Posted in US Department of State on Oct 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
“Nearly all cases for which an official referral was issued before September 1, 2008, have now been processed to completion.” So says the U.S. Department of State in a new Adoption Notice posted today on the Office of Children’s Issues Vietnam adoption page.
The Notice goes on to say that under no circumstances should any [...]
Posted in US Department of State on May 6th, 2009 No Comments »
A new Adoption Notice was posted on the DOS Office of Children’s Issues website today. In part it read,
U.S. citizens are not able to register a new adoption in Vietnam at this time. The Government of Vietnam has stated its intention to introduce new adoption legislation and to institute reforms in the adoption process, [...]
Posted in Hague, In The News, US Department of State on Mar 11th, 2009 No Comments »
In February, we posted a report that the new assistant to US Secretary of State in charge of consular affairs, Janice L. Jacobs was in Vietnam working with Vietnamese officials on a variety of matters, including adoption. However, we cautioned PAPs (prospective adoptive parents) that a new agreement could still take time.
Last week, Ethica issued a [...]
Posted in US Department of State, US Embassy in Hanoi on Sep 5th, 2008 6 Comments »
The Department of State has issued their statement regarding the passing September 1st expiration of the bilateral adoption agreement this week. It says, in part:
The Vietnamese Department of International Adoptions (DIA) has confirmed that the DIA continued to issue referrals to prospective adoptive parents until September 1, 2008, the date the United States – Vietnam [...]
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