|
Country
|
Child
Available
|
Requirements
|
Approximate
Costs
|
Estimated
Wait |
Time
in Country
|
|
China |
Infants
and up |
Married couples and very limited singles. Must
be 30 to 45 to adopt infants under 1. Other families can adopt older
children. |
$16,500,
includes BAAS fees, facilitation fees and China travel. |
once
dossier is in China: 6 months if Chinese, 11-12 months if non-Chinese
for referral, travel 8 weeks later.
|
11
- 14 Days. |
Colombia |
6 months and above;
siblings, older children available |
Couples and single women can adopt
Couples must be between 25-37 for infant
Singles must be open to adopt older children
40 years and above can adopt older children |
$12,000 to $15,000 includes air travel |
14-24 months for a referral
4 weeks before travel |
Must stay 3-5 weeks in country for processing, one person
can return home after 10 days. |
Ethiopia |
Infant and Up |
Married Couples and Single Women accepted. Must be 25 and
under 50 years for Infant. |
18,000 to 20,000 includes BAAS Fee, foreign
fee and travel. |
1-3 months for referral.
6 weeks from referral to travel. |
1 week |
|
Guatemala |
Infants and
older |
Married
couples and singles over 25 and under 50 for an infant. |
$16,000-$24,000
Guatemala fees exclude travel and BAAS fee
|
2-7
months for assignment
4-6 months for legal processing
Longer wait for girls. |
Families
have option of making one or two trips - 3 days stay in country
|
|
India |
Infants
and Siblings available.
|
Married
couples with combined age not over 85 years for infants. Families of
Indian descent preferred. Non-Indian families and single women wait
longer for assignments. |
$10,000-$16,000(includes
foreign fees and BAAS fee) exculdes travel fees |
3 to 10 months
for referral, 4-7 months legal processing, longer wait for girls
|
1
Trip: 7-14 days travel in the country.
|
Japan |
Young infants 3 months old and up |
Married
couples only. One parent must be under 42 years. One parent must be
Japanese. |
$30,000-$40,000
excluding BAAS fees and travel.
|
Time
for referral can vary |
7-12
days |
|
Kazakhstan
|
Infants 6 months and up
Toddlers |
Married
Couples and Singles. (U.S. citizens only) No more than 45 years between
parent & child's
age. If childless, must accept child of either gender. |
$18,000 foreign fee
excludes travel and BAAS fee
|
4-8
months for assignment
2-8 months until travel |
2
trips, both parents must travel first trip.
Can't take children on trips. 1st trip for four weeks, 3-4 week interval
before 2nd trip
2nd trip for 7 days |
|
Philippines |
Infants
and up |
Filipino
married couples preferred. Must be under 40 for infants. No more than
47 years between youngest adopting parent & child. Psych eval
necessary. Only orphanage adoptions. |
$8,000-$10,000
excludes travel and BAAS fee
|
12-24
months
Wait for girls is longer
6-8 months for legal processing
|
5-7 days |
|
|
Children
12 months and older. Toddlers and siblings availble.
|
Married
couples and single women accepted. Must be 45 or younger for infant.
If married younger spouse must be 45 or younger for infant. |
$16,000-$22,000
excludes travel and BAAS fee |
2-12
months for girls; 2-8 months for boys. |
2
trips:
1st trip: 7-10 days
wait 7-8 weeks
2nd trip: 10-25 days
|
|
Taiwan |
Infants
and up |
Married
couples, one spouse must be of Chinese decent. 43 or younger to adopt
an infant. 5 years of marriage. |
$
9,000
excludes
travel and BAAS fee |
3-12
months for assignment |
3
- 4 weeks |
Vietnam |
Infants and up |
Married
couples & singles are accepted. Must be 50 and
under. First time parents are required to be open to gender. |
$15,000 Aproxmaitely which
excludes travel and BAAS fee |
7 months
for referral after CIS approval & dossier is
submitted.
3-4 months process time. |
1
Trip: 20 days in country. |
The
countries listed above have the most
popular programs. These requirements
and fees could change at any time.
BAAS fee is $3,500. Check for other
fees in the fee schedule.
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