| Adopting from Algeria last updated 29 Apr 2008 NOTE - I received an e-mail from Nassera Ouaaz (nassera.ouaaz@bilinfolan.fr)a person who belongs to APAERK association in France. She tells me if anyone is interested in learning more about Kafala in Algeria or Morocco, Zahia (who lives in the USA) can be used as a resource. Zahia's e-mail is zahia_belkhous@freddiemac.com She is a member of APAERK and speaks English Note 2 - I created this page more as an intellectual exercise than anything else. Adoption as Americans refer to it is not allowed in Algeria, as it is a Muslim country. The "adoption" of a child is done under the rules for Kafala (or guardianship). It seems that France is struggling to allow the legal guardianship of these children, vice regular adoption (I think I understand this correctly). However, sometime in the past adoption/kafala was allowed in France and I found quite a few sites detailing how it was done. Do your home work. The translations were done by machine (mostly Babelfish) - so the English may be a bit choppy. All corrections/information gratefully accepted. E-mail me at mgummere@yahoo.com Adoption Agency Paul J. Conlin (Ontario) 1719 Bank Street, Suite 305, Ottawa, Ontario K1V 7Z4 Tel:(613)737-4140 Fax:(613)737-7903 E-mail: mailto:pconlin@conlinlaw.com Adoption Links Adoption Algerie Maroc (yahoo group) - http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptionAlgerieMaroc Association de Parents Adoptifs d'Enfants Recueillis par Kafala (Association of Adoptive parents collected by Kafala) - http://apaerk.free.fr/index.php (Really worth a look. Has a ton of recent info, including articles on the situation in France between Kafala (guardianship) and adoption Apel Forum (talking about the Kafala – in French) - http://famalgeriennes.free.fr/2bforum/lect_msg.php?rootid=5&stat=ok EFA (Children and Families of Adoption) - http://www.adoptionefa.org/page.php?page=146 (working to change French Law) Excerpt from page 146 “Since the law of February 6, 2001, the children of several of the Moslem countries, cannot be adopted in France because their own law is unaware of or prohibits the adoption. These children, that their country entrusts under a kafala (kind of supervision) cannot be adopted in France.” Espace Adoption Forum (reflections on adoption in Algeria) - http://www.espace-adoption.ch/f/pays.php?country=DZ Women’s Forum (?) (In French, about adopting in Algeria) - http://forum.aufeminin.com/forum/adoption1/__f1947_adoption1-Algerie.html Adoption Process Procedures for adopting from Algeria and Morocco - http://apaerk.free.fr/Procedure.htm (Has procedures for various countries such as Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain and the US. US Procedures to adopt from Algeria (in English, some french) is at - http://apaerk.free.fr/usa_algerie.htm The following info is a cut and paste job between the two pages. Below is the (machine) translated part that appears in French on the webpage: Procedure for the kafala with the Consulate of Algeria The deposit of the file is done near the consulate of Algeria File required: - The handwritten request signed by the couple, - Photocopies of the consular charts of registration of the couple, - The photocopies (front & back) of the residence permits of the couple, - A family card of marital status (marriage certificate) - Birth certificates of the couple - Documents in proof of resources (three last cards of pay) (Employer letter ?) - A rent receipt or act of property (proof you own/rent a house/aparment) - Medical certificate that the couple is ready to raise a child, Once these documents joined together, an investigation is engaged by the social service of the Consulate-general to evaluate the capacities morals and material of adoption of the applicant. (I would assume that the Home Study would fulfill this). The file is then sent to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Algiers, which returns a mail with a favorable opinion or not. The opinion of the consulate in France is very important. This document is to be withdrawn with the consulate, and only this document makes it possible to go to Algeria in a pouponnière (orphanage) to take advantage of her rights. Steps in Algeria- http://apaerk.free.fr/demarchealgerie.htm Once that you have the agreement of the consulate of Algeria, you leave with your letter (which will have been sent to you by the consulate) has the DAS (in Algeria) to withdraw your file there in order to deposit it has the pouponnière (orphanage) of your choice. With the pouponnière you will have exchanges with the psychologist and/or the welfare officer and/or the person in charge. You will explain your choice. Then it is necessary to seek the birth certificate of the child has the town hall of his birthplace to constitute and deposit the file of Kafala near the court of Algiers (if the file is well made, the signature can on the spot be made, if not to count a small week); to constitute the file of agreement of names (if you wish it) near the ministry for justice; to constitute the file of the authorizations of exit to the court. Deposit of file of request for visa near the Consulate from France in Algiers or Annaba according to your place of residence (do not forget to join a copy of your French approval) (Obviously this varies with citizenship). 1) Judgement of Kafala File required to deposit at the court: - A birth certificate of the child - A marriage certificate - A birth certificate of the couple - The last card of pay of the couple - A handwritten request - Photocopies of the two Algerian indentity cards of the couple (+éventuellement charts of consular registration) - Two revenue stamps - Certificates provided by the DAS - A residence (Receipt EDF, invoice of telephone) (I am not sure if this part is obligatory) 2) Agreement of name - A birth certificate of the child - A birth certificate of the father - A handwritten request - A declaration on the honor which one does not know the biological mother (this letter must be legalized with the town hall of your choice) - A certificate delivered by the DAS - A legalized photocopy of the judgement of Kafala This file is to be deposited with the ministry for justice - service of the marital status. To click on this bond, for acceder with the model of letter for an agreement of name. 3-authorization of exit of the territory - A birth certificate of the child - A birth certificate of the couple - A marriage certificate - A legalized photocopy (with the town hall of your choice) of the two Algerian indentity cards of the couple - Four revenue stamps (two of 200 DA and two of 20 DA) - A handwritten request - A certificate provided by the DAS This file is to be deposited with the court. BEFORE RETURNING, to translate all the documents by a sworn in translator and to make copies legalized near the town hall. 4-request of Visa Cconsulate from France in Algiers or Annaba 5. Departure in Algeria Once all steps carried out in Algeria to obtain Kafala and Concordance of name, to go to the Americain consulate in order to obtain a visa. List documents necessary to the American consulate in Algiers: - notification by the BCIS of the I-600 (I-171 ?) - I-600A approval - final adoption decree - proof of custody from the foreign government the child' S birth certificate - the child' S passport (from the country of the child' S nationality) - the completed and signed medical examination - photographs of the child the visa application (Form OF 230) - completed I-600 petition (if it was not previously approved byBCIS) The U.S. Embassy is located at 4 Chemin Cheikh Bachir El-Ibrahimi, B.P. 408 (Alger-gare) 16000, in the capital city of Algiers. Phone # - [213] (21) 691-425/255/186. Fax - [213] (21) 69-39-79 http://algiers.usembassy.gov The U.S. Embassy workweek is Saturday through Wednesday. Extract from "The step préadoption: L'adoption and lslam" (machine translated - http://www.quebecadoption.net/adoption/preadopt/islam.html) Algeria The situation in this country is as follows. Orphan L'enfant is collected and placed in a pouponnière envisaged for this purpose, l'enfant is on standby d'un judgement which will give a kafala to a family. Following l'attribution of the kafala, the family can, if it wishes it, give her name to l'enfant. L'Algery is the only Moslem country to authorize the agreement of name. L'autorisation was granted in 1991 following many years of discussions to the Ministry for the Religious Businesses, in collaboration with the Social Affairs. From 1985 to 1994, thousand babies were accomodated according to the kafala. The harbour due the adoptive surname was regarded as very significant in l'évolution of l'enfant in its adoptive family. Several steps were engaged to found the agreement of the names in d'autres country, but it is very difficult to change certain values of the Islamic movement. With l'application of the kafala, the parents n'ont not d'autres choice that statement the truth with l'enfant, because l'extrait of birth indicates "kefil and kefila" (adopting and adopting). Charity Association Algerienne Enfance et Familles d'Accueil Benevole (Association of Algerian Children and Families of the Benevole Reception) – supports several orphanages and other charitable activities in Algeria - http://aaefab.free.fr/ Government Algerian Embassy, Washington DC - http://www.algeria-us.org/ Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs - http://www.mae.dz/ma_fr/ Consular Information Sheet - http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1087.html U.S. Embassy Algiers - http://algiers.usembassy.gov/ Links of Interest Algeria.com (news, info, culture, etc) - http://www.algeria.com/ Article “Algeria: adoption of the orphan and abandoned children , example of the Wilaya of Constantine” (dtd June 1, 2005, in French) - http://www.afrik.com/article8460.html Article “Kafala or Adoption” (in French, dtd 9/1/05) - http://apaerk.free.fr/Document/01_Sept_2005_Kafala_OU_Adoption_Maroc.pdf Article "The kafala develops in spite of the legal insufficiencies" (in French, dtd Jan 8 2006) - http://www.elwatan.com/2006-01-08/2006-01-08-33958 Collectif Enfants Algérie (Collective Children Algeria – a group of French parents from Orly France) - http://enfantsalgerie.free.fr/ Kafala Requirements (from the Algerian Embassy webpage in Portugal) - http://www.emb-argelia.pt/Assuntos%20consulares.htm Maps Perry Castaneda Maps (from Library of U. Texas) - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/algeria.html World Atlas (maps and info) - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/algeria.html News Algeria.com - http://www.algeria.com/news/ Algeria Daily - http://www.algeriadaily.com/ All Africa - http://allafrica.com/algeria/ Orphanages – Click Here Photos Martin Balaz Photos - http://www.martinbalaz.freehosting.cz/Algeria/ Weather/Time Time and Date Algiers - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=14 Weather Underground - http://www.wunderground.com/global/AL.html Questions, Comments - E-mail me (mgummere @ yahoo.com) |
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