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Difference between revisions of "Albania and the Hague Convention"
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{{#eimage:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Qendra_korce.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Eastern Orthodox Church in Korce, [[Albania]].'''<BR/>Source: Wikipedia.org.}} | {{#eimage:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Qendra_korce.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Eastern Orthodox Church in Korce, [[Albania]].'''<BR/>Source: Wikipedia.org.}} | ||
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'''WARNING:''' [[Albania]] is party to the [http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/overview.php Hague Adoption Convention]. Do not [[adopt]] or obtain [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of a child in [[Albania]] before a U.S. consular officer issues an "Article 5 Letter." See the "How to [[Adopt]]" section for more information. | '''WARNING:''' [[Albania]] is party to the [http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/overview.php Hague Adoption Convention]. Do not [[adopt]] or obtain [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of a child in [[Albania]] before a U.S. consular officer issues an "Article 5 Letter." See the "How to [[Adopt]]" section for more information. | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 8 August 2014
Source: cia.gov.
Source: Wikipedia.org.
WARNING: Albania is party to the Hague Adoption Convention. Do not adopt or obtain legal custody of a child in Albania before a U.S. consular officer issues an "Article 5 Letter." See the "How to Adopt" section for more information.
Albania is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore, all adoptions between Albania and the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention; the U.S. implementing legislation, the Intercountry Act of 2000 (IAA); and the IAA implementing regulations.
SOURCE
Intercountry Adoption, Bureau of Consular Affairs. U.S. Department of State Country Information [1].