Adoption Notice

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Office of Children’s Issues
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March 21, 2008

Embassy of Kazakhstan Halts Processing of Adoption Dossiers
The Department of State has been informed that the Embassy of Kazakhstan is conducting a review of current procedures regarding intercounty adoptions.  Until completed, this review will affect the processing of new adoption dossiers.  Although initial indications were that no new cases would be processed during the review, we have learned that some new cases may have been accepted.  We have offered to assist the Embassy with its efforts to ensure that adoptions from Kazakhstan to the United States are conducted in a transparent, serious and honest process.  It is not known at this time how long this review will require.