NEW FAMILIES IN VISA LIMBO
US BARRING VIET ADOPTED BABIES
By SELIM ALGAR
The New York Post
Despite having Oliver’s adoption fully recognized by Vietnamese authorities in October, the Frenches were informed by US officials that the boy would be denied a visa and could not return with them to America.
The couple is not alone. More than 20 American families who adopted Vietnamese children in recent months have been prevented from bringing them home by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. …
US officials, concerned about baby selling and general impropriety in the adoptions of Vietnamese children, have cited various reasons for denying the visas. Most rejections are based on irregularities in paperwork, including missing signatures or conflicting accounts of the children’s histories. …
The couple’s lawyer, Lynda Zengerle, represents seven families fighting to bring their kids home from Vietnam. Boosted at the time by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), she successfully lobbied on behalf of 12 couples who faced similar rejections in 2002.
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