Ok, I'm trying to get things together for my 1-600. I need a child abuse clearance, which is on the way. I also need a police criminal clearance. Can I get...
Hi again, I know this has been discussed many time before but I wasn't at the point of being ready to take it all in, so apologies if I'm asking for redundant...
We are living abroad and in the middle of the process. Email me with questions. Also take a look at adoptionforamericansabroad@yahoogroups.com This group has...
Found an interesting bit of information related to my last question: http://travel.state.gov/notarials.html "...in addition to the usual functions of notaries...
I understand that as citizens living abroad, we need 1) proof of clean record in present country 2) proof of child abuse clearance/ clean record of State of...
Please explain what you mean. From what I understood, the webpage was specifically discussing consular notaries public roles (that is, US notaries public...
DO U.S. EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES PROVIDE NOTARIAL AND AUTHENTICATION SERVICES FOR NON-U.S. CITIZENS? Yes. 22 C.F.R. 92.4(b) provides that these services may be...
Billy Gray
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Jul 1, 2004 5:56 pm
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I am following in the footsteps of U.S. Embassy employees who have themselves adopted and who had documents notarized by a consular officer at the Embassy....
Here is what we did. We had our documents notarized at the US consulate, and then we had to send them to the US State Department in DC for apostilling. ... to...
We are living in Vietnam, hoping to adopt from the Ukraine. Can someone give me some information about the criminal clearance check. We have lived in SE Asia...
If you have documents that have been notarized by the US consul in your country of residence (such as declarations that you signed), you will need to send them...
Hello, My husband and I, living in Amsterdam, just completed our dossier for a China adoption. We had all of our docs notarized at the US Consulate in...
Of course this is for non-US citizens. I am a US citizen requesting the services as a US citizen. I went to the US Citizen Service Center to do this. ... ...
So sorry, I forgot to add the time....the meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth Elizabeth Leuenberger Adoption Consultant and Post Placement...
Thank you for that clarification! ... From: "Anne Burrill" <anneburrill@...> To: <adoptionforamericansabroad@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004...
We will be holding the first meeting of our new English-speaking Adoption Discussion Group on Monday evening 19 July 2004 at the restaurant VinO in Kuesnacht,...
Hi connie, Just wondering, when you say the documents need to go to the State Dept for "authentication", is this the same as being "apostilled"? Also, for...
... to ... Theresa I can't answer your detailed questions about Azerbaijan, since we never looked into the specifics. We, like you, are a mixed nationality...
Theresa already knows this, but just to clarify for the rest of the group: It IS possible for a mixed nationality couple living in a third country to adopt...
We were recently told by our agency that Guatemala does not work with Americans living abroad. Has anyone on this list adopted from Guatemala either recently...
Stephanie, I was told today by my agency that (thank goodness!)we can continue with our Russian adoption through them, but that they will not be able to assist...
Hi Stephanie, I adopted my son from Guatemala in 2001-2002. I received his referral at age 5 weeks and brought him home at 15 months [there were delays...
That's one I have never heard before. We (Randy Barlow) have worked with several families who have successfully adopted from Guatemala while living abroad....
Maria, I believe that our agency sent the whole dossier to the state dept, including the US-originating docs. My understanding is that the State Dept does the...
Hello, I currently live in Belgium and am adopting a child from Ethiopia. We recently learned that our Belgian health insurance will insure the child once the...
Hi all. Please correct me if I am wrong. If a child is adopted with out the child seeing him/her they are given an IR4 visa and need to be readopted in their...
Lauren , you are correct. If both parents of a married couple or a single parent do not see the child before the adoption is final, you will receive an IR-4...
How do you get the apostille certification on documents that originate from the country where you are living, if they have not signed the Hague agreement? I...
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