

Details

The Secretary's Special Advisor for International Children's Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, has traveled to more than 15 countries this year, most recently to Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Ethiopia, to promote ethical intercountry adoptions and the Hague Adoption Convention. The Department recognizes that intercountry adoption can provide a permanent home to a child who would otherwise be without a family. At the same time, the Department continues to support strong safeguards to prevent the abduction or exploitation of children for the purpose of adoption.

More about the Issue

The Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children's Issues prepared this annual report for Congress in compliance with the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. The 2011 report can be viewed online at adoption.state.gov. …

Report on Intercountry Adoption in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Report on Intercountry Adoption: In March 2014, the State Department released its Annual Adoption Report to Congress. The report is available at (link resource) adoption.state.gov/content/pdf/fy2013_annual_report.pdf. The report includes several tables showing numbers of intercountry adoptions by country during fiscal year 2013, average times to complete adoptions, and median fees charged by adoption service providers.

Report on Intercountry Adoption

In relation to the international law practice and Report on Intercountry Adoption in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section:

Consular Assistence, Judicial Assistece and Related Issues

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Children

Under this topic, in the Encyclopedia, find out information on Adoption. Note: there is detailed information and resources, in relation with these topics during the year 2011, covered by the entry, in this law Encyclopedia, about Report on Intercountry Adoption

Description of Intercountry Adoption

In this reference work, intercountry adoption is a sort of the Family law category.

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• Consular Assistence
• Judicial Assistece
• Children
• Adoption

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Notes

1. Report on Intercountry Adoption in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law