There are several phases to adoption from another country, including Haiti:
Judicial or administrative proceedings in Haiti to adjudicate the child an orphan
Granting of the child a Haitian passport
Granting of a Visa to enter the US by the US Consulate
Adoption of the child in the United States in the state where the parents will reside.
In Haiti, applications are made through the Haitian procedures, through the Ministry of Justice, which was destroyed in the quake. In that process, the Haitian child is confirmed as an orphan, and the rights of any parents are terminated.
Today there are more than 55,000 children waiting to be adopted, whose applications are lost in the pipeline that collapsed with the earthquake.
If you are one of those parents, there are immediate steps you can take.
Also contact a social worker who is experienced in international adoptions. Get your home study started. Your fingerprints and criminal back ground check.
Get your child registered on the Joint Counsel data base.
Gather up all your documents, copies, envelopes, notes, emails, everything you can lay your hands on including photographs.
Go to the website for the Immigration service: http://www.uscis.gov to watch for updates on policy changes for orphans and children. We are looking for an extension of the emergency humanitarian relief for children, as was done for Bosnia and other catastrophes in times past.
Continue to work on FaceBook, Twitter, and other websites to disseminate information about YOUR CHILD.
DO NOT GIVE UP EVER. KEEP PRAYING. Remember, many people all over the world are helping you and us.
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