This isn't exactly true. It depends on the state the parents are from and if the parents get citizenship in that country and the rules between the US and that country. The baby will be a US citizen but if they return home and get the child citizenship in another country some don't allow dual citizenship. They'd need to talk to an attorney. |
When the child is legally adopted, the child gets a new birth certificate and new passport with the adoptive parents name. The parents have to apply for citizenship in their country and also may have to do a readoption there like you have to do here. |
I see. And what would the new birth certificate and passport say in the field of "place of birth"? Still air? The galaxy far far away? The new birth certificate concerns the name. Not the place of birth. |
No, this is exactly true. U.S. citizenship is a relationship between the U.S. and a person born within its boundaries. It is not affected by any other citizenship claims, or any dual citizenship (which I see some of you confuse with multiple citizenships). U.S. citizenship is not renounceable by parents on behalf of a minor; if paperwork exists to that effect, the U.S. will not recognize it, and all that child will have to do when they reach 18 is contact a U.S. embassy anywhere in the world with proof of birth within the U.S., and they will be issued a U.S. passport. The only thing that nullifies a U.S. citizenship is an act of renunciation, which can only be done by an adult person on their own behalf. |
I highly doubt the prospective adoptive parents care this much about whether their child can retain US citizenship.
OP, be careful t comply with the laws of your home country so your adopted child can easily travel there with you. |
The issue is that if the adoptive parents, who are non-U.S. citizens, need to return to their native country, how does that country view the child's citizenship status? Agencies want to prevent a child from being separated from his parents in these situations. Therefore, some agencies do not allow non-U.S. citizens to adopt domestically and others require official certification from the parents' native country that the child is eligible for citizenship. |
OP here. Thanks everyone! We’ll definitely talk to a lawyer since all the legal part is very unclear. I’ll ask at work also if someone knows someone with our visa that had adopted here in the US. |
What? Where are all of these healthy adoptable black babies? I don't think you know what you're talking about. First, the birth mother picks the parents. I'm 100% certain a birth mother would have plenty of potential adoptive parents to choose from, white or black, for a healthy baby. Second, are you talking about babies in foster care? Again, babies are the easiest to place. Babies USUALLY go to family members. Otherwise, foster parents are quite willing to take in a healthy baby over an older child any day. |
I know its been done but its much harder to do. Their best bet is to straight out adopt and go thorough an agency or attorney who has done it before. If a birth parent consents to the adoption and agrees it should not be a big deal. |
Race is no longer as much of a factor as it used to be. Many white families have no issue taking a child of a different race nor do other races. However, the adoption numbers have been way down over the years and adoption is very hard. People who would go internationally cannot do so as easily anymore and they have turned to domestic. Any infant placed is generally a foster to adopt and there are some but not many and usually they go to foster parents who have been waiting or willing to foster and only adopt if it comes to that. For kids sake, it is easiest for them to be placed in the same race/culture but obviously that is not possible or not always want the birth parents want or if its foster care kids go to the first available home or other factors and birthparents generally get no say. |
Does your home country allow adoptions? I know families, including Americans who have ties to a county, have a much easier chance adopting from those countries so that could be an option too. |
I work for an adoption agency that does both international and domestic adoptions (most agencies now do both). Most Caucasian clients are fine adopting a biracial (AA/Caucasian) baby/child or biracial Caucasian/ Hispanic baby/child, but not a full AA baby/child. We tell them they can wait 4-10 years (or never as they age out) for a biracial or white baby, or 1-2 years for a full AA baby. The vast majority choose to wait. Sad. |
How about you take the time to recruit more AA families? |
AA's have babies absent marriage at a rate of 70% of all AA babies born. It only makes sense there are more AA babies for adoption. |
Birth parents can be married. |