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| − | '''''This page is for steps 3-4 of [[How to Adopt from El Salvador]]. To read about steps 1-2 please read [[How to Adopt from El Salvador]. For step 5 please read [[How to Adopt from El Salvador Part 3]] and for step 6 please read [[[[How to Adopt from El Salvador]] Part 4].'''''
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| − | If both the United States and [[El Salvador]] determine that you are eligible to [[adopt]], and the central authority for Convention adoptions has determined that a child is available for [[adoption]] and that intercountry [[adoption]] is in that child’s best interests, the central authority for Convention adoptions in [[El Salvador]] may provide you with a referral for a child. The referral is a proposed match between you and a specific child based on a review of your [[dossier]] and the needs of a specific child in [[El Salvador]]. The [[adoption]] authority in [[El Salvador]] will provide a background study and other information, if available, about the child to help you decide whether to accept the referral or not. Each family must decide for itself whether or not it will be able to meet the needs and provide a permanent home for a particular child. If you accept the referral, the [[Adoption Service Provider|adoption service provider]] communicates that to the [[adoption]] authority in [[El Salvador]]. [http://adoption.state.gov/adoption_process/how_to_adopt/childeligibility.php Learn more] about this critical decision.
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| − | The Supreme Court of [[El Salvador]] prohibits granting of guardianships to prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] for the purpose of allowing children to leave [[El Salvador]] for subsequent [[adoption]] abroad. ISNA investigates the circumstances of an orphaned or neglected child’s family and seeks to find a close relative who may be willing to care for the child. Once satisfied that intercountry [[adoption]] is in the child’s best interest, ISNA determines which prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] are suitable matches for the child. OPA is responsible for coordinating with ISNA when a child is matched with prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]].
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| − | After provisional approval of Form I-800, your [[Adoption Service Provider|adoption service provider]] or you will submit a visa application to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, [[El Salvador]] that is responsible for issuing immigrant visas to children from [[El Salvador]]. A consular officer will review the Form I-800 and the visa application for possible visa ineligibilities and advise you of options for the waiver of any noted ineligibilities.
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| − | '''WARNING:''' The consular officer will send a letter (referred to as an “Article 5 Letter”) to the Salvadoran Central Authority in any intercountry [[adoption]] involving U.S. citizen parents and a child from [[El Salvador]] where all Convention requirements are met and the consular officer determines that the child appears eligible to immigrate to the United States. This letter will inform the Salvadoran’s Central Authority that the parents are eligible and suited to [[adopt]], that all indications are that the child may enter and reside permanently in the United States, and that the U.S. Central Authority agrees that the [[adoption]] may proceed.
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