Suddenly it seems everyone is talking about the Hague and how it might affect the renegotiation of the US-VN Agreement. Frankly at this point I’m having a hard time keeping all the various statements and references straight. So I thought the best place to start is a simple list of recent statements… no in-depth commentary [...]
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Contributed by Jena, who blogs at Two Different Loves There has been a lot of buzz this past week about which agencies have been accredited as Hague Compliant. There have been questions about why some agencies haven’t been. The larger question to ask may be, why is compliance with Hague regulations so important to look [...]
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JCICS has published the list of the agencies who have agreed to follow the recently drafted Standards of Practice. Thirty-six of the forty-two agencies currently licensed in Vietnam signed. According to the timeline previously posted by JCICS, the next step will come later this month when “Joint Council will present our Standards of Practice to [...]
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JCICS today released their Standards of Practice for Intercountry Adoption in Vietnam, as well as a Summary of the Standards, written by JCICS President and CEO, Tom DiFilipo. According to the JCICS website: “licensed adoption service providers must confirm their status as a Joint Council Vietnam Standards of Practice signatory no later than close-of-business on [...]
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