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• Who Can Be Adopted from Bhutan
  ...requirements, a child must meet the definition of an [[orphan]] under U.S. law for you to bring him or her back to the United States. Learn more about the ..., will alter the age range when a child may be [[adopted]]. Under the new law, children between the ages of 6 months and 18 years may be [[adopted]]. Chi
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• Bolivia and the Hague Convention
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention.
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• Preschool: Adoption and Child Development
  *Ask for professional assessment. Under Federal law, a young child who might have a physical, sensory, mental, or emotional dis
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• Adopting from Bolivia
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. Read more about [[Bolivia and the Hague Conve
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• Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Hague Convention
  ...on of "overwhelming justification" is judged on a case-by-case basis. The law says specifically that a foreign citizen may be an [[Adoptive Parent|adopti ...that exist between the adopting parents and [[adopted]] children under the law, although it does not affect the rights and duties of the [[adopted]] child
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• Who Can Adopt from Bosnia and Herzegovina
  ...on of "overwhelming justification" is judged on a case-by-case basis. The law says specifically that a foreign citizen may be an [[Adoptive Parent|adopti ...; however, the latter cases are the exception. [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] law does not provide for the possibility of [[adoption]] by LGBT persons or sam
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• How to Adopt from Bosnia and Herzegovina
  ...the Federation of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and Republika Srpska. Family law governing [[adoption]] is within the competence of those entities, and, the ...ments of the Government of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and U.S. immigration law. You must submit an application to be found eligible to [[adopt]] with the
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• Adopting from Bosnia and Herzegovina
  ...the Federation of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and Republika Srpska. Family law governing [[adoption]] is within the competence of those entities, and, the
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• Botswana and the Hague Convention
  ...n.state.gov/adoption_process/who.php Who Can Adopt] under U.S. immigration law. ...process/how_to_adopt/childeligibility.php definition of orphan] under U.S. law in order to be eligible to immigrate to the United States on an IR-3 or IR-
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• How to Adopt from Botswana
  ...y|adoption agency]] or broker is not required. While there is no specific law prohibiting their existence, there are currently no [[adoption]] service pr ...et the requirements of the Government of [[Botswana]] and U.S. immigration law. You must submit an application to be found eligible to [[adopt]] with the
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• Adopting from Botswana
  U.S. citizens are required by law to enter and depart the United States on a valid U.S. passport. Only the U
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• Brazil and the Hague Convention
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. ...optive parents]] must obtain a full and final [[adoption]] under Brazilian law before the child can immigrate to the United States.
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• Who Can Adopt from Brazil
  ...omplicated process, sometimes involving long waits. Brazilian [[adoption]] law gives preference to Brazilian citizens and citizens of countries that have Brazilian law requires foreign prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] to live
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• How to Adopt from Brazil
  ...on to determine whether you are also eligible to [[adopt]] under Brazilian law. A lawyer is not required for this service. If prospective [[Adoptive Paren ...USCIS will determine whether the child is eligible under U.S. immigration law to be [[adopted]] and enter the United States. [http://adoption.state.gov/a
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• Adopting from Brazil
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. To learn more, read [[Brazil and the Hague Con According to Brazilian law, there are post-[[adoption]] requirements of [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive pa
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• Burkina Faso and the Hague Convention
  ...204-301-definitions-286271915 definition of Convention adoptee] under U.S. law in order to immigrate to the United States on an IH-3 or IH-4 immigrant vis
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• Adopting from Bulgaria
  U.S. citizens are required by law to enter and depart the United States on a valid U.S. passport. Only the U
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• Bangladesh and the Hague Convention
  Bangladeshi law does not allow for full adoptions of Bangladeshi children in [[Bangladesh]] ...deshi law. Adoptions that are not completed in accordance with Bangladeshi law will not meet the requirements for the issuance of a U.S. immigrant visa.
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• Who Can Adopt from Bangladesh
  [[Bangladesh]] law does not establish a minimum income requirement for guardians. However, a
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Bangladesh
  ...immigration law. [[Bangladesh]] does not have any specific provisions of law related to [[guardianship]] of siblings or [[guardianship]] of [[Special Ne
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• How to Adopt from Bangladesh
  ...://dhaka.usembassy.gov/legal_resources.html list of attorneys] with family law experience in [[Bangladesh]]. The Embassy can provide contact information ...) to verify that the child is an [[orphan]] as defined by U.S. immigration law before an immigrant visa is issued. Depending on the circumstances of a ca
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• Traveling Abroad in Bangladesh
  U.S. citizens are required by law to enter and depart the United States on a valid U.S. passport. Only the U.
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• Adopting from Burkina Faso
  U.S. citizens are required by law to enter and depart the United States on a valid U.S. passport. Only the U.
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• About Burma
  ...as an elected Member of Parliament and chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Most political parties have begun building their instituti
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• Cambodia Adoption Alert
  ...a]] acceded to the Convention in 2007, passed an intercountry [[adoption]] law to implement the Convention in 2009, and has since been working to draft an
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• Cambodia and the Hague Convention
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention.
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Cameroon
  ...requirements, a child must meet the definition of an [[orphan]] under U.S. law for you to bring him or her immediately to the United States. Learn more ab
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• How to Adopt from Cameroon
  ...Due to repeated scams involving the impersonation of legitimate lawyers or law offices, the Embassy has removed this information from its website. This in ...ction. The child must also meet the definition of an [[orphan]] under U.S. law. Learn more.
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• Adopting from Cambodia
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. To learn more, read about [[Cambodia and the
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• Cameroon Adoption Alert
  ...h adopting a child they have only corresponded with by e-mail. Cameroonian law requires that prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] MUST travel
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• Canada and the Hague Convention
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention.
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• How to Adopt from Canada
  ...to determine whether you are also eligible to [[adopt]] under [[Canada]]'s law. ...Form I-800). USCIS will determine whether the child is eligible under U.S. law to be [[adopted]] and enter the United States. [http://adoption.state.gov/a
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• How to Adopt from Chile
  ...to determine whether you are also eligible to [[adopt]] under [[Chile]]'s law. ...Form I-800). USCIS will determine whether the child is eligible under U.S. law to be [[adopted]] and enter the United States. Learn how.
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• Adopting from Canada
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. To learn more, read about [[Canada and the Hag
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• Central African Republic and the Hague Convention
  .... A simple [[adoption]] does not meet the requirements of U.S. immigration law and therefore cannot be the basis for granting an immigrant visa to an [[ad
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• Chile and the Hague Convention
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. ...ures to ensure that the [[adoption]] complies with U.S. law. Under Chilean law, children to be [[adopted]] may not leave the country until the [[adoption]
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• Adopting from Chile
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. To learn more, read about [[Chile and the Hagu
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• China and the Hague Convention
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention.
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• Who Can Adopt from China
  Chinese law only permits intercountry [[adoption]] by married couples, defined as one m
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• Who Can Be Adopted from China
  Chinese law allows for the [[adoption]] of children up to and including age 13; childre
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• How to Adopt from China
  ...plication to determine whether you are eligible to [[adopt]] under Chinese law. It will also advise prospective [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s), ei ...Form I-800). USCIS will determine whether the child is eligible under U.S. law to be [[adopted]] and enter the United States.
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• Adopting from China
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention. To learn more, read about [[China and the Hagu
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• How to Adopt from Colombia
  ...on to determine whether you are also eligible to [[adopt]] under Colombian law. ::::3. Marriage certificate or proof of common law relationship of prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]];
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• Who Can Be Adopted from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  ....gov/tools/glossary/orphan definition of an orphan] under U.S. immigration law, a Form [[I-600]] petition must be filed while the child is under the age o
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• How to Adopt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  ...overnment of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and U.S. immigration law. Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] need to seek [[adoption ...cis.gov/tools/glossary/orphan definition of orphan] under U.S. immigration law. Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] should know that, in th
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• Adopting from Colombia
  ...nd the United States must meet the requirements of the Convention and U.S. law and regulations implementing the Convention. ...optive parents]] must obtain a full and final [[adoption]] under Colombian law before the child can immigrate to the United States. Adopting parents are r
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• Comoros and the Hague Convention
  ...leaving [[Comoros]]. The Embassy is not aware of any mechanism in Comoran law that would allow non-Comoran citizens to assume [[guardianship]] of a child
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• Democratic Republic of the Congo Adoption Alert
  ...lic of the Congo]] (DRC) Announces End to Exit Permit Exceptions Until New Law is Promulgated (July 11, 2014)''' ...ue exit permits to any [[adopted]] Congolese children until a new adoption law is promulgated. DGM Beya stated that his office will not accept any cases f
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• Who Can Adopt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  ...ing to [[adopt]] from the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Congolese law prohibits gays, lesbians, and same-sex couples from adopting from the [[Dem
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• Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Hague Convention
  ...n.state.gov/adoption_process/who.php who can adopt] under U.S. immigration law. ...cis.gov/tools/glossary/orphan definition of orphan] under U.S. immigration law in order to be eligible to immigrate to the United States on an IR-3 or IR-
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