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| − | {{#eimage:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/maps/od-map.gif|410x579px|thumb|'''Map of South [[Sudan]].'''<BR/>Source: cia.gov.}} | + | {{#eimage:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/maps/od-map.gif|410x579px|thumb|'''Map'''<BR/>Source: cia.gov.}} |
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| − | {{#eimage:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Children_in_Yambio%2C_Western_Equatoria%2C_South_Sudan_%2828_05_2009%29.jpg/800px-Children_in_Yambio%2C_Western_Equatoria%2C_South_Sudan_%2828_05_2009%29.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Children in West Equatorial South [[Sudan]].'''<BR/>Source: Wikipedia.org.}} | + | {{#eimage:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Children_in_Yambio%2C_Western_Equatoria%2C_South_Sudan_%2828_05_2009%29.jpg/800px-Children_in_Yambio%2C_Western_Equatoria%2C_South_Sudan_%2828_05_2009%29.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Children in West Equatorial'''<BR/>Source: Wikipedia.org.}} |
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| − | {{#eimage:https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7302/12100337335_b92a54de40.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''South [[Sudan]] refugees in [[Uganda]].'''<BR/>Source: flickr.com.}} | + | {{#eimage:https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7302/12100337335_b92a54de40.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Refugees'''<BR/>Source: flickr.com.}} |
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| − | {{#eimage:https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1271/4671227354_47395e473c.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Village in South [[Sudan]].'''<BR/>Source: flickr.com.}} | + | {{#eimage:https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1271/4671227354_47395e473c.jpg|410x579px|thumb|''''''<BR/>Source: flickr.com.}} |
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| + | '''Notice: As of July 14, 2014, all individuals and agencies facilitating [[international]] adoptions must be in compliance with the Intercountry [[Universal Accreditation Act]].''' |
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| | + | =About South Sudan= |
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| | + | [[Egypt]] attempted to colonize the region of southern [[Sudan]] by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian [[Sudan]] was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. To learn more please read [[About South Sudan]]. |
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| − | The 2008 Child Act of Southern [[Sudan]] provides a legal framework for adoption in the newly-independent South [[Sudan]]. Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] are cautioned, however, that the lack of judicial resources in South [[Sudan]] may mean that any adoption or [[custody]] decree issued by courts in South [[Sudan]] may be insufficient for the purposes of U.S. immigration petitions.
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| − | '''U.S. IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS'''
| + | The Republic of South [[Sudan]] 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]). To learn more please read about [[South Sudan and the Hague Convention]]. |
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| − | In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, you must also meet the following requirements in order to [[adopt]] a child from the Republic of South [[Sudan]]: | + | In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, you must also meet multiple requirements in order to [[adopt]] a child from the Republic of South [[Sudan]]. To learn more please read about [[Who Can Adopt from South Sudan]]. |
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| − | In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, the Republic of South [[Sudan]] has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for adoption: | + | In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, the Republic of South [[Sudan]] has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for [[adoption]]. To learn more please read about [[Who Can Be Adopted from South Sudan]]. |
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| | '''U.S. Embassy in the Republic of South [[Sudan]]''' | | '''U.S. Embassy in the Republic of South [[Sudan]]''' |
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| − | '''Republic of South [[Sudan]]’s Adoption Authority''' | + | '''Republic of South [[Sudan]]’s [[Adoption]] Authority''' |
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| | Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare | | Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare |
In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, you must also meet multiple requirements in order to adopt a child from the Republic of South Sudan. To learn more please read about Who Can Adopt from South Sudan.
For questions about immigration procedures:
National Customer Service Center (NCSC)
Tel: 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833)
Internet: USCIS
National Benefits Center
Tel: 1-877-424-8374 (toll free); 1-816-251-2770 (local)
Email: NBC.Adoptions@DHS.gov
