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The Office of Children's Issues
Hague Implementation
A. ACCREDITATION/APPROVAL PROPOSED REGULATIONS
B. ACCREDITING ENTITY INFORMATION
International Adoption
- Intercountry Adoption of Relatives (July 2004)
- Romanian President Signs New Adoption Law (June 2004)
- Azerbaijan Suspends Adoptions (6/14/04)
- Important Notice on Haitian Adoptions (6/7/04)
- Partial Suspension on Chinese Adoptions due to Measles Lifted (6/4/04)
- Adoptions in Guatemala: State of Florida Revokes License of Adoption Agency (12/17/03)
- Important Notice on Guatemalan Adoptions (12/1/03)
- Important Notice on Adoption from China (6/25/03)
- International Adoptions Booklet
- How Can Adopted Children Come to the United States?
- Important Notice Regarding Fingerprint Validity in the Adoption Process (5/6/03)
Country-Specific Adoption Flyers
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Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
AzerbaijanB
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
BurundiC
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Czech RepublicD
E
F
G
Republic of Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
H
I
Iceland
India
Indonesia
·Important Notice Regarding Adoptions from Sarawak (7/30/02)
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
ItalyJ
K
L
M
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Mongolia
MoroccoN
O
Oman
Other Near East Countries/AsiaP
R
S
Saudi Arabia
Slovak Republic
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
SyriaT
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
TurkmenistanU
V
Y
Z
Other Sources of Information