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The links below provide
updates on these countries. Current and/or more detailed
information can be found on the
United States
Department of State website. For a list of Joint Council
members with programs in these countries,
please visit our Country Programs
page.
Afghanistan |
Albania |
Argentina | Armenia |
Azerbaijan |
Bangladesh | Belarus |
Belize
Bolivia
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Brazil |
Bulgaria |
Burundi |
Cambodia |
Canada |
Chile | China
| Colombia
Costa Rica |
Democratic Republic of Congo
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Dominican Republic
| Ecuador
El Salvador |
Eritrea | Estonia |
Ethiopia |
Fiji Islands |
Georgia
| Germany
Ghana |
Greece |
Guatemala |
Haiti | Honduras |
Hong Kong |
Hungary |
India |
Indonesia
Iraq | Jamaica |
Japan | Kazakhstan
| Kenya |
Korea
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Kyrgyz Republic |
Latvia
Lebanon | Lesotho
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Liberia | Lithuania
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Mali
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Marshall Islands
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Mexico
Moldova |
Mongolia |
Morocco |
Nepal |
Nicaragua
| Panama
Paraguay | Peru |
Philippines | Poland |
Romania | Russia |
Rwanda
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Samoa
Sierra Leone |
Slovak Republic |
Somalia
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South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
Taiwan |
Tajikistan
Thailand |
Tonga
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Uganda
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Ukraine | Uzbekistan |
Venezuela
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Vietnam
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Zambia
Some of the above links go directly to the U.S. Department of State's
website.

General Updates on International Adoption
November 2, 2009 -
The following
represents preliminary tabulations of the number of IR3 and IR4 visas
issued for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2009.
Disclaimer: The
country and worldwide totals are approximations and will differ from the
official numbers published by the U.S. Department of State. These
numbers do not represent any representation of the U.S. government.
| Country of
Origin |
# of Visas
Issued |
| China |
3,000 |
| Colombia |
230 |
| Ethiopia |
2,275 |
| Ghana |
100 |
| Guatemala |
750 |
| Haiti |
330 |
| India |
275 |
| Kazakhstan |
295 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
20 |
| Mexico |
70 |
| Nigeria |
100 |
| Philippines |
275 |
| Russia |
1,600 |
| South Korea |
1,050 |
| Ukraine |
600 |
| Vietnam |
480 |
| Total
Worldwide |
12,700 |
The Fiscal Year 2009
approximate total represents a 27% decrease against 2008 and matches the
projections issued by Joint Council in April 2008 and republished in
March 2009. Joint Council’s projections for FY 2010 (ending Sept. 30,
2009) remain at 9,800 (a decrease of 23% against FY 2009).
Joint Council is in
the process of preparing a Summary Report on the dramatic and continuing
decline of the utilization of intercountry adoption as a viable option
for children living outside of permanent parental care. Also soon to be
published is a report on the Hague Guide to Good Practice. The Hague
Guide to Good Practice clearly supports the utilization of intercountry
adoption over virtually all long-term temporary care settings. It is
our goal to provide these reports as a resource to the community in
advocating for sound, child-centric public policy.
November 2, 2009 - HIV Travel Ban Lifted
President Obama announced on Friday, October 30, 2009 that the
travel ban into the United States by individuals with HIV would be
lifted. Kathleen G Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Services, stated earlier today "we will publish a rule in the Federal
Registrar announcing that the United States will drop HIV from the list
of diseases barring visitors from entering this country, effective Jan.
1, 2010."
The lifting of this ban
will eliminate the filing of a 601-waiver application for children who
are HIV+ and adopted by U.S. citizens.
Joint Council applauds
the administration for its decision to lift the ban. The repeal of
the ban will significantly reduce the time that a child who is HIV+ and
adopted by U.S. citizens will remain outside of permanent parental care.
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