CFR > Title 22 - Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER J—LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES (parts 91 to 99) > PART 96—ACCREDITATION OF AGENCIES AND APPROVAL OF PERSONS UNDER THE INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 2000 (IAA) > SUBPART N—Procedures and Standards Relating to Temporary Accreditation (§96.95 to §96.111) > 96.98—Length of temporary accreditation period.

96.98—Length of temporary accreditation period.

(a) One-year temporary accreditation. An agency that has provided adoption services in 50-99 intercountry adoptions in the calendar year preceding the year in which the transitional application date falls may apply for a one-year period of temporary accreditation. The one-year period will commence on the date that the Convention enters into force for the United States.
(b) Two-year temporary accreditation. An agency that has provided adoption services in fewer than 50 intercountry adoptions in the calendar year preceding the year in which the transitional application date falls may apply for a two-year period of temporary accreditation. The two-year period will commence on the date that the Convention enters into force for the United States.