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10-06-09 | Join ASIA on Facebook! |
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Get into the social whirl and join ASIA as a friend on Facebook. If you don't already have an account, go to www.facebook.com to sign up. Membership is free.
By becoming a friend of ASIA, you will help the organization get to the top of the various search engine lists as well as learn about our events and news faster than ever.
Current Facebook members can find us here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Associated-Services-for-International-Adoption-ASIA/240334685104 |
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7-26-09 | New Visa Procedure for US Consulate in Guangzhou |
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Updated Appointment Timeline and Oath-taking Ceremony
In order to accommodate the increasing number of Hague cases and to better serve all of our adoptive families, Consulate Guangzhou’s Adoptions Unit is updating the appointment/visa processing timeline for all adoptive families, both Hague and orphan. Beginning October 1, 2009, the Adoptions Unit will be implementing the updated appointment timeline, which we believe will better serve our families and help guard against possible delays.
The updated timeline is as follows: appointment on one day, ceremony on the next day, visa packets ready on the day after the ceremony. Appointments will be available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Oath taking ceremonies will occur on the day following the appointment day, and will thus take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Visa packets will be available the day after the family has taken the oath, which means that visa packets will be available for pick-up at the Consular Section by facilitators on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Please do not ask for same day visas or rush processing; all families will need to follow our updated timeline unless there is a medical emergency and the Adoptions Officer has approved the expedited service.
The oath-taking ceremony will now include all adoptive parents (both Hague and orphan cases) signing the DS-230 in front of the Adoptions Officer. |
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7-24-09 | National Adoption Day is Nov. 21 |
National Adoption Day is Nov. 21, 2009. For more information about this day of celebration, please check out the National Adoption Day website: http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/2009/index.asp
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7-24-09 | ASIA is relicensed in Oregon |
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ASIA recently passed the last round of relicensing in Oregon. We are pleased to announce we are now licensed in Oregon through September 20, 2011. |
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7-7-09 | Additional Country Offerings Now Through ASIA |
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ASIA has formed a collaborative relationship with Children's Home Society and Family Services (CHSFS) located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This is a very well established agency with multiple services. Best of all, they offer a number of international programs that you can access if you choose. If you are an Oregon or Washington family and wish to adopt from Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, India, South Korea, Thailand, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico or Peru, contact us. In turn, CHSFS will refer families to us that may have an interest in our programs. We will discuss your preferences and refer you to their appropriate coordinators. If you chose to work with a program other than our China or Taiwan programs, we can provide your home studies and post placement services. If you are an ASIA family living in a state other than Oregon or Washington, call us and we can refer you on to CHSFS. Our reward is the thought that another child will reach her or his family. Over the next several months we intend to make some changes to our website that will reflect our collaboration with CHSFS, as well as post information about our upcoming Hope's Journey. |
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