I know some of you who are not in the adoption process can get confused by all the steps that are involved so below I have posted the steps that take place after your dossier is in Haiti. Our file numbers are #15912, 15913,& 15914. Please continue to pray that our files go through the process smoothly & quickly. Thank you!
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1st legal)· Documents notarized and authenticated are now legalized.
DHS
· Submit Orphan First Petition and birth parents interview happens, DNA testing is done if requested by DHS officer.
Justice of the Peace
· Judge issues a formal request for IBESR to exam potential adoptive family as permanent family for child.
IBESR· Family and child’s dossier are examined. 4 signatures required to exit. (The step we have just entered)
Civil Judge· Issues official adoption decree.
Parquet· Social Representative (similar to a prosecutor in a US court), insures that the above departments have done everything legally.
Civil State Officer
· New birth certificate is issued.
Archive· Verifies all signature’s, certificate is issued. (Similar to being notarized)
Minister of Justice
· Above verifications are now legalized (similar to notary being authenticated).
Passports· Minister of Interior
Insures all of the above documents have not been falsified.
Political Affairs
Gives final authorization to issue the passport.
· Passport is issued
DHS· Take adoption decree to finalize orphan first petition.
Embassy· Visa is issued.
****We get the call to come and get them**** Do the HBWD & get on an airplane!!!
1 comment:
There are 13 people that I know in IBESR and all have numbers in the 15000s from 15618 to yours. I'm hoping mine will be out by the first of the year. But some of the later steps are taking months and months.
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