How do you start an out of country adoption?

Question

How do you start an out of country adoption?

Answer 1

kindly contact an adoption agency in your area or the country you want to adopt from ,it varies from country to country.The most important factor in adoption is to have a means to take care of the adopted child.

Answer 2

That depends on which country you are most interested in. Some require you use approved US agencies, others allow independent, each has its own set of regulations and criteria, etc.

I would suggest getting info packets from a number of agencies, and see which program appeals to you most. Do a Yahoo search for International Adoption, you will get many hits and almost all have program information online.

Also check the DOS Intercountry adoption information at the following link: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/...

Answer 3

You need to contact an agency that handles international adoptions.  If you have not yet decided on a country, you may wish to pick an agency that has adoption programs in several different nations.  A couple of really good ones:

WACAP (www.wacap.org)

Holt International (www.holtintl.org)

Alliance for Children (www.allforchildren.org)

If you look at these websites, they will give you all kinds of information on the processes and requirements for various countries.

Answer 4

ask angi and brad

Answer 5

Looks like each answer so far starts with deciding on which country to adopt from. I agree to a point. You can first contact an international adoption agency that operates in several countries... and there are several out there such as EAC, CHI, Frank, Small World, Holt. Only then can you get the real information about each country you may be interested in. Fees vary by country and yes between agencies too. Policies, requirements, documentation, etc all vary between countries.

My family began looking into domestic adoption through the Foster Care System, then switched to international adoption. We looked at 4 agencies and 3 countries in particular and decided upon Russia with an agency we just loved. I will leave that fact off this answer for now, but it in the above listing. We returned from Russia with our 6 year old daughter on December 17, 2006.

No matter what country you select; no matter what agency you select, you will need a home study completed, a passport, USCIS approval, etc. Start looking at a home study agency now. Some adoption agencies offer home study services.

Look around at different agencies and at different countries. What worked best for my family may or may not work best for you. We had nothing but a 100% positive experience in our international adoption.

Best wishes!

Answer 6

Assuming you are in the US, the first thing you need to do is decide on the country. Every country has it's own requirements that need to be met. Once you have decided on the country, you will need to find an agency that works with that country. The agency should be able to walk you through the rest of the steps specific for that country.

You will need to complete your dossier which will include things like a financial statement, home study done by a licensed social worker, employment verification, physical, photos of you and your immediate family, and CIS approval. Your social worker and adoption agency can explain what needs to be done at what time based on the country you are adopting from.

I adopted from China, have never been married and had 9 total documents in my dossier plus 6 photos of me and my home.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Contact a local adoption agency in your area.  They will be able to explain all the options to you and what they will require from you to process the paperwork for an international adoption.  The other answers are correct - it will vary on what country you would like to adopt from as well as the state you live in.  

Good luck to you.