European Citizens resident in Spain, cannot at this moment complete an International Adoption as the Spanish Foreign Ministery will not allow the adopted children entry into Spain.

Ciudadanos de la Comunidad Europea, residentes en España, no pueden completar una adopción internacional por el hecho de que El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores no dará permiso para que los niños puedan entrar en España.

The following is our summary of our meeting with the Irish Adoption Board, April 15 2005



A very complex set of circumstances but we were very pleased that at our meeting with you it now seemed that there were avenues to explore. If we are correct the Irish Adoption Board agreed to:
a) give us a letter which we could present to the Spanish authorities explaining our future adoptive children’s rights to Irish nationality
b) confirm that an adoption processed by Spanish authorities complies with Irish law and standards (Spain has both signed an ratified the Hague convention)
c) consult the Spanish authorities to confirm that they are making these requirements
d) given that there is no adoption register in Spain explore what other documentation could be used to verify the legality of the adoption

Unfortunately, the Adoption Board has failed to confirm these notes, asking firstly for more time and then by failing to reply to our email request.

Contact / Contacto

Enda Francis Scott

Catherine Boardman

c/. José Maluquer, 15 Blq. 7 3-Dcha

Sevilla 41008

Spain

Tel: 954351473 (casa / home)

954640026 (trabajo / work)

Email: efs@scottboardman.com