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13590: U.S. Embassy: RE: 13523: Magalnicik: Haitian Adoption Holdup (f wd) (fwd)
From: "PaP, Cons" <Papcons@state.gov>
> We are puzzled at the rumors that no adoptions are being processed at the
> U.S. Consulate in Haiti. In the past fiscal year, October 2001 through
> September 2002, we issued 187 adoption visas, and our figures for October
> 2002 show that we issued 26.
>
> May we take this opportunity to remind you that for specific immigrant
> visa information for Haitian applicants, our information line telephone
> number is 1.900.740.2842. For general information on how to file a
> petition, please call INS at 1.800.375.5283. We are unable to respond to
> general inquiries at this e-mail address. Thank you.
>
> Immigrant Visa Chief
> American Embassy
> Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Corbett [SMTP:corbetre@webster.edu]
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 6:54 PM
> To: Haiti mailing list
> Subject: 13523: Magalnicik: Haitian Adoption Holdup (fwd)
>
>
> From: JEROME MAGALNICK <jedjo@prodigy.net>
>
> My wife and I adopted our daughter from Haiti almost
> nine years ago. We just began the process again and
> learned that there has been some difficulty with the
> U.S. Consulate in Haiti. As a result, no children
> have been adopted by U.S. families in approximately
> nine months. Our understanding is that this has
> nothing to do with Immigration or the government of
> Haiti. The information provided to us indicates that
> there is a particular individual in the consulate that
> appears to be responsible for putting up obstacles to
> families trying to adopt from Haiti. Can anyone shed
> any light on this issue?