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Kuwait is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry [[Adoption]] ([http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/overview.php Hague Adoption Convention]). Therefore, when the Hague [[Adoption]] Convention entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008, intercountry [[adoption]] processing for Kuwait did not change.
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The Department of State does not maintain files on the [[adoption]] process in Kuwait because adoptions from Kuwait are rare. Fewer than five adoptions by American citizen parents have taken place in over a decade. Please visit the Department's [http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country.html Country Specific Information] sheets for more information on travelling to Kuwait and the website of U.S. Embassy Kuwait City for information on consular services.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:41, 26 March 2014

The official flag of Kuwait.
Source: cia.gov.

Map of Kuwait.
Source: cia.gov.

Map of Kuwait.
Source: cia.gov.


Kuwait Towers, one of the country's most famous landmarks.
Source: cia.gov.

Children in Kuwait.
Source: flickr.com.

Avenues Mall in Kuwait.
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Skyline of Kuwait City.
Source: Wikipedia.org.


Hague Convention Information

Kuwait is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore, when the Hague Adoption Convention entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008, intercountry adoption processing for Kuwait did not change.


The Department of State does not maintain files on the adoption process in Kuwait because adoptions from Kuwait are rare. Fewer than five adoptions by American citizen parents have taken place in over a decade. Please visit the Department's Country Specific Information sheets for more information on travelling to Kuwait and the website of U.S. Embassy Kuwait City for information on consular services.

Who Can Adopt

Residency

Age of Adopting Parents

Marriage

Income

Other

Who Can Be Adopted

How to Adopt

Adoption Authority

The Process

Traveling Abroad

After Adoption

SOURCE

Intercountry Adoption, Bureau of Consular Affairs. U.S. Department of State Country Information