Mexico Adds Three More Hague-Accredited Providers UPDATED

See the July 11, 2013 DOS notice here and pasted below:

“Notice: Updated information on U.S.-based Hague Accredited Adoption Service Providers authorized by Mexican Central Authority

The Mexican Central Authority informed us that, in June 2013, it granted authorization to provide adoption services in Mexico to three additional U.S. based Convention accredited adoption service providers, bringing the total number of U.S. adoption service providers authorized in Mexico to six:

1. Across the World Adoptions
2. Carolina Adoption Services, Inc
3. International Child Foundation
4. All God’s Children International (June 2013)
5. Adoption Related Services, Inc. (June 2013)
6. MLJ Adoptions, Inc. (June 2013)

It is essential that U.S. citizens wishing to adopt in Mexico work with an adoption service provider that has current U.S. Hague accreditation or approval and is currently authorized by the Mexican Central Authority.  Because Mexico periodically updates its list of authorized providers, we encourage prospective adoptive parents to verify their adoption service provider’s authorization status with the Mexican Central Authority before initiating an adoption.  The Mexican Central Authority publishes a list of adoption service providers authorized to provide adoption services in Mexico.  In addition, our Mexico adoption Country Information Sheet includes contact information for the Mexican Central Authority along with information on the Mexican intercountry adoption process.

We publish updated information related to intercountry adoptions from Mexico as we receive it.  If you have any further questions please write to us at adoptionUSCA@state.gov or call us at 1-888-407-4747.”

International adoptions have plummeted from Mexico to the US since Hague regulations went into affect. FY2011 had 22 adoptions and FY2012 had 21 adoptions.

 

REFORM Puzzle Piece

Update: US DOS issues August 26, 2013 notice on process.

See here and pasted below:

“Notice: Updated information from the Mexican Central Authority regarding adoptions completed without first fulfilling all intercountry adoption processing steps

The Mexican Central Authority (MCA) recently informed the Office of Children’s Issues that it is unable to issue the required Convention Article 23 certification for any out-of-order adoptions, and that prospective adoptive parents will need to redo such adoptions in accordance with Mexican law. The “How to Adopt” section of our Mexico adoption flyer, which will be updated soon, summarizes the process for adopting a child from Mexico.

The MCA emphasized that ALL Convention adoption cases from Mexico must meet the following requirements:

1. All prospective adoptive parents must work with a U.S. accredited or approved adoption service provider (ASP) that is also authorized in Mexico. For up to date information on U.S. agencies authorized to provide adoption services in Mexico, prospective adoptive parents may refer to the website of the national Desarollo Integral de la Familia (DIF).

 

1. Before commencing adoption processing at the state level (and prior to matching), the authorized ASP acting on behalf of the prospective adoptive parents must first file the adoption application (also known as dossier) with the Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE). The SRE forwards the adoption application to the national and state offices of the DIF. The application must include an approved I-800A.

 

1. Prospective adoptive parents and the children who are to be adopted must meet the Mexican intercountry adoption eligibility requirements. These requirements, as provided by the MCA, are summarized on our Mexico adoption flyer under the “Who can be Adopted” and “Who can Adopt.”

 

The MCA advised that that if a family already completed an adoption without following all Convention steps in order, then the family may go to a Mexican federal court and petition the court for an amparo ordering the lower/state court that issued the adoption decree to open, or vacate, the adoption.. Once the family has been granted a federal amparo ordering the lower/state court to vacate the previous adoption, the family would redo the entire adoption in compliance with Mexico’s Convention intercountry adoption process.

Mexico’s stated policy means that an I-800 petition based on an adoption completed out of order in Mexico must be denied pursuant to 8 CFR 204.309(b)(1). For some out-of-order Convention adoptions, the cited regulation allows for provisional approval of an I-800 if the petitioner can demonstrate that the adoption cannot be voided, vacated or annulled. With this announcement, provisional approval for out of order Mexican intercountry adoptions is unavailable because the MCA indicated that adoptions can be vacated, voided, or annulled in Mexico through a federal amparo process. Furthermore, the MCA has stated that it will not issue the required Convention Article 23 certification for cases that do not follow the Mexico’s Convention process. Without the MCA’s certification, the U.S. Embassy cannot issue a Convention immigrant visa.

We will publish additional updated information related to intercountry adoption in Mexico as we receive it. If you have any further questions please write to us at adoptionUSCA@state.gov or call us at 1-888-407-4747.”

Update 3/Mexico quickly adding more providers

DOS issued notice on September 17, 2013 almost doubling providers. See here and pasted below:

“Notice: Updated Information on US-Based Hague Accredited Adoption Service Providers Authorized by Mexican Central Authority

The Mexico Central Authority recently provided the US Central Authority with official notification that , in August 2013, it granted authorization to provide adoption services in Mexico to five additional US-based Convention Accredited Adoption Service Providers. This action brings the total number of US adoption service  providers authorized in Mexico to eleven:

1. Carolina Adoption Services

2. International Child Foundation
3. Across the World Adoptions
4. All God’s Children International
5. Adoption Related Services, Inc.
6. MLJ Adoptions, Inc.
7. International Adoption Net (August 2013)
8. The Open Door Adoption Agency (August 2013)
9. The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago (August 2013)
10. Hands Across the Water (August 2013)
11. Children’s House International Adoptions (August 2013)

It is essential that U.S. citizens wishing to adopt in Mexico work with an adoption service provider that has current U.S. Hague accreditation or approval and is currently authorized by the Mexican Central Authority. Because Mexico periodically updates its list of authorized providers, we encourage prospective adoptive parents to verify their adoption service provider’s authorization status with the Mexican Central Authority before initiating an adoption. The Mexican Central Authority publishes a list of adoption service providers authorized to provide adoption services in Mexico. In addition, our Mexico adoption information flyer includes contact information for the Mexican Central Authority along with information on the Mexican intercountry adoption process.

We publish updated information related to intercountry adoptions from Mexico as we receive it. If you have any further questions please write to us at adoptionUSCA@state.gov or call us at 1-888-407-4747.