US Dept of State Suspends New Adoptions from Nepal
August 18, 2010
On August 6 the U.S. Department of State (DOS), in conjunction with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), announced the suspension of new adoptions for children presented as abandoned in Nepal. The primary cause of the closure is that the U.S. government has determined the documentation on the children is not reliable, the origin of children cannot be adequately assessed, and the child’s adoptability cannot be assured. For further detail, visit adoption.state.gov. AAI continues to not accept new applications to the Nepal program.
