Home Study

Children’s Hope will arrange for one of our offices to do your home study or discuss options.

1. Preparation: Write an autobiography

2. Copies of the following documents may be needed during the home study:

   • Birth certificates for each family member

   • Marriage certificate

   • Letter from local police stating “no criminal record”

   • Financial statement

   • Medical letter/report from your family doctor on official letterhead stating positive condition of physical or mental health for adoptive parents and children in the home

3. Reference letters

4. Home Study/ Post-Adoption Agreement

Your country guide will supply more specific guidelines.

NOTE: It can take between 3 to 6 months to successfully complete a dossier.  This includes completing the home study process, submitting the I-600A, fingerprinting, collecting all required dossier documents, receiving an I-171H, and getting all dossier documents state certified and authenticated, or apostilled.