Overseas Citizens Services (OCS) works with a wide range of domestic
and international organizations to assist American citizen families
in the U.S. and abroad. We are fully committed to protecting the
welfare and interests of children and their parents. Within OCS,
the Office of Children's Issues is responsible for coordinating
policies and providing information about international adoption
and international parental child abduction. International Adoption
The Office of Children’s Issues provides information and
assistance about the adoption process in over 60 countries, including:
Information about visa requirements and other U.S. requirements
for international adoption. Information about The Hague Intercountry
Adoption Convention, and coordination with other countries about
the treaty and related matters.
Help with individual inquiries about the status of adoption cases.
Ensuring that U.S. citizens are not discriminated against by foreign
authorities or courts International Parental Child Abduction.
We help parents whose children are victims of international parental
child abduction and fulfill U.S. treaty obligations relating to
the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction. |
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