Adoption Resource Central
Resources on a variety of adoption-related topics from this Canadian-based website.

Department of State
Country-specific information for prospective adoptive parents preparing to travel outside the United States to adopt, including travel warnings.

Families for Russian and Ukranian Adoption
Supports the whole life experience of Eastern European orphan children and helps to strengthen the families that are created through adoption.

Families with Children From China
Provides a network of support for families who've adopted in China and offers information for prospective parents.

Hague Conference on Private International Law
Full text and an explanatory text on the Hague Convention of May 29, 1993, on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.

Immigrant Visas Issued to Orphans Coming to the United States
This charts outlines the number of immigrant visas issued to orphans coming to the U.S for Fiscal Years 1989-2003.

Information Packet: The Adoption of Chinese Girls by American Families (PDF 117 KB)
This National Resources Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning packet includes information on adopting from China, issues to consider before choosing intercountry adoption, challenges in transracial and intercountry adoption, a review of Chinese legislation and policy relevant to adoption, and more.

Intercountry Adoption

Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (HHS)
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Year Published:	2001 - 10 pages

More and more Americans are creating families by adopting children from foreign countries. In 2000, U.S. families adopted 18,477 foreign-born children. Overall, China was the greatest source for intercountry adoptions, followed in descending order by Russia, South Korea, Guatemala, Romania, Vietnam, Ukraine, India, and Cambodia. This factsheet provides an overview of the process of adopting children from another country, from selecting an adoption agency to complying with immigration requirements. Child health risks, documents necessary for submission to the foreign court, cultural issues, placement procedures, and postplacement services are discussed. The factsheet also describes the forms required by the United States ...

International Adoption: Trends and Issues (PDF 129 KB)
This Child Welfare League of America issue brief illustrates the increasing number of intercountry adoptions and compares the characteristics of children adopted from other countries and children adopted from the U.S. public child welfare system.

Latin America Parents Association
An all-volunteer organization of families who have adopted or who are in the process of adopting children from Latin America.

Pediatricians with a Special Interest in Adoption and Foster Care Medicine
This American Academy of Pediatrics State-by-State directory will help parents locate pediatricians who provide primary care to foster children and adoptive families, pre-adoption assessment and post-adoption evaluation of medical information, and more.

Summary of Laws Regarding International Adoptions Finalized Abroad: 50 States and 5 U.S. Territories

Series Title:	State Statutes Series 2003
Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
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Year Published:	2003 - 6 pages

This resource provides information regarding intercountry adoption law in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 5 territories. Twenty-six States and one territory grant recognition to foreign adoption decrees. In 17 States, re-adoption is allowed by statute. Eighteen States, the District of Columbia, and 4 U.S. territories do not address intercountry adoption in their statutes. 1 table.

Transracial and Transcultural Adoption

Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (HHS)
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Year Published:	1994 - 10 pages

Written for prospective parents who wish to adopt a child from another race or culture, this factsheet describes how to prepare for transracial or transcultural adoption. Strategies for helping children to develop a strong sense of racial or cultural identity are explained, including confronting racially or ethnically-based comments from other people, celebrating cultural differences and similarities, and exposing the child to his or her culture of origin. Methods for enhancing self-esteem also are discussed.

U.S. Adoption Agencies That Place Children From Abroad
From our National Adoption Directory, resource listings of licensed private adoption agencies that place children from various countries.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Forms and Fees
This page on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website provides you with access to immigration forms.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: How Do I Apply to Bring a Foreign Born Orphan to the United States?
Frequently asked questions about adoption on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Inter-Country Adoption
Intercountry Adoption section of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

U.S. State Department Adoption Information
International adoption information provided by the State Department.