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Ethiopia: US Department of State Adoption Notice – Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases – November 16, 2011
From the US Department of State: Ethiopia November 16, 2011 Notice: Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases This notice provides supplemental information to the adoption notice of October 7, 2011, adding additional details on the process applicable to orphan petitions filed with a U.S. Embassy Consular Section overseas. While the description has been tailored to answer [...]
Ethiopia: USCIS Update on Processing of “Not Clearly Approvable” Cases Referred by Embassy Addis Ababa
From: Public Engagement Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Subject: USCIS UPDATE ON PROCESSING OF “NOT CLEARLY APPROVABLE” CASES REFERRED BY EMBASSY ADDIS ABABA Dear Stakeholder- A USCIS team of four officers arrived in Ethiopia and began working at Embassy Addis Ababa on November 7, 2011. As of the date of this notice, the team has [...]
Foreign adoptions by Americans decline again, to lowest level since 1994
From The Washington Post: The number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell by 15 percent last year, reaching the lowest level since 1994 due largely to sharp cutbacks by China and Ethiopia, sources of most adoptees in recent years. Figures released Tuesday by the State Department for the 2011 fiscal year showed 9,320 adoptions [...]
USCIS Stakeholder Meeting on Ethiopian Adoptions
From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): Meeting Invitation USCIS Stakeholder Meeting on Ethiopian Adoptions Friday, October 28, 2011 @ 10:30 am (EDT) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would like to invite you to attend a stakeholder call to discuss USCIS processing of Ethiopian adoption cases which the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is [...]
Ethiopia: US DOS Adoption Notice – Confirmation of Orphanage Closures in Ethiopia
From the US Department of State: Ethiopia October 17, 2011 Notice: Confirmation of Orphanage Closures in Ethiopia Ethiopian government officials confirmed the closure of several orphanages in the Southern Nations state due to revocation of the orphanages’ operational licenses. Each orphanage in Ethiopia receives an operational license that the Charities and Societies Administration administers and [...]
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