Intercountry Adoption From Hague and Non-Hague Convention Countries: Additional Resources

This information was taken directly from Child Welfare Information Gateway

Additional Resources

U.S. Department of State. Offers information for prospective parents and adoption professionals, including booklets on specific countries, news and alerts on intercountry adoption, Convention information, and more: http://www.adoption.state.gov

Hague vs. Non-Hague Adoption Process http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/hague_vs_nonhague.php

Intercountry Adoption From A to Z http://adoption.state.gov/content/pdf/Intercountry_Adoption_From_A_Z.pdf

The Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/agency_accreditation/universal_accreditation_act.php

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: A Guide for Prospective Adoptive Parents http://adoption.state.gov/content/pdf/PAP_Guide_1.pdf

Immigrant Visa Process http://adoption.state.gov/us_visa_for_your_child/visas.php

Alerts & Notices http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/alerts_notices.php

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Provides information on Convention and non-Convention adoptions and the immigration of adopted children into the United States: http://www.uscis.gov/adoption

I Am a U.S. Citizen How Do I… Immigrate an Adopted or Prospective Adopted Child or Help My Adopted Child Become a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident? http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A3en.pdf

After Approval of Orphan and Hague Application http://www.uscis.gov/adoption/after-approval/after-approval-orphan-and-hague-application

Bringing Your Internationally Adopted Child to the United States http://www.uscis.gov/adoption/bringing-your-internationally-adopted-child-united-states

Child Welfare Information Gateway. Offers general adoption information and resources specific to intercountry adoptions: https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/types/intercountry

Intercountry Adoption: Where Do I Start? https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_inter/index.cfm

Adopting Children From Another Country https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adoptive/other_country.cfm

After Intercountry Adoption https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt_parenting/intercountry/

National Foster Care and Adoption Directory https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides information about health issues and the intercountry adoption process, including finding a medical provider in the United States: http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/adoption/index.html

Joint Council on International Children’s Services. Seeks to advance the overall well-being of vulnerable children in 52 countries: http://www.jointcouncil.org/

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Resource

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2014). Intercountry adoption from hague convention and non-hague convention countries. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

References

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2012). Finding and using postadoption services. Retrieved from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_postadoption.cfm

Pinderhuges, E., Matthews, J., Deoudes, G., & Pertman, A. (2013). A changing world: Shaping best practices through understanding of the new realities of intercountry adoption. Retrieved from http://adoptioninstitute.org/publications/a-changing-world-shaping-best-practices-through-understanding-of-the-new-realities-of-intercountry-adoption/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. (2014). Re-homing of adopted children: responsibilities for states and opportunities in the provision of postadoption services. (ACYF-CB-IM-14-02). Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/im1402.pdf

Citations

1 For information on adoption disruption, refer to Information Gateway’s Adoption Disruption and Dissolution at https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/s_disrup.cfm

2 A third way to legally bring an adopted child to reside permanently in the United States is the immediate relative process. For more information, visit http://www.uscis.gov/adoption/immigration-through-adoption/other-adoption-related-immigration.