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.

• Haiti - 1/19/10
• Guatemala - 12/28/09
• Liberia - 12/08/09
• Kyrgyzstan - 11/24/09
• China - 09/29/09
• Sierra Leone - 09/16/09

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. 

• Ukraine - 01/28/10
• Brazil – 01/08/10
• Cambodia - 12/24/09
• Vietnam – 10/22/09 
• Ethiopia - 10/14/09
• Kenya - 10/01/09
• Nepal – 09/29/09
• Guatemala – 08/13/09
• Russia – 03/19/09
• Georgia – 02/05/09

What's New

• Children Affected by the earthquake in Haiti - 1/22/10
• Interview on the Situation in Haiti and the Adoption of Haitian Children: Michele T. Bond, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizens Services, Washington, D.C. (January 19, 2010) | Full Text 1/18/10
• Secretary Napolitano Announces Humanitarian Parole Policy for Certain Haitian Orphans - 1/18/10
• Removal of HIV from list of Communicable diseases of public health significance - 12/22/09
• Visa Statistics For Adopted Children Now Available - 12/18/09
• 1,000th Visa Issued to Hague Adoptees - 12/16/09
• Hepatitis A vaccinations and Hepatitis B screening - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
• 22 CFR 96.47(c)(1) - Review of Home Studies- performed in accordance with State law 07/30/09
• FAQ - Primary Provider in Incoming Convention Cases  03/19/09
• Outgoing Cases: Guidance on 22 CFR 96.54(a)
• Electronic transfer of Adoption Case Files – 04/29/09
• Transfer of Pending Cases to Accredited Adoption Service Providers – 08/01/08
• Accredited Adoption Service Providers Working with those Denied Accreditation – 07/01/08