anyone adopted from pakistan?
hi im really really confused!
my and my husband, both uk citizens, are looking in dopting from pakisan.
Has anyone done this or going through ths?
I would really appreciate any advice
xxxx
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Permalink Reply by Denise Greer on -
I believe that predominately Muslim countries will only allow children to be adopted by other Muslims...
I know this is from the US State Dept...but I have to believe it may be similar for residents of the UK
http://adoption.state.gov/country/pakistan.html
Pakistan is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore, when the Hague Adoption Convention entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008, intercountry adoption processing for Pakistan did not change.
Pakistani law does not allow for adoptions of Pakistani children in Pakistan. United States citizens considering adoption of Pakistani children must obtain guardianship from a Pakistani court and subsequently adopt the child in the courts of the United States. Prospective United States citizen guardians should refer to our flyer on Adoption of Children from Countries in which Islamic Shari’a Law is Observed (http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/intercountry/intercountry_3...) for more information on this issue.
Islamic Shari’a law does not allow for adoptions as generally understood in the United States; guardianship is a limited proceeding and does not terminate or grant full parental rights. U.S. immigrant visas can be issued in cases where the Islamic court grants guardianship of an orphan (as defined under United States immigration law) and it is clear that the court understands and specifically rules that the child is permitted to leave the jurisdiction of Pakistan and emigrate to the United States for the purpose of being adopted in the courts of the United States by the prospective parents.
Per Pakistan’s laws, prospective parents who are non-Muslims may not adopt or be appointed as guardians of Muslim children. Children abandoned at an Islamic orphanage are deemed Muslim unless there is any evidence to prove otherwise.
In Pakistan it can be very difficult to determine whether children who appear to be orphans are in fact eligible for an immigrant visa for adoption purposes. Due to the security situation in Pakistan, children may be temporarily separated from their parents or other family members, or criminal actors may separate children from their families. As there is no central governmental adoption authority in Pakistan which can certify that specific children are indeed abandoned or orphaned, it can be extremely difficult to fulfill the legal requirements of United States immigration law.
Recently, the Government of Pakistan in cooperation with the United States Embassy in Islamabad discovered a criminal trafficking group involved in selling children for intercountry adoptions to the United States. This investigation is currently pending and criminal charges are being filed in Pakistan. As a result, United States citizens considering adopting children from Pakistan should exercise extreme caution and are advised to fully research any adoption agency or facilitator they plan to use. It should be noted that the Pakistan Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance of 2002 includes certain activities relating to adoption in or out of Pakistan as part of the definition of human trafficking.
Last Updated: January 2010
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Permalink Reply by aminah ullah on -
thanks alot for your reply the info is really usefull xx
Denise Greer said:I believe that predominately Muslim countries will only allow children to be adopted by other Muslims...
I know this is from the US State Dept...but I have to believe it may be similar for residents of the UK
http://adoption.state.gov/country/pakistan.html
Pakistan is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore, when the Hague Adoption Convention entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008, intercountry adoption processing for Pakistan did not change.
Pakistani law does not allow for adoptions of Pakistani children in Pakistan. United States citizens considering adoption of Pakistani children must obtain guardianship from a Pakistani court and subsequently adopt the child in the courts of the United States. Prospective United States citizen guardians should refer to our flyer on Adoption of Children from Countries in which Islamic Shari’a Law is Observed (http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/intercountry/intercountry_3...) for more information on this issue.
Islamic Shari’a law does not allow for adoptions as generally understood in the United States; guardianship is a limited proceeding and does not terminate or grant full parental rights. U.S. immigrant visas can be issued in cases where the Islamic court grants guardianship of an orphan (as defined under United States immigration law) and it is clear that the court understands and specifically rules that the child is permitted to leave the jurisdiction of Pakistan and emigrate to the United States for the purpose of being adopted in the courts of the United States by the prospective parents.
Per Pakistan’s laws, prospective parents who are non-Muslims may not adopt or be appointed as guardians of Muslim children. Children abandoned at an Islamic orphanage are deemed Muslim unless there is any evidence to prove otherwise.
In Pakistan it can be very difficult to determine whether children who appear to be orphans are in fact eligible for an immigrant visa for adoption purposes. Due to the security situation in Pakistan, children may be temporarily separated from their parents or other family members, or criminal actors may separate children from their families. As there is no central governmental adoption authority in Pakistan which can certify that specific children are indeed abandoned or orphaned, it can be extremely difficult to fulfill the legal requirements of United States immigration law.
Recently, the Government of Pakistan in cooperation with the United States Embassy in Islamabad discovered a criminal trafficking group involved in selling children for intercountry adoptions to the United States. This investigation is currently pending and criminal charges are being filed in Pakistan. As a result, United States citizens considering adopting children from Pakistan should exercise extreme caution and are advised to fully research any adoption agency or facilitator they plan to use. It should be noted that the Pakistan Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance of 2002 includes certain activities relating to adoption in or out of Pakistan as part of the definition of human trafficking.
Last Updated: January 2010
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Permalink Reply by Familyof6 on
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Are you working with an agency? From reading on the internet they make it sound almost impossible but there is an adoption agency here in the U.S. that is starting to do adoptions from Pakistan. I do know that unless you are muslim you would have to adopt a "Christian" child (meaning born to parents that were known to be Christians. Christians are persecuted in Pakistan and thought to be a lower caste of society so Muslims would not adopt a Christian child there, which is why they are free to be adopted through intercountry adoption. Be very careful about your choice of agency though, and if you can find one make sure they are very reputable.
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