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11-12-2008, 03:59 PM
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| |  US Permanent Residents wishing to Adopt from South Africa
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
Hello, my husband and I are both Canadian citizens who recently gained Permanent Resident status in the US. We would like to adopt our second child from the country where we were born; namely, South Africa.
We are only eligible to apply for US citizenship in 4-5 years time.
Is there any way we can adopt a South African child as US perm. residents? |
11-12-2008, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by suew  What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
Hello, my husband and I are both Canadian citizens who recently gained Permanent Resident status in the US. We would like to adopt our second child from the country where we were born; namely, South Africa.
We are only eligible to apply for US citizenship in 4-5 years time.
Is there any way we can adopt a South African child as US perm. residents? | That is something that you would honestly need to discuss with both an adoption attorney and an immigration attorney. Its honestly too complicated for an internet message forum.
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11-12-2008, 08:43 PM
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| | | And you would be adopting per South African laws NOT US laws.
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Parents should remember two things: Love your kids more than you hate your ex (or soon to be ex) and when you have children the relationship with the other parent is until death parts you.
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11-15-2008, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by suew What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
Hello, my husband and I are both Canadian citizens who recently gained Permanent Resident status in the US. We would like to adopt our second child from the country where we were born; namely, South Africa.
We are only eligible to apply for US citizenship in 4-5 years time.
Is there any way we can adopt a South African child as US perm. residents? | I think that Nextwife said that her foreign adoption had to be approved in both countries.
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