A California couple waiting to adopt a child in India was days away from completion when the country's coronavirus lockdown brought the process to a halt.
A California couple who has been waiting two and a half years to adopt a child from an Indian orphanage was days away from completion when the country introduced a strict coronavirus lockdown, bringing the process to a halt.
Some Westerners say they have been met with hostility, apparently because locals suspect them of bringing the coronavirus to their country, and in trying to find food have been threatened by police who were enforcing the lockdown.The couple said some locals have been suspicious of them and their 8 year-old daughter, Camille, since they arrived on March 13, just four hours before the nation banned all tourist visas.
And they are still trying to complete the adoption of the girl, which Cannon said officials had confirmed could proceed when they receive a written order from a judge. “There’s just one last step to complete,” Barnes said. Valeria Savelyeva from Seattle is currently stuck in South Goa, a beach resort which is usually bustling with tourists. But now, “It’s like a ghost town,” she said.
U.S. authorities have told the citizens to join the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to register their location in case of emergency. A spokesperson at the State Department told Yahoo News that stranded Americans in any country, including India, should use the STEP program and their local embassy to register for help.
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