China - Announcement from the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Civil Affairs Regarding Intercountry Adoptions
Message received from Department of State reference closure of China Intercountry adoption program.
September 04, 2024
Dear Adoption Service Providers,
Please share the following information with families in the process of adopting from the People’s Republic of China (PRC):
Dear families,
The Department of State received a notification from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) stating the following:
...beginning August 28, 2024, except for foreigners adopting stepchildren and children of collateral relatives within three generations in China, civil affairs departments across China will no longer carry out foreign adoption work.
Upon receiving this information via a formal note, we spoke with the MCA on September 2. The MCA verbally stated to U.S. consulate staff in Guangzhou that this announcement applies to all pending adoptions as well as those being considered in the future. The MCA told us they completed processing of all cases with previously issued travel authorizations and will not continue to process cases at any stage, other than the collateral relative exceptions noted above. Our embassy in the PRC will request the information we received verbally in writing so we can be certain we understand PRC policies going forward and share them with you.
We know this is a devastating notice to many of you who have been waiting for years to complete an adoption in the PRC. We never wish to be the bearer of bad news, but we are committed to transparency and wanted to share this information with you as we received it. We understand the distress this announcement will cause you and our hearts are with you.
After we were notified, we immediately began strategizing internally about our response so we can raise our deep concerns with the Chinese government at senior levels. We will keep you updated on our efforts. If families have specific questions, please address them to your ASP. ASPs, please group questions in emails to the ASP adoption inbox. We will do our best to obtain answers, knowing that working with the PRC MCA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs is challenging.
Sincerely,
The Office of Children’s IssuesBureau of Consular Affairs Department of State
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