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Sierra Leone Lifts Suspension of Intercountry Adoptions

by Eliza Grinberg on Sep. 18, 2019

Immigration Immigration  Deportation Immigration  Visa 

Summary: The Department of State (DOS) noted that the Government of Sierra Leone did not extend its suspension of processing new intercountry adoptions beyond June 3, 2019.

immigration attorney nycThe Department of State (DOS) noted that the Government of Sierra Leone did not extend its suspension of processing new intercountry adoptions beyond June 3, 2019 [PDF version]. This should come as welcome news to prospective adoptive parents of children from Sierra Leone We have previously written about Sierra Leone's suspension of intercountry adoptions [see blog].

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