Haiti - Adoption Update
Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti who have suffered such devastating losses as a result of the January 12 earthquake. Our thoughts are also with the many families across the country who have been waiting patiently for information about their adoptive children. The U.S. Government is working day and night to unify eligible orphans with their adoptive families here.
As Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton stated on January 21, 2010, “There are several hundred Americans in the United States who were already in the process of adopting Haitian children before the earthquake. As a mother, I share the anxiety that they must be feeling as they wait for word about their children’s safety, and we are doing everything possible to locate these children and then expedite their arrival in our country.”
Information and Resources for parents
- Special Humanitarian Parole Program For Haitian Orphans Draws To A Close
- Fact Sheet: Special Humanitarian Parole Program Final Opportunity
- Air France Resumes Flights to Haiti
- Resumption of Insel Air flights to Haiti
- Q and A’s for Adoptive Parents of Paroled Haitian Orphans
- Resumption of American Airlines Flights to Haiti
- USAID: Operation Protect Children
- USCIS FAQ’s for Parents Adopting a Haitian Child
- Scheduling an Appointment for an Orphan Screening
- Frequently Asked Questions about adoptions in Haiti
- Procedures for Parents Completing a Haitian Adoption
- Instructions For Parents When Child Arrives At U.S. Port of Entry (HHS)
- Haiti Adoption Alert
- Children Affected by the Earthquake in Haiti
- Parents with Pending Haitian Adoptions
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/types/intercountry/
- Centers For Disease Control Fact Sheet for Parents:
