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Disclaimer: The following is intended as a very general guide to assist U.S. citizens who plan to adopt a child in Bolivia and apply for an immigrant visa for the child to come to the United States. Two sets of laws are particularly relevant: 1) the laws of Bolivia govern all activity in Bolivia including the adoptability of individual children as well as the adoption of children in country. 2) U.S. Federal immigration law governs the immigration of the child to the United States. The information in this flier relating to the legal requirements of specific foreign countries is based on public sources and our current understanding. It does not necessarily reflect the actual state of the laws of Bolivia and is provided for general information only. Moreover, U.S. immigration law, including regulations and interpretation, changes from time to time. This flyer reflects our current understanding of the law as of this date and is not legally authoritative. Questions involving foreign and U.S. immigration laws and legal interpretation should be addressed respectively to qualified foreign or U.S. legal counsel.

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PLEASE NOTE: Bolivia does not allow intercountry adoptions to countries that are not ratified the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. Currently, the United States has signed but not yet ratified this convention. (See our Website, http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption_implementation.html, for more information on U.S. efforts to ratify the convention.) U.S. citizens who are not resident in Bolivia are not permitted to adopt children from Bolivia . Americans interested in Bolivian adoption issues are encouraged to contact the Consular Section at the American Embassy in La Paz via e-mail at consularlapaz@state.gov.

PATTERNS OF IMMIGRATION OF ADOPTED ORPHANS TO THE U.S.: Recent U.S. immigrant visa statistics reflect the following pattern for visa issuance to orphans

Fiscal Year Number of Immigrant Visas Issued

FY 2004

5

FY 2003

11

FY 2002

14

FY 2001

35

FY 2000

60

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Credits: U.S. Department of State

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