The International Adoption Process
The large majority of international adoptions are arranged through adoption agencies that are specifically qualified and licensed to do international adoptions. The adoption is usually finalized in the country where the child was born. This adoption, however, does not grant immigration approval. The adoptive parents will have to initiate a separate application for immigration status.
Readoption in the United States
It is strongly recommended that parents who have adopted a child in another country readopt that child in their home state. Virginia's process for readoption. involves submitting a petition to the circuit court and the filing of a report by the agency that facilitated the adoption. Once a Virginia Final Order of Adoption is obtained, the parents may apply for a Certificate of Foreign Birth which looks exactly like a Virginia birth certificate and can be used for all of the same purposes.
Robert H. Klima is one of Virginia's leading adoption attorneys. He has successfully handled more than 1,000 adoptions. Since 1993, he has been a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, a national association of approximately 330 experienced adoption attorneys. To learn more about international adoption, contact our Fairfax international child adoption lawyer.
Virginia International Adoption Lawyer
At Robert H. Klima, PC, we provide adoption legal services throughout Northern Virginia and Central Virginia. For more information about how we can help, call 703-361-5051 to schedule a consultation or to speak with Mr. Klima directly to discuss international adoptions and all of your adoption options. You can also send us an e-mail.
