Adopting other citizens?

Question

please tell me

if i live in syria and my aunt in usa want to adopt me and i'm 13 years old

can some one tell me what the steps we have to take

and it's hard or easy

please answer me very fast

i'm wating !!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Well, your parents would have to put you up for adoption in your country first, and then your aunt would have to go through an adoption process through an agency. In your country is private adoption legal? Your aunt must find out this by contacting the syrian embassy in the usa. some countries do not allow private adoptions. They must go through agencies in your country so you would have to be in an orphanage. Tell your aunt to check with the embassy. good luck

Answer 2

Why dont you just come to the US and stay with them?

Answer 3

Your parents and Aunt need to start this process ... they need to relinquish rights to you and she needs to go through screenings to get you.  You may just want to look into having her go through the motions to have you come here to live and then help you get citizenship, just because your adopted doesn't necessarily make you an instant citizen.

Answer 4

It all boils down to Syrian law.  Does Syria allow adoption by American citizens.  Some countries do not.  If Syria allows American citizens to adopt then you need to research the adoption procedures by foreigners to see what needs to be done.  This is assuming you are legally available for adoption.  

Where are your parents?  Do you have legal parents that are still living or a legal guardian in Syria?  Just because you want your Aunt to adopt you doesn't mean it can be done because someone or some entity (state, orphanage, group home etc.) has legal custody of you.  If that person or institution does not agree with you being adopted that will be an obstacle or deal breaker.

So again,... 1. are you legally available for adoption?  2.  Does Syria allow adoption by American citizens?  3. Research adoption procedures in your country.  Your Aunt will have to go through those channels in Syria just like any other person, citizen of Syria or not.

This also assumes your Aunt is an American citizen.  If she is not this could get more complicated or it could be easier.  Let's say she is also a citizen of Syria.  Then she would adopt in country and the only issue of concern in American is getting you an immigration VISA to the US once she has completed adoption.

There is a lot of possibilities depending on your circumstances and that of your Aunt.  It's hard to tell because you have not divulged enough information to answer your question.

Answer 5

This isn't going to help you, although it's a nice try. US immigration laws regarding foreign adoptions, i.e. you, are pretty strict. If your parents are alive, and I believe they are, you're not an orphan. In order to be adopted and brought into the US as an immigrant, you would have to be generally available for adoption, so that others might be able to adopt you as well. But that's not possible in Syria. The State Department keeps information on foreign adoptions for every country on travel.state.gov and this is what it says:

The American Embassy in Damascus has been informed that in Syria religious authorities handle laws concerning personal status matters, such as adoption. Islamic Sharia law does not provide for adoption and the adoption of a Muslim child would not be recognized in Syria. Technically, adoption is allowable under the laws of various Christian denominations; however, it is the Embassy's understanding that for the past 80 years most Christian churches in Syria have preferred not to handle adoptions in order to conform to Sharia law provisions on inheritance. The Embassy has been informed that Sharia law restricts distribution of inheritance to spouses and certain blood relatives and, for that reason, adoption does not exist in Syria.