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Urgent Notice from China Center of Adoption Affairs


In view of the epidemic situation of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which is currently spreading in some countries and regions, the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) would like to make the following notice on some related matters during the period for the prevention of SARs, hoping to avoid cross infection that might be caused by a flow of people, and to guarantee the health and safety of life for the parties of adoptive relations and the other related parties: 1.From May 15, 2003, the CCAA postpone the mailing of the Letter of Seeking Confirmation for Adopters(1) and the relevant documents of the adoptees to the foreign adopters. **NOTE1：Most adoption agencies in U.S. use the term Referral.

2. From May 15, 2003, the CCAA postpone the signing and issuing of the Notice of Coming to China for Adoption(2) for the foreign adopters (including those for whom the Letter of Seeking Confirmation for Adopters has been sent by the CCAA with the feedback information be returned). The validity period of the Notice of Coming to China for Adoption which was signed and issued before this date will be prolonged to 6 months from 3 months with no Notice of Coming to China for Adoption be necessarily renewed. **NOTE2: Most adoption agencies in U.S. use the term Travel Letter.

3.The foreign adopters who have already received the Notice of Coming to China for Adoption should try their best to put off their schedule of traveling to China to do the adoption registration. In case that the settled travel schedule cannot be changed, the adoption organization involved should contact the local adoption registry office in advance, and help the adopters to travel after the reservation be made.

4. For the foreigners working in China, who have already submitted their adoption application documents, the cases will be processing as usual.

5.The receiving of the application documents of the adopters and the other relevant work keep on going as usual in the CCAA.

6.The time for the signing and issuing of the Notice of Coming to China for Adoption and the mailing of the Letter of Seeking Confirmation for Adopters will be fixed in a due course in light of the situation for the control of the epidemic of SARs. The CCAA will make a timing publication on its web-site, please keep an eye on it. The web-site of the CCAA is www.china-ccaa.org.

The China Center of Adoption Affairs

*All Notes are added by the Consulate General of P.R.China in Houston for your reference only.



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