Jul 02, 2009
Adoption Guide


 Synopsis of Adoption Program

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picture below
for  specific
 information.

Requirements
 for parents

Process length
 from dossier
to completion

Travel/Stay
in country

Children
available

Estimated
cost
WITHOUT
travel

Estimated
 travel
cost for
two

Ethiopia Program

Ethiopia

Couples 25 to 50

up to 55 case by case
(7yrs and older)

 

2yrs minimum marriage

Open to single women

6-13 months

(longer for siblings)

 

3-4 months
to travel

** 5-7 business
days

Infant to
15 years

 

  Sibling groups available

$13,595-
$15,095

$3,595-
$5,350

Russia Program

Russia

Couples under 45 can adopt an infant (must be open to up to 24 months of age)
Couples 45-50: 2-5yrs

Couples 50-55: 5-12yrs

 

Open to singles

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more details)

1st trip 1 week


2nd trip
10-22 days

8-9 months to older children

More boys available

Sibling groups available

$21,000-
$26,000

$9,000-
$15,000

China Program

China

Couples 30-40: 0-18mth

Couples 40-45: 12-36mth

Couples 45-50: 36mth +

Couples 50-55: Waiting Child Only

2yrs minimum marriage

No singles

  3+ Years

 

Travel 2 months
after referral

14 days

Healthy and special needs

Infants and
older children

More girls
than boys

$15,190-
$17,240

($600-$800)
post adopt

$5,600

Colombia Program

Colombia

Couples 25-37:  0-2yrs

Couples 36-44: 3-6yrs

Couples 25 - 45+ and singles, 7yrs and older

 

2 yrs minimum marriage

4-36+ months
(depends on age of child)

 

Travel 1 month
after referral

3-5 weeks

Infants and
older children

 

Sibling groups available

$12,055-
$13,555

$8,000 

  ** Time could be up to 2 weeks if traveling to be part of the court process.

Unless specified by the country program, a couple must be married at least one year before applying to adopt. Divorced singles may apply one year after divorce finalization.

Immigrant Visas issued to Orphans coming to the US Top Countries of Origin

 #

FY 2008FY 2007

FY 2006

FY 2005

FY 2004

 1

4,123
GUATEMALA

5,453
CHINA

6,493
CHINA

7,906
CHINA

7,044
CHINA

 2

3,909
CHINA

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4,728
G
UATEMALA

4,135
GUATEMALA

4,639
RUSSIA

5,865
RUSSIA

 3

1,861
RUSSIA

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2,310
RUSSIA

3,706
RUSSIA

3,783
GUATEMALA

3,264
GUATEMALA

 4

1,725
ETHIOPIA

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1,255
ETHIOPIA

1,376
S. KOREA

1,630
S. KOREA

1,716
S. KOREA

 5

1,065
SOUTH KOREA

939
SOUTH KOREA

732
ETHIOPIA

821
UKRAINE

826
KAZAKHSTAN

 6

751
VIETNAM

828
VIETNAM

587
KAZAKHSTAN

755
KAZAKHSTAN

723
UKRAINE

 7

457
UKRAINE

606
UKRAINE

460
UKRAINE

441
ETHIOPIA

406
INDIA

 8

380
KAZAKHSTAN

540
KAZAKHSTAN

353
LIBERIA

323
INDIA

356
HAITI

 9

307
INDIA

416
INDIA

344
COLOMBIA

291
COLOMBIA

289
ETHIOPIA

 10

306
COLOMBIA

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314
LIBERIA

320
INDIA

271
PHILIPPINES

287
COLOMBIA

 11

302
HAITI

310
COLOMBIA

309
HAITI

231
HAITI

202
BELARUS

 12

291
PHILIPPINES

265
P
HILIPPINES

245
PHILIPPINES

182
LIBERIA

196
PHILIPPINES

 13

267
TAIWAN

190
H
AITI

187
CHINA
(TaiwanBorn)

141
CHINA (TAIWAN BORN)

110
BULGARIA

 14

249
LIBERIA

184
T
AIWAN

163
VIETNAM

98
MEXICO

102
POLAND

 15

148
NIGERIA

89
M
EXICO

70
MEXICO

73
POLAND AND

89
MEXICO

 16

103
MEXICO

84
P
OLAND

67
POLAND

73
THAILAND

86
LIBERIA

 17

101
GHANA

67
T
HAILAND

66
BRAZIL

66
BRAZIL

73
NEPAL

 18

78
KYRGYZSTAN

61
KYRGYZSTAN

66
NEPAL

65
NIGERIA

71
NIGERIA

 19

77
POLAND

55
BRAZIL

62
NIGERIA

62
NEPAL

69
THAILAND and BRAZIL

 20

59
THAILAND

54
UGANDA

56
THAILAND

54
MOLDOVA

57
ROMANIA

Fiscal Year (Ethiopia) Number of Immigrant Visas Issued

FY 2008

1,725

FY 2007

1,255

FY 2006

732

FY 2005  

441

FY 2004

289

FY 2003

135

FY 2002

105

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