Hi! My agency says that folks have been able to get documents apostilled by JAG offices in Germany. We're in Wiesbaden and were told a quick "no". Has anyone...
Hello Erica, If you had soemthing that was noterized by the JAG office you must send your documents to the dept of state in Washington DC. We too are in...
Hi Erica, I don't think your agency is right about this one. We are military living in England, and while our JAG office was able to notarize documents, we had...
... Hello Erica, From the Dept of State website: "Documents requiring certifications with an apostille by the U.S. Department of State are those that have been...
... Michael & Regina, Lots of good responses already, but if you still haven't made contact yet, please email me privately (see my profile) and I will provide...
Unfortunately a good article on a sad situation. Gerald Bowman, LCSW, ACSW Slamming the Door on Adoption Depriving Children Abroad of Loving Homes By Elizabeth...
There have been no new postings for almost two weeks now. (Well, at least not adoption related postings:-)). Is it my server, my PC or did really nobody post a...
This is my first post and we are just starting our adoption journey. I just read about doing more search about home studies provider and thought I would...
Hi! We're adopting from Ethiopia also and live in Germany. We found our home study provider through http://www.usadopteurope.com/ There is a Home Study...
I agree with you. I'm an American living in Hong Kong waiting for our baby girl from China. We started our process with a US agency and then hired a local...
Well, I would think twice before doing this. An agency really should not be asking you to lie. There has recently be a big scandal with an agency called...
thanks everyone. we're not going to do it and the social worker has apologized for asking. it was mostly a communication problem. ... our baby girl from...
We are trying to find a US-licensed social worker in Chile. Unfortunately, the Embassy re-directs us to their e-mail for these inquiries and we are getting...
Hi all, I'm a single dual national (American & Irish) looking to adopt from Ethiopia. I'm just beginning to research the process and would be grateful for any...
Hello I am also just starting the adoption process and adopting from Ethiopia. Funny that you asked about Christine- she is doing our home study Jan. 16th. I...
Hi Linda, I'm also American, my husband is German and we did a US domestic agency adoption. Therefore, I do not have personal experience with the independent...
For expat Americans living in Europe and other countries who want to adopt from Ethiopia, my agency AAI (Adoption Advocates Intl) has a social worker who is...
I am alsu a single mom who adopted while living abroad. I used Michele Jordan who works with Children's House International. I was able to find a local...
We recently returned from China from our third adoption. For the first, we remained in the US until we had passports, but this time we returned to Mexico,...
I do not have experience adopting from Ethiopia but would just like to say that usually your agency can advise you on who can do the home study. You should...
I'm American living in England with my British husband. We adopted our daughter last year from Eastern Europe through the US system. I was wondering if anyone...
Dear Linda, Hi! I'm not sure what you mean by an "independent" adoption from the U.S.. If you mean adopting through a private attorney who is not attached to...
Hi, Does anyone have experience using AdoptAbroad for their home study? I've heard some mixed comments. What about other social workers recommended by CHSFS? ...
Hi all, We are Americans living in the UK and adopting from Vietnam. We used Christine Deering for our homestudy, and have been very satified with her. She is...
U.S to Join Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention in December A message from the U.S. Department of State The U.S. Department of State, Office of Children's...
Does anyone know how this will affect US citizens living abroad, wanting to adopt FROM THE UNITED STATES? Will we be treated as any other foreigner, or does...
Starla: This is Kristi, I saw your note on this list-serve. I work at the US Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico. I'm sorry you find us hard to work with. You...
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