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by: Tyler Fisher
Over
the course of the different research projects in Korea, one of the main
projects I was working on was a manual for those who are looking to adopt a
child in Korea, specifically those who are looking to go through the private
adoption process. Private adoptions allow for children to be legally adopted
without going through the agency process, which generally means that the
process can be both cheaper and quicker both for those who are giving up the
child for adoption and for those who are adopting the child. Along with that is
the immigration and naturalization process for those who are from other
countries, specifically the United States. The manual addresses this process by
giving general instructions on how to receive a visa or naturalize an adopted
child so that the child can become a United States citizen. While the manual is
not a substitute for legal advice from a qualified and competent attorney, it
is a resource for people who are in the dark about the private adoption process
that teaches them how the process works, at least in a general way.
The
purpose of the manual is not only to provide general advice to those who may be
looking to adopt or allow their child to be adopted, but to also inform those
in the legal profession, and whoever else might read the manual, about the
process to prevent misinformation. This will prevent misunderstanding about the
process from judges, who may not certify or grant adoptions because of
unfamiliarity with the private adoption process, instead mistakenly thinking
that there is human trafficking happening. This manual provides assistance to
those who seek the adoption process, but also provides information others so
that they can be aware of the reality of private adoptions so that
misinformation and confusion with human trafficking does not make its way into
the legal decisions in Korea.
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