Can you say “RFEs”?
USCIS has recently issued its interim guidance on how I-600, orphan petitions, will be adjudicated under the new law. Everybody with a pending I-600A or I-600 should expect to receive Requests for Evidence (“RFEs”) or even a Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) as the individual officers work on adjudicating these applications.
This […]
Here’s a more in depth review of the interim guidance memo.
The memo states clearly that all adoption service providers operating in the United States are required to be accredited by the central adoption authority. Fine. We already new that.
If prospective adoptive parents filed an I-600A or I-600 before July of 2013 then the UAA does […]
Well we finally have it! USCIS has issued its interim guidance on the UAA. Let’s get right down to the nitty gritty- what’s going to happen to adoptions from Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt?
Here is is from the horse’s mouth:
“Petitioners may still act on their own behalf in their own adoption case if
permitted under the laws […]
The Department of Homeland Security está teniendo problema para manejar el “éxodo masivo” de unos 52,000 niños inmigrantes desacompañados que han cruzado la frontera de Estados Unidos ilegalmente, han rompido record en números sobre los últimos meses, según el testimonio dado el Martes por DHS Secretario Jeh Johnson.
El número de niños ilegales que cruzan la […]
The UAA transition guidance is finally available and I’m happy to report that in my opinion, the sky is not falling!! We don’t have final regulations yet and until we do, nobody knows what is going to happen but here’s my take on the guidance we have thus far:
First- know this: A competent authority means […]
As the founder of Pakistan Adoption Group, I have had the privilege of helping thousands of adoptive families adopt babies from Pakistan over the past 10 years. As the mother of two daughters, both adopted from Pakistan, and having built a community with other adoptive families, I felt good about having made a difference in […]
Muchas personas aún no han aplicado para DACA porque creen no ser elegibles. Tomemos un tiempo y veamos los requisitos:
Tenía usted menos de 31 años en Junio 15, 2012?
Llego a los Estados Unidos antes de los 16 años de edad?
Ha vivido en los Estados Unidos continuamente desde Junio 15,2007?
Estuvo usted en los Estados Unidos en […]
Los servicios de inmigración (USCIS) anuncio el proceso de renovaciones para los miles de jóvenes que recibieron el privilegio de la acción diferida de llegados en la infancia (DACA). La renovación de (DACA) le asegura a esos privilegiados una estancia segura sin ser deportados por dos años más. Además de eso continuaran teniendo la autorización […]
It’s an oldy but a goody, something I posted on the the Pakistani Adoption Group some time ago-
I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences with everyone on private adoptions in Pakistan.
First, let’s look at the laws. The United States adoption laws can be found in the Immigration and Nationality Act. The federal regulations provide […]
I had a great conversation today with a prospective adoptive parent who had lost a family member in Pakistan under very tragic circumstances. A child was left orphaned as a result. Over the years I have had many people approach me and ask if they can adopt a relative (often an infant) from a Muslim […]
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