13590: U.S. Embassy: RE: 13523: Magalnicik: Haitian Adoption Holdup (f wd) (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

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?