Sunday, April 22, 2007

Haiti Adoption

Country Profile: Just 5oo miles of the coastline of Miami, Florida sits on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic, is Haiti. The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.

Children Available: There are thousands of infants, toddlers and school age children available for adoption. The adoption of sibling groups are common and the adoption of two unrelated children at one time is also a possibility, depending on which orphanage you work with. The children are cared for in privately-funded orphanages.

Requirements: 30 seems to be the minimum age requirement. There is no upper age requirement. Both couples and single women are allowed to adopt. Couples must be married for a minimum of 5 years. No more than 3-4 biological children, No limits of number of adopted children.

Time line: After submitting your dossier to Haiti, you should receive a referral shortly. However, the time until your child comes home could be as long as 12 months.

Cost: The approximate total cost of adopting from Haiti usually falls somewhere into the range of $13,000- $17,000. However, doing what is called an "Independent Adoption", which means not using an agency, reduces the fees significantly. In the case of an Independent Adoption, you would work through a specific orphanage that is used to doing this instead of an agency. This will decrease fees, as you will not have agency fees.

Children placed in 2006: 309 children came home from Haiti to the USA in 2006 and was the 11th most adopted from country of international adoptions from the United States.

Adoption Agencies for Adopting from Haiti:

Orphanages in Haiti (May do Independent Adoptions):

*Information is subject to change. If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at bound4meimei@yahoo.com
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