United States Senator John Cornyn, Texas

On January 12, 2010, a major earthquake hit the nation of Haiti, causing large-scale destruction and injury throughout the island. Please see the links below for information on locating loved ones or ways you can contribute to the recovery efforts.

Information Concerning American Citizens in Haiti

For updated information about American citizens in Haiti see www.state.gov/haitiquake. For related inquiries, e-mail Haiti-Earthquake@state.gov or call 1-888-407-4747 (from the US or Canada), or 202-501-4444 (from outside the US or Canada) .

When contacting any of the numbers or using the emails above, please include the following information:

•The full name, date of birth and passport information (if known) of the persons in Haiti you are trying to contact.

•Their contact information in Haiti; telephone numbers, email address, hotel name or address (if known)

•Your name and contact information, and your relationship to the person in Haiti (parent, spouse, friend etc.)

•Any special or emergency circumstances.

Information About Pending Haitian Adoptions

For information about eligibility and DHS policy click here: Secretary Napolitano Announces Humanitarian Parole Policy for Certain Haitian Orphans

If you have a pending Haitian adoption case:

DHS’ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has set up a special e-mail box haitiandoptions@dhs.gov to receive scanned documentation on pending Haitian adoptee orphans. 

USCIS requests that all communications from prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers should be formatted as follows:

• Subject line: LAST NAME, First name of the adopting parent, and USCIS case number and NVC case number, if available
• If you are adopting more than one child, please send separate e-mails for each child
• Include the name, DOB, gender of the child, and the current location of the child in Haiti
• Include any contact information for the child’s current whereabouts
• Please include a recent photograph of the child
• Attachments: please limit attachments to 10 megabytes per e-mail message. If necessary, split your communication into more than one message, and indicate in the subject line the total number of e-mails and the message number (i.e. “1 of 2”)

The following case documents may be useful to USCIS:

• Full and final Haitian adoption decree
• GOH Custody grant to prospective adoptive parents for emigration and adoption OR
• Secondary evidence of either of the adoption or custody decree
• Proof of travel by the prospective adoptive parents to Haiti to visit the child
• Photos of the child and prospective adoptive parents together
• ASP “Acceptance of Referral” letter signed by the prospective adoptive parents
• IBESR approval
• Legal relinquishment or award of custody to the Haitian orphanage
• Secondary evidence of the above (e.g. e-mail correspondence, copies, ASP correspondence

If you require further emergency assistance with your pending Haitian adoption case, please contact the Senator’s Dallas office at (972) 239-1310.