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USDOS Alert: Kyrgyz Adoptions Appear Stalled
The Department of State recommends adoptive parents and agencies exercise caution in pursuing an intercountry adoption from Kyrgyzstan. A number of prospective adoptive parents have reported that their cases are not being processed. The U.S. Embassy has requested official clarification, but no formal announcement has been made.
According to local experts, few if any cases are being processed at this time. Further, the government of Kyrgyzstan appears to be making moves to strengthen its internal controls of and develop new legislation on adoptions. It has been reported that Kyrgyz citizens may have been denied the opportunity to adopt during the past year, even while some intercountry adoptions by non-citizens were being approved. At this time it is not clear what action will be taken on pending cases or if the Government of Kyrgyzstan will accept any new cases.
The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the situation and will provide clarification as soon as it is received. Links to be available on travel.state.gov and on adoption.state.gov.
USDOS Statement: Nepal to Resume Intercountry Adoption
November 2008
As of this update, the Government of Nepal has not yet resumed processing intercountry adoptions. It is expected that the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (WCS) may begin accepting applications in January 2009; however, many procedures remain to be implemented at the Ministry and local levels before adoption processing can officially resume.
In preparation for the resumption of intercountry adoptions, on October 25, 2008, the WCS published a list of 58 international adoption agencies that it has accredited to work in Nepal. Among the list are 32 U.S.-based agencies. U.S. prospective adoptive parents who are considering an adoption from Nepal should work with one of these approved agencies. The agencies are listed below in alphabetical order.
We will update this notice as soon as there is additional information. For specific adoption questions you may contact:
adoptionsnepal@state.gov
Links to be available on travel.state.gov and on
adoption.state.gov.
Adoption Alliance
2121 S. Oneida St., Ste. 420
Denver, CO 80224
Adoption Ark, Inc.
830 S Buffalo Grove Rd., Suite 103,
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Adoption Associates, Inc.
1338 Baldwin
Jenison, MI 49428
Adoption Forever
509 Strathmore Road
Havertown, PA
Adoption International Inc
10935 Estate Lane, Suite 271
Dallas, TX 75238
Adoption Star, Inc.
47 Plaza Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221
Adoption-A Gift of Love
35 Rolling Hills Circle, Denton TX
76205-8560
All God’s Children International
3308 NE Peerless Place, Portland, OR
97232
Carolina Adoption Services
301 N. Elm Street, Suite 500,
Greensboro, NC 27401
Children’s Home Society and Family
Services (CHSFS)
1605 Eustis St. Paul, MN 55108
Crossroads Adoption Services
4600 W. 77th Street Suite 200,
Minneapolis, MN
Decolores Adoptions International
2615 Paul White Rd., Lake Charles, LA
70611
Faith International Adoptions
535 East Dock Street, Suite 103,
Tacoma, WA 98402
Families Through International Adoption
(FTIA)
400 Bentee West Court, Evansville, IN
47715
Florida Home Studies and Adoption Inc.
5930 Palmer Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34232
Holt International Children’s Services
1195 City View Eugene, OR 97402 (541)
687-2202
Hope’s Promise
309 Jerry Street, Suite 202, Castle
Rock, CO 80104
Illien Adoptions International Inc.
1250 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA
30309
International Adoption Net
2305 E. Arapahoe Road # 248,
Centennial, CO 80122
International Families Inc.
5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington DC 20005
International Family Services
700 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A,
Friendswood, TX
Journeys of the Heart
1005 NE Cornell Road, Hillsboro, OR
Kentucky Adoption Services Inc.
3808 S Griffith Avenue Owensboro, KY
42301
La Vida International
150 S. Warner Road, Suite 144, King of
Prussia, PA 19406
Life’s Vision International
4580 Klahaine Drive SE #114 Issaquah,
WA 98029
MAPS (Maine Adoption Placement
Services)
277 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
New Beginnings International
2164 Southridge Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801
Pearl S. Buck International (PSBI)
520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA
18944-3000
The Barker Foundation
7979 Old Georgette Road, First Floor,
Bethesda, MD 20814
The Gladney Centre for Adoption
6300 John Ryan Drive, Fort Worth, TX
76132
The World Child International
Corporation
9300 Columbia Boulevard, Silver Spring,
MD 20910
Wide Horizons for Children Inc.
38 Edge Hill Road, Waltham, MA 02451
Nebraska Legislators Evaluate Safe Haven Law
State legislators in Nebraska are meeting in a special session Friday to evaluate the state’s safe-haven law. The measure was meant to protect infants. However, more than half of the 33 children legally abandoned under the law since it took effect in mid-July have been teenagers. Todd Landry, the director of Nebraska’s Children and Family Services division, talks with Ari Shapiro about the law having unintended consequences. More Here
Arkansas Voters OK Unmarried Foster, Adoption Bans
Little Rock, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas voters have approved a measure banning unmarried couples who are living together being adoptive or foster parents. The vote imposes a ban that the Legislature balked at authorizing.
More than 56 percent of voters supported the ban, said by its proponents to be aimed primarily at keeping gays from becoming foster or adoptive parents. The measure’s sponsor, the Arkansas Family Council, tried to paint it as a battle against “a gay agenda.” More Here
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