State Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions Finalized Abroad V. 1

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1 State Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions Finalized Abroad 1 (2018)

handle is hein.scsl/streina0001 and id is 1 raw text is: State Recognition of
Intercountry Adoptions
Finalized Abroad
Intercountry adoption refers to the adoption of children who
are citizens of one country by parents who are citizens of a
different country. Intercountry adoptions may be finalized
abroad or domestically in accordance with the laws of the
child's country of origin. The adopting individual or couple
must comply with the foreign sending country's laws, U.S.
immigration law, and the law of the adoptive parents' State
of residence.
Completing an adoption abroad does not, in and of itself,
entitle the adopted child to enter the United States or obtain
U.S. citizenship. Prospective adoptive parents should refer
to the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) websites for more information
on the intercountry adoption immigration process as well
as age, eligibility, and citizenship requirements before
completing an adoption abroad.1 Please also note that as
of July 14, 2014, unless an exception applies, U.S. citizen
adoptive parents must work with a U.S. accredited or
approved primary adoption service provider if they wish
to immigrate a child through the Hague Convention on
Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of
Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention or
Hague) process or the non-Convention (or orphan) process.
Questions about the intercountry adoption process can be
emailed to Adoption@state.gov.
1 For more information, refer to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs website
at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Adoption-Process.html and the
USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/adoption and https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/
Resources/A3en.pdf.
-m Child Welfare
* m Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF/ACF/HHS
800.394.3366 I Email: info@childwelfare.gov I https://www.childwelfare.gov