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May 23, 2016

Notice: Update on Intercountry Adoptions from Ghana and Important Cautionary Notes

The Department of State (Department) and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) wish to advise U.S. prospective adoptive parents (PAPs), adoptive parents, and adoption service providers (ASPs) of information recently provided by the Ghanaian Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (Ministry). The Ministry confirmed that its moratorium on intercountry adoption processing continues to be in effect in Ghana. However, the Ministry strives to ensure vulnerable children in need are placed in permanent homes and has established four categories of exceptions to the moratorium.

According to the Ministry, Ghanaian children in need of permanent homes who meet the following criteria may be considered by the Ministry for possible adoption by a foreign family:

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Nana Oye Lithur (4th left), Minister of Gender, Children & Social Protection, speaking during the signing of the MoU. Picture: NII MARTEY M. BOTCHWAY

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Adoption Alert: Ugandan High Court Recall of Guardianship Orders Issued After June 2, 2016

On July 27, the Ugandan High Court informed the U.S. Embassy in Kampala that it is planning to “recall” for reconsideration guardianship orders issued to non-Ugandans after June 2. June 2 is the effective date of amendments to Uganda’s Children Act, as referenced in the Department’s June 2 and July 6 Adoption Alerts.

The U.S. Embassy in Kampala is seeking clarification from the High Court on the impact of this recall on any guardianships issued after June 2, and to ascertain its possible effects on U.S. citizen prospective adoptive parents currently in the process of seeking guardianship of a child from Uganda.

The Department will provide additional information regarding the Court’s planned recall of these guardianship orders as it becomes available. If you have questions about this notice, please contact the Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues via email at adoption@state.gov. Please continue to monitor our website for updates on adoptions in Uganda.

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Vlaams Centrum voor Adoptie bezorgd over 10 adopties uit Oeganda

3 augustus 2016

Op dit ogenblik verblijven er sinds midden juni 9 ouders voor 10 adoptiekinderen in Oeganda. Deze ouders wachten op een visum om met hun kinderen naar België te kunnen afreizen. 3 gezinnen hoopten maandag al het vliegtuig naar België te kunnen nemen maar omdat de Belgische ambassade het visum niet verleent, konden ze niet vertrekken. 6 andere gezinnen wachten op de afronding van hun dossier in Oeganda, maar vrezen in een gelijkaardig scenario terecht te komen.

Al bijna drie maanden kamperen ouders in Oeganda omdat ze land niet uit kunnen met hun adoptiekinderen

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3/08/16 - 07u10 Bron: Belga

Situation of adopted children from Uganda

03.August.2016 · Posted in APO-OPA

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders regrets the method used by the Flemish Centre for Adoption (Kind & Gezin), which reported this morning in a press release that the Belgian Embassy in Kampala (Uganda) refused an entry visa to nine parents, who wanted to leave with ten adopted children from Kampala to Belgium. He regrets especially that those nine parents are caught up in that situation.

The Flemish Centre for Adoption should take into account the applicable legal rules in Uganda.

The Embassy in Kampala received so far only for four of those ten children a visa application. Those were, according to the existing procedures concerning visa applications, timely forwarded for further processing to the Immigration Office (DVZ/ODE). DVZ/ODE is the competent authority that can take a decision in these matters. But the final decision for departure to our country lies in the hands of the Ugandan government.

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