Alerts & Notices

Adoption Alerts

The Department of State issues Adoption Alerts to caution American citizens about adopting from a certain country. Adoption Alerts may notify that a country has suspended adoptions or that the United States cannot process adoptions from that country. They may also inform prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers about countries not compliant with the Hague Adoption Convention

Adoption Notices

The Department of State issues Adoption Notices to inform American citizen prospective adoptive parents and U.S. adoption service providers about important, on-the-ground developments in intercountry adoption from a specific country.

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Type Date Country Title
Notice 09/04/2012 Fiji The Hague Adoption Convention Enters Into Force for Fiji
Notice 08/08/2012 Morocco Ministry of Justice Plans to Review Kafala Laws and Procedures
Notice 07/31/2012 Russia President Putin signs the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children
Notice 07/19/2012 Russia Federation Council approves the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children
Notice 05/14/2012 Guatemala Guatemala Update
Notice 05/10/2012 Kazakhstan Adoptions from Kazakhstan to Begin With Approval of U.S. ASPs
Notice 05/10/2012 Ethiopia Summary of Adoption Service Provider Meeting with the U.S. Embassy
Alert 07/16/2012 Haiti Haiti Approves Ratification of the Hague Adoption Convention
Alert 05/04/2012 Haiti Temporary Suspension of New Adoption Cases
Alert 04/30/2012 Sierra Leone Suspension of Adoptions Lifted in Sierra Leone
Notice 04/10/2012 Romania Romania New Adoption Law in Effect
Notice 06/28/2012 Romania Agency Authorization Required by Romanian Law
Notice 04/05/2012 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Approval of New Hague Convention Adoption Process
Alert 03/30/2012 Laos Laos Adoption Alert
Alert 03/23/2012 Bhutan Bhutan Adoption Alert
Alert 03/05/2012 Senegal Senegal Adoption Alert
Notice 11/16/2011 Ethiopia Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases
Notice 02/03/2012 Honduras Honduras - Barring of Two U.S. Adoption Agencies by IHNFA
Alert 07/14/2011 Ukraine Ukraine Adoption Alert
Alert 06/16/2011 Ukraine Ukraine Adoption Alert
Alert 06/02/2011 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Adoption Alert
Alert 03/09/2011 Ethiopia Government of Ethiopia Plans Major Slow-Down in Adoption Processing
Alert 02/15/2011 Ethiopia Revocation of License: Better Futures Adoption Services
Notice 02/08/2012 Malawi Ongoing Nationwide Judicial Strike Closes Courts in Malawi
Alert 02/03/2011 Nepal Changes that Require an Amended Home Study Report
Alert 11/26/2010 Nepal Suspension of Adoptions of Abandoned Children in Nepal FAQs
Alert 11/05/2010 Nepal Response to Petition Congress on Behalf of the American Families Pursuing Adoptions from Nepal
Alert 10/26/2010 Nepal Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Grants 60 Day Extensions to Nepal Pipeline Families
Alert 09/17/2010 Nepal Update Concerning 60 Day Extension Requests
Alert 09/16/2010 Nepal Update Concerning Embassy Kathmandu's Scheduling of I-604 Investigations
Alert 08/30/2010 Nepal New Orphan Processing Procedures for Cases not Subject to the Suspension in Nepal
Alert 08/13/2010 Nepal Information for Nepal pipeline cases
Alert 08/06/2010 Nepal Joint Statement on Suspension of Processing for New Adoption Cases Based on Abandonment in Nepal
Notice 08/14/2012 Nepal U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal
Notice 05/26/2010 Nepal Update Caution About Pursuing Adoption in Nepal
Notice 02/22/2010 Nepal Caution About Pursuing Adoption in Nepal
Notice 04/22/2011 Nepal Update on Adoption in Nepal
Alert 01/13/2011 Kazakhstan Update Ministry of Education plans to match families with pending adoption dossiers
Alert 11/24/2010 Kazakhstan Ministry of Education plans to match families with pending adoption dossiers
Alert 11/01/2010 Kazakhstan Expedited passport service for adopted children
Alert 06/29/2010 Kazakhstan Kazakhstani government not processing any new "non-Hague" or Form I-600 cases
Alert 08/21/2012 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Suspends Intercountry Adoptions
Alert 12/07/2010 Guatemala Special Advisor for Children's Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs to Travel to Guatemala
Alert 10/05/2010 Guatemala Guatemala Pilot Program
Alert 08/27/2010 Guatemala Hogar Listserv Updates
Alert 07/01/2010 Guatemala Publication of Adoption Law Regulations
Alert 07/01/2010 Guatemala Reminder - CNA rules and procedures for Guatemala adoptions
Alert 07/01/2010 Guatemala Special Advisor for International Children's Issues Appointed
Alert 06/01/2010 Guatemala Members of Congress ask Guatemala's President to expedite adoptions
Alert 06/01/2010 Guatemala Survey of Pending Adoption Cases
Alert 06/01/2010 Guatemala USCIS Updates
Alert 10/01/2010 Mexico Visa processing moved from Ciudad Juarez to Mexico city
Alert 12/17/2010 Mexico Travel Warning
Alert 09/03/2010 Rwanda Suspension of new applications
Alert 04/28/2010 Kyrgyzstan Status of Intercountry adoptions in Kyrgyzstan
Alert 03/01/2010 Swaziland Swaziland not processing cases during government review
Alert 03/02/2011 Kenya Expect Adoption Delays
Alert 09/17/2009 Sierra Leone Suspension of Adoptions in Sierra Leone
Alert 07/12/2011 Ukraine Ukraine Adoption Alert
Alert 08/29/2011 Ecuador Ecuador Adoption Alert
Notice 03/16/2011 Ethiopia Summary of March 11 Ethiopia Conference Call
Notice 02/17/2011 Lesotho
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