Adopting a child from Spain...?

Question

if anyone knows useful info about non-spanish nationals adopting a child from spain would they please give me some info...like requirements for non-nationals etc.

Answer 1

Are you in spain? If you're not I don't think you have much chance. Spain has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe so I don't think they have any kind of international adoption program. Actually I think there are very few international adoptions from any western european countries. This is because of low birth rate and relative weatlh in those countries.

Answer 2

Hi - Spain the country or a Spanish-speaking country?

The reason I ask is that adopting from Spain is about impossible.

But, there are plenty of kids adoptable from Spanish speaking countries. We adopted a child from Colombia and we could have adopted more - or sibling groups.

If you are British, you have to use an approved adoption agency from some other country - I have heard of UK subjects who used a Belgian agency.

Good luck to you

Answer 3

why would you want to adopted a child from spain there is children over here who need parents to

Answer 4

Spain has THE lowest birth rate in all of Europe, approximately 1.2 children per female...not even enough to sustain the current population.  

Because of the importance of the family--and the extended family--it is extremely difficult for a national to adopt...even more difficult for a foreigner.  Unless, of course, you're willing to adopt an older child, possibly one with problems.

Contact your country's embassy in Madrid for further information.

Answer 5

Spain has a very low birth rate and very few babies are available for adoption, either domestic or foreign.

I actually know several families from Spain that adopted from other countries.

The US State Department says the following about adopting from Spain: "Adoptive parents must be legal residents of Spain and must remain in Spain throughout the adoption proceedings." So it appears that unless you want to become a legal resident, it would not be possible to adopt from Spain.