Comments on: The I600 - Answers from the Embassy Website http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/ A collaborative blog advocating ethics in adoption Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:32:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: VVAI http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1047 VVAI Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:19:14 +0000 http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1047 Tracy - this is off topic to the blog post you are commenting on however I'm going to let it go and reply in part to reiterate that we will not be publishing comments that are off topic to the blog posts in the future. If you have a comment or suggestion about our site, you are welcome to email your thoughts <a href="mailto:webmaster@adoptionintegrity.com" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Our bias is for ethical adoptions so we don't tend to publish information that is unrelated to the topic of adoption ethics or information that will help parents assess the program and their choice in agency. There are many websites, messageboards and blogs that cover other areas of adoption information. We are always open to suggestions for topics to blog, research or cover. We have a lot more going on than just Embassy updates. We also have on-going relationships with other advocacy groups, we have on-going submissions to <a href="http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/full-disclosure-project/" rel="nofollow">the Full Disclosure Project</a>, we have projects in the works for expanding information and suggestions for choosing an agency and other adoption ethics "basics", we have the upkeep of some of our tools for adopting parents, etc. However the blog entries deal with timely issues in Vietnam adoption ethics and right now one of the most relevant issues is the implementation of the new I-600 process. As always if you feel this blog is missing some vital bit of information useful to other adoptive parents, you are welcome to <a href="http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/contribute/" rel="nofollow">contribute!</a> Tracy - this is off topic to the blog post you are commenting on however I’m going to let it go and reply in part to reiterate that we will not be publishing comments that are off topic to the blog posts in the future. If you have a comment or suggestion about our site, you are welcome to email your thoughts here.

Our bias is for ethical adoptions so we don’t tend to publish information that is unrelated to the topic of adoption ethics or information that will help parents assess the program and their choice in agency. There are many websites, messageboards and blogs that cover other areas of adoption information.

We are always open to suggestions for topics to blog, research or cover. We have a lot more going on than just Embassy updates. We also have on-going relationships with other advocacy groups, we have on-going submissions to the Full Disclosure Project, we have projects in the works for expanding information and suggestions for choosing an agency and other adoption ethics “basics”, we have the upkeep of some of our tools for adopting parents, etc. However the blog entries deal with timely issues in Vietnam adoption ethics and right now one of the most relevant issues is the implementation of the new I-600 process.

As always if you feel this blog is missing some vital bit of information useful to other adoptive parents, you are welcome to contribute!

]]> By: Kelli http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1046 Kelli Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:23:53 +0000 http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1046 I agree that there so much more to cover with international adoptions. However, the I-600 seems to be the current buzz in Vietnam adoptions. It is important to hear what the embassy has to say (the recap helped me alot!). And Christina does a good job expressing that PAPs and APs want more clarification on the procedures from the Embassy. I recently came upon a blog where a family has already had a G & R but hasn't had I600 approval. If agencies are still letting this happen, they are obviously not heeding the warnings from the embassy. Seems to me that more need to be educated about this proces so Vietnam adoptions can continue for all. I agree that there so much more to cover with international adoptions. However, the I-600 seems to be the current buzz in Vietnam adoptions. It is important to hear what the embassy has to say (the recap helped me alot!). And Christina does a good job expressing that PAPs and APs want more clarification on the procedures from the Embassy. I recently came upon a blog where a family has already had a G & R but hasn’t had I600 approval. If agencies are still letting this happen, they are obviously not heeding the warnings from the embassy. Seems to me that more need to be educated about this proces so Vietnam adoptions can continue for all.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1042 Tracy Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:37:06 +0000 http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1042 I know there isn't a lot of reliable information available on the adoption process right now, but I for one hope VVAI gets back to issues other than the Embassy and what the press is saying on NOIDs. It seems when this all started there was at least an attempt to be impartial and seek out the truth. VVAI feels like it's turned into the poster site for the Embassy. I know the moderators of this site are pro Embassy and I will admit I am way more skeptical of them, but I think VVAI has forgotten that the Embassy has it's own agenda and image to uphold and they will reveal what they want to reveal and keep other things (I am sure) private-so I don't think we should believe everything they say/post just because it came from them. There are human beings running these agencies and they have egos, faults and their own POV or agendas just like we all do. I think PAPs are looking for some good information that is unbiased. Your site is very powerful, you have a lot of people taking notice. You are able to get answers that other people can't-this site could be so much more than what it has turned into. THere is SO MUCH MORE to international adoption and so much more that effects the children, PAPs, agencies and our adoption community than just the paperwork process. I know how hard it is to get anyone to put anything on the record (trust me I tried, it was nearly impossible) but you seem to have the inside track already, PLEASE start using it for more than just telling us what the Embassy wants us to hear. Tracy I know there isn’t a lot of reliable information available on the adoption process right now, but I for one hope VVAI gets back to issues other than the Embassy and what the press is saying on NOIDs. It seems when this all started there was at least an attempt to be impartial and seek out the truth. VVAI feels like it’s turned into the poster site for the Embassy. I know the moderators of this site are pro Embassy and I will admit I am way more skeptical of them, but I think VVAI has forgotten that the Embassy has it’s own agenda and image to uphold and they will reveal what they want to reveal and keep other things (I am sure) private-so I don’t think we should believe everything they say/post just because it came from them. There are human beings running these agencies and they have egos, faults and their own POV or agendas just like we all do.

I think PAPs are looking for some good information that is unbiased. Your site is very powerful, you have a lot of people taking notice. You are able to get answers that other people can’t-this site could be so much more than what it has turned into. THere is SO MUCH MORE to international adoption and so much more that effects the children, PAPs, agencies and our adoption community than just the paperwork process. I know how hard it is to get anyone to put anything on the record (trust me I tried, it was nearly impossible) but you seem to have the inside track already, PLEASE start using it for more than just telling us what the Embassy wants us to hear.

Tracy

]]> By: Chandra http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1040 Chandra Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:32:17 +0000 http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/the-i600-answers-from-the-embassy-website/#comment-1040 Thanks for the clarification. I know in recent days people have been stressing about the I-600, I think a lot of it is due to incorrect information floating around on the blogs. I think a lot of "opinions" are being represented or at least being taken as fact, when they are merely observations. Thanks again for your clear layout of common questions. Thanks for the clarification. I know in recent days people have been stressing about the I-600, I think a lot of it is due to incorrect information floating around on the blogs. I think a lot of “opinions” are being represented or at least being taken as fact, when they are merely observations. Thanks again for your clear layout of common questions.

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