Difference between revisions of "Kazakhstan Adoption Alert"

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Bayterek Tower, Astana.
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Notice:Kazakhstan Requires Post-adoption Reports (February 7, 2014)

This adoption notice is a reminder to adoption service providers and adoptive parents that Kazakhstan requires post-adoption reports including information on the general welfare, education, upbringing, and health of Kazakhstani children adopted by U.S. families. In accordance with Kazakhstani family law, parents who adopt Kazakhstani children must provide post-placement reports every six months for the first three years after the adoption is finalized and then once a year until the child is 18 years old. The reports should be sent to:

Visa and Consular Section Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1401 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036

For more information about the contents of the reports, please contact the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan or your adoption agency. We urge you to comply with Kazakhstan's post-adoption requirements in a timely manner. Your adoption agency may be able to help you with this process. Your cooperation will contribute to Kazakhstan's history of positive experiences with American parents.

Alert: Kazakhstan Suspends Intercountry Adoptions (August 21, 2012)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan informed the U.S. Embassy in Astana on August 9 that Kazakhstan is suspending intercountry adoptions to the United States, effective immediately. Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, met with government officials in Kazakhstan on August 16 to address the Ministry’s concerns. The Ministry clarified that the suspension involves a pause in adoption referrals, but does not affect Kazakhstan’s ongoing process to authorize U.S. adoption service providers. The Department of State is continuing discussions with Kazakhstan as a Hague Adoption Convention partner, and will provide updated information on adoption.state.gov as it becomes available.

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 {{#eimage:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Astana_2010.jpg/725px-Astana_2010.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Bayterek Tower, Astana.'''<BR/>Source: Wikipedia.org.}}
-Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by [[Russia]] in the 18th century, and [[Kazakhstan]] became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate [[Kazakhstan]]'s northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed [[Kazakhstan]] in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to [[Kazakhstan]]. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. [[Kazakhstan]]'s economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing [[Kazakhstan]]'s economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
+<span style="color:red">'''Notice:Kazakhstan Requires Post-[[adoption]] Reports (February 7, 2014)'''
-Source: [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html]
+This [[adoption]] notice is a reminder to [[adoption]] service providers and [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] that [[Kazakhstan]] requires post-[[adoption]] reports including information on the general welfare, education, upbringing, and health of Kazakhstani children [[adopted]] by U.S. families. In accordance with Kazakhstani family law, parents who [[adopt]] Kazakhstani children must provide post-placement reports every six months for the first three years after the [[adoption]] is finalized and then once a year until the child is 18 years old. The reports should be sent to:
+Visa and Consular Section
+Embassy of the Republic of [[Kazakhstan]]
+16th Street, NW
+[[Washington]], DC 20036
+For more information about the contents of the reports, please contact the Embassy of the Republic of [[Kazakhstan]] or your [[Adoption Agency|adoption agency]]. We urge you to comply with [[Kazakhstan]]'s post-[[adoption]] requirements in a timely manner. Your [[Adoption Agency|adoption agency]] may be able to help you with this process. Your cooperation will contribute to [[Kazakhstan]]'s history of positive experiences with American parents.
+<span style="color:red">'''Alert: [[Kazakhstan]] Suspends Intercountry Adoptions (August 21, 2012)'''
+The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of [[Kazakhstan]] informed the U.S. Embassy in Astana on August 9 that [[Kazakhstan]] is suspending intercountry adoptions to the United States, effective immediately. Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, met with government officials in [[Kazakhstan]] on August 16 to address the Ministry’s concerns. The Ministry clarified that the suspension involves a pause in [[adoption]] referrals, but does not affect [[Kazakhstan]]’s ongoing process to authorize U.S. [[adoption]] service providers. The Department of State is continuing discussions with [[Kazakhstan]] as a Hague [[Adoption]] Convention partner, and will provide updated information on [[adoption]].state.gov as it becomes available.
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