Oct 23, 2015 | General, India
Updated from our original post on August 10, 2015
On August 1, 2015 the long-anticipated Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015, became official. The new guidelines were put into place by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the federal ministry that oversees CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority), the Central Adoption Authority in India.
Aug 11, 2015 | General, India, United States
IFS ADOPTION FOR NON-U.S. CITIZENS LIVING IN THE U.S. In the course of our adoption work at International Family Services we often speak with families who want to adopt a child internationally only to find that they are not U.S. citizens and therefore are not eligible to immigrate a newly adopted child back into the U.S. But, there is hope for adoption for such families. You May be Eligible to Adopt a Child from the United States You may be eligible to adopt a U.S.-born child while residing as non-citizens in the U.S. From the U.S. State Department website (see link below): “In most cases, U.S. lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who adopt children in the United States do so under domestic state adoption laws. The adopted children are generally U.S.-born, U.S. citizen children or U.S. LPRs who live in the United States.” This means that if you are a lawful permanent resident(s) who habitually resides in the U.S. the U.S. federal government will allow you to adopt a child from the U.S. as long as there are no local State adoption laws that prohibit this kind of adoption. IFS works with birthmothers in States that are favorable to non-U.S.-citizen adoptions. Bottom line: It is still possible for non-U.S. citizens to adopt. Disclaimer: None of the IFS staff are attorneys, immigration or otherwise, nor do we speak for the U.S. government in these matters. You should seek legal counsel concerning the particulars of your case. If you are a non-U.S. citizen seeking to immigrate a child adopted from the U.S. back to your country of citizenship, you should seek further...
May 2, 2015 | General, India, Story
AJ (Alok) joined his new family a year ago from India. George and Danielle (brothers Elliot and Gavin) report he is settling into his amazing life in his new family. This active toddler loves his new swimming pool, is crazy about trucks and his animal picture book. Not long ago Mom reported that AJ was “eating us out of house and home” devouring milk, peanut butter sandwiches and lasagna. AJ shares his radiant smile willingly with each new friend he meets. “We are all crazy about this little guy and are so very grateful that God has placed him with us. Again, thank you IFS and all involved for your role in making this possible. Alok was born to be a [last...
Jan 28, 2015 | General, India, Story
Meet our beautiful 6 year old daughter, Sara! She was created by God with a plan and purpose to make a positive impact in this world. To be a world changer. She grew in someone else’s tummy but she also grew in OUR hearts. She was meant to be ours.
Feb 4, 2014 | India
NRI and OCI Registrations opened in early 2014 for Indian adoptions.
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