FOREIGN ADOPTIONS | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE - BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Provides information about the adoption process to prospective adoptive parents, adoption service providers, and members of Congress. Issues Adoption Notices and Adoption Alerts to inform prospective adoptive parents about developments in a country. Also, Monitors complaints against Hague accredited adoption service providers, and oversees the work of designated accrediting entities.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

2201 C St. Nw, Washington, DC 20520

Hours

24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.

Application process

Visit website for more information. Questions that are not addressed on the website and do not fall under the authority of the agencies/offices noted on the website may be submitted to the Office of Children’s Issues by email.

Fee

Free.

Eligibility

No restrictions on information. Call or visit website for information on qualifying to become an adopted parent.

Agency info

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE - BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Formulates and implements policies relating to immigration and consular services. Advises and supports United States Embassies and Consulates in matters such as deaths, arrests, robberies, citizenship and nationality, federal benefits, notarization of documents, international parental child abduction, and international adoptions. Provides information and travel advisories concerning conditions in other countries. Issues passports to United States citizens and immigrant and non-immigrant visas.