• Adoption Process
  • What is Intercountry Adoption
  • Why Adoption
  • Deciding Where to Adopt
  • FAQ
  • Forms
  • Glossary

  • Who Can Adopt

  • Eligibility to Adopt
  • Home Study Requirements
  • U.S. Citizens Adopting Abroad
  • Adopting a Relative
  • Adoption by a GLBT Parent
  • Adoption by Non-U.S. Citizens living in the U.S.

  • How to Adopt

  • Working with an Agency
  • Who can be Adopted
  • Health Consideration
  • Hague Adoption Process
  • Non-Hague Adoption Process
  • Traveling Abroad
  • Post Adoption

  

  Intercountry Adoption from A-Z:

  Learn about the adoption process

• Hague Convention
  • Understanding the Hague Convention
  • Convention Countries
  • Hague vs Non-Hague Adoption Process
  • Hague Transition Cases

  • Agency Accreditation

  • Accrediting Entities
  • Adoption Service Provider Search
  • Denied Agencies
  • Hague Complaint Registry

  • Adoptions from the U.S.

  • Process Summary
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Hague Certificate
  • Child Citizenship

  

  The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption:

  A guide for prospective adoptive parents

• Country Information
  • Learn about a Country

  Learn about a country's adoption process, eligibility requirements, adoption statistics and more.

  • Adoption Alerts & Notices

  Find alerts and notices for important developments in specific countries.

  • Nepal Alerts & Notices

  • Update on Adoptions in Nepal April 22, 2011
  • Changes that Require an Amended Home Study Report February 3, 2011
  • Suspension of Adoptions of Abandoned Children in Nepal FAQs November 26, 2010

  • Guatemala Alerts & Notices

  • Processing Plan for CNA cases December 12, 2011
  • CNA Processing Framework for U.S. Cases Under Its Authority September 27, 2011
  • Guatemala listserv update June 13, 2011 Letter of understanding delivered June 14, 2011
• U.S. Visa for your Child
  • Immigrant Visa Process
  • Hague Visa Process
  • Non-Hague Visa Process
  • Medical Examination
  • Acquiring U.S. Citizenship for your Child

  • Hague Process Forms

  • I-800A
  • I-800
  • DS-230
  • DS-5509
  • DS-1981

  • Non-Hague Process Forms

  • I-600A
  • I-600
  • DS-230
  • DS-1981

  • Certificate of Citizenship Forms

  • N-600
  • N-600K

  

  Frequently Asked Questions:

  Child Citizenship Act 2000

• Adoption Community
  • Adopting Parents
  • Agencies
  • Attorneys & Judges
  • Social Workers
  • Adoptees

To help you navigate the adoption process in a specific country, we offer Country Information. Country Information describes whether a country is party to the Hague Adoption Convention, provides name and contact information of a country's adoption authority and describes the eligibility requirements for prospective adoptive parents and for children to be adopted. In addition, the Country Information offers key contact information, information about the role of the court and adoption agencies, as well as adoption statistics.

We also offer country specific Adoption Alerts and Notices with important updates to the adoption process in that country.