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June 19, 2009
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (ratified by US on December 12, 2007, entered into force on April 1, 2008)
Intercountry Adoption Act 141. Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. § 14901 et seq. (2001). 142. 2000 Acts. Pub. L. No. 106-279, Title V, § 505, 114 Stat. 844 (2000)
Congressional History on the Intercountry Adoption Act
Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 101(b)(1)
– (E) 2 Years Custody, (F) Orphans, (G) Convention adoptees
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on October 5, 1999 on S. 682
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_senate_hearings&docid=f:60674.pdf
Report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, 106th Cong. 2nd Sess., S. Rep. No. 106-276 (2000)
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_reports&docid=f:sr276.pdf
Executive Report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 106
th
Cong. 2
nd
Sess., S. Rep. No. 106-14 (2000)
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_reports&docid=f:er014.pdf
House International Relations Committee hearings on October 20, 1999 on HR 2909
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?IPaddress=wais.access.gpo.gov&dbname=106_house_hearings&docid=f:64746.pdf
Report of the House Committee on International Relations on the Intercountry Adoption Act, 106th Cong. 2nd Sess., HR Rep. No. 106-961 (2000)
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_reports&docid=f:hr691p1.pdf
Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 101(b)(1) – (E) 2 Years Custody, (F) Orphans, (G) Convention adoptees
http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=c9fef57852dc066cfe16a4cb816838a4
Department of State Regulations
22 CFR 42.24 – Visas for Convention Adoptees
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5fa27a850dea29c6eb0c91c3587753e5&rgn=div5&view=text&node=22:1.0.1.5.28&idno=22#22:1.0.1.5.28.3.1.4
22 CFR 96 – Accreditation Standards
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=3a6bbbb77cb23c9ef8c4cc3628af2fe6;rgn=div5;view=text;node=22%3A1.0.1.10.51;idno=22;cc=ecfr
22 CFR 97 – Outgoing Cases
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=43a81397cc396b6f98ad5f6a60958f52&rgn=div5&view=text&node=22:1.0.1.10.52&idno=22#22:1.0.1.10.52.0.29.3
22 CFR 98 – Convention Records
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=3a6bbbb77cb23c9ef8c4cc3628af2fe6;rgn=div5;view=text;node=22%3A1.0.1.10.53;idno=22;cc=ecfr
22 CFR 99 – Reporting Requirements for Outgoing Cases
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/22cfr99_07.html
Department of Homeland Security Regulations
8 CFR 103.7 – Fees, 1-800A and I-800
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5fa27a850dea29c6eb0c91c3587753e5&rgn=div5&view=text&node=8:1.0.1.2.6&idno=8#8:1.0.1.2.6.0.1.9
8 CFR 204 – Immigrant Petitions
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5fa27a850dea29c6eb0c91c3587753e5&rgn=div5&view=text&node=8:1.0.1.2.8&idno=8
8 CFR 213a – Affidavits of Support on Behalf of Immigrants
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5fa27a850dea29c6eb0c91c3587753e5&rgn=div5&view=text&node=8:1.0.1.2.17&idno=8
22 CFR 42.24 – Consular Officer Procedures in Convention Cases http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=a7f5370965ded97e259871b5ab588912&rgn=div8&view=text&node=22:1.0.1.5.28.3.1.4&idno=22
Other Materials from The Hague Conference on Private International Law
Explanatory Report on the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
http://hcch.e-vision.nl/upload/expl33e.pdf
The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention: Guide to Good Practice (2008)
http://www.hcch.net/upload/adoguide_e.pdf
Other Department of State Materials and Forms
Accredited Agencies
http://adoption.state.gov/hague/accreditation/agencies.html
Agencies Denied
http://adoption.state.gov/hague/accreditation/deniedagencies.html
Hague Accreditation Technical Guidance
http://adoption.state.gov/pdf/Hague%20Accreditation%20Technical%20Guidance.pdf
Foreign Affairs Manual, 7 FAM § 1790, Inter-Country Adoption
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86827.pdf
Hague v. non-Hague chart
http://adoption.state.gov/pdf/Side_by_side_comparison.pdf
Hague visa process
http://www.adoption.state.gov/visas/hague.html
Non-Hague visa process
http://www.adoption.state.gov/visas/nonhague.html
Adoption statistics
http://adoption.state.gov/news/total_chart.html
PAP Guide
http://adoption.state.gov/pdf/PAP_Guide-1.pdf
Guide to Outgoing Cases
http://adoption.state.gov/pdf/OutgoingCasesFAQs.pdf
Forms:
Form DS-230, Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/81807.pdf
Form DS-5509, Application for US Hague Adoption Certificate or Custody Declaration
http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DS_5509_ApplicationforHagueCertificate.pdf
Other USCIS Materials and Forms
Adjudicator’s Field Manual — § 21.5 Petition for an Orphan
http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=724ce55f1a60168e48ce159d286150e2
CIS Press Releases on Adoptions
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=f3beaca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f3beaca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD
Forms:
Form 1-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=af78b3dfc7c58110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=8a5538aff9758110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=abde5f56ff55d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c5695f56ff55d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
Form I-134, Affidavit of Support
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-134.pdf
Council on Accreditation Materials
Hague Accreditation and Approval Guidelines
http://www.coanet.org/files/Hague_Accreditation_and_Approval_Guidelines.pdf
Policies and Procedures Guide http://www.coanet.org/Files/HagueP&P.pdf
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