[thesearchguru]

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General Searching Information for Adoptees born in Canada and taken to the USA.

If anyone was born in Canada and adopted by American adoptive parents and taken to the United States, contact the US Dept. of Immigration and obtain a copy of your Entry Visa. This form should show your full birth name. This is required for all persons taking up permanent residence in the U.S.


Registry
Post Adoption Registry
Department of Social Services
Box 8700 Confederate Building
St. Johns, Newfoundland
Canada A1B 4J6
Tel: (709) 729-3506

Post Adoption Services
Post Adoption Services
Post Adoption Services Health & Community Services
St. John's Region
P.O.Box 13122
St.John's, Newfoundland A1B 4A4
TEL: (709) 570-8406
FAX: ( 709) 570-8400

Other Numbers:
Adoption/Post Adoption Services - Rosemary Atherton: (709) 729-3899
Clerk III Post Adoption - Vicki Walsh: (709) 729-2667
Social Worker, Adoptions - Debbie Moore: (709) 729-5937

Non-Identifying Information
The wait is approximately 22-24 months from the date of inquiry. There is no fee.

Passive Registry
Passive Register for Birth Relatives. A passive match is given priority and every effort is made to work on them immediately. There is no fee for this.

Active Search
Active search done on behalf of Adult Adoptees. Waiting period for an active search is at least five years. There is no fee.

Counselling
Not mandatory, but available to all members of the adoption triad.




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Other great websites to check out:
http://www.adoptionchat.com
http://www.adoptionlists.com
http://www.adoption.com
http://www.adopting.org
http://registry.adoption.com/

[DANNYTORO]

....One possible fact that may totally throw off one's search:

During the 1960's most Coastal Labrador communities sometimes utilized Northwest River as the birth facility. This means if your birth Certificate says Northwest River or sometimes even St.John's I'm told, your family might reside in coastal Labrador.