Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there has recent experience adopting from Russia while living outside the US. If so, can I ask the agency you used? I...
Brenda Rahe
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Hi all, I have a question for those, living in Europe (possibly Germany) and are adopting from Ethiopia. Did you need a so called non-objection letter from...
Hi Everyone, I'm adopting from Kazakhstan and have read that I will need to travel there with brand-new US dollar bills, potentially worth thousands of ...
Hi again, has anyone submitted an I-600A to the USCIS in Rome recently? I was told that usually the wait for approval was 4 to 8 weeks, but I don't know how...
Before you travel back, I would suggest you go to a bank in Europe and see if you can get USD. Most banks in foreign countries are only dealing with the...
Hi Kimmberly, When we were in Hanoi adopting our son, we requested a tourist visa for him at the UK Consulate in case we would decide to fly back to the UK...
We obtained a birth certificate , a US Certificate of Foreign birth, only after we had re-adopted our son in the US. I am not aware of any other way. We live...
Try a travel agent. I used Thomas cook to get new minted $100s I tried various banks including a Bank of America on a military base. All thought I was crazy!...
Hi all. Well it's passport time again. How can it be 5 years since we adopted Sally from Kazakhstan? Here is the situation. Sally's (age 7) US tourist (BLUE)...
Hi everyone, Could I ask someone to explain to me what happens when I bring my adopted child - with US passport - into my country of residence, e.g. UK? I am a...
Hi Jade, We entered the UK in December having obtained a 6-month tourist visa from the UK Embassy in Vietnam where we adopted our son from. We have now...
Dear Renee, I am working with Adoption Services Association in Texas. MICHAEL S. GOLDSTEIN in New York also accepts Americans living abroad. Texas has ...
Does anybody know if we can adopt from the US while living in Europe? If yes, how can we go about it (through adoption agencies, foster system)? Would we have...
Dear Joy, Your best bet is to go through posts in this forum that have been made in the past couple months. There has been a lot of discussion of US citizens ...
Hi Jennifer, Is that what ASA and Michael Goldstein are saying, that if you're not domiciled it suffices to promise to move to the States before the child is ...
Stefania, For Kazak, You don't have to both be US citizens, but you do have to ge approval t adopt from BOTH countries of citizenship. Most agencies don't know...
Dear Millay, Go to the state department website Frequently Asked Questions: On Outgoing/Emigrating Convention Cases for U.S. Citizens Residing Abroad ...
Has anyone recently had a CRB check in the UK for the international adoption process via the US system? How did you get it done, especially if your social...
There is an agency called APCS, which will do it for you for a fee. It was recommended to me by someone in the UK who had used them twice. I haven't...
Dear Jennifer, Thanks for your reply. I actually did write to the state dept. with that very question (is a promise enough and to whom do I make it) and never...
International Adoption Information Seminar Sponsored by Cradle of Hope Adoption Center (USA) When: Saturday, June 21, 2008 Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Where: St....
I'm reporting a story for Marketplace, the radio program about the difficulties families have adopting from overseas these days. I understand international...
Hi there, Could anyone tell me if known offhand, or where I could look (CIS website? Looked but couldn't find the right info) how long it takes to obtain a US...
When we were there in Dec, we were told over 2 weeks to get the passport on an expedited basis. They also took the wrong documents in, even though we had...
Hi Kerry - Try this link. Look under the "New Application for a U.S. Passport" section, and then click on "13 regional passport agencies". You are able to...
I'll just put my 2 cents in here too. I wrote about this previously: We just adopted a child from Ukraine, where we live. We had an IR3 Visa and just got...
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